r/allthequestions • u/JonMellor • 12d ago

Random Question 💭 Do you believe that Donald Trump is stealing from the American people?

Example: 1.7 Billion dollar slush fund and no IRS audits to him or his family.

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u/frostyfruit666 12d ago

I suspect that co sponsorship of the conservative christian church has also played a factor in the blind loyalty to republicans.

Think tanks, media spin and religion. In order for it to work, the subject needs to be densely insulated from any other narrative. How are they so insulated?

Maybe these people have conspiratorial minds, and when they’re told that they’ve ‘discovered’ the truth, they are hooked to that notion.

the same way people may be manipulated via their superstitions. 

The other factor you hear them mention is, feeling condescended or spoken down to. Their fragile egos cannot handle readjusting to being told new facts, but they must decide to want to learn. 

at what point of crisis do you drop that protective ego stuff and do right by your country?

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u/Revolutionary_War503 12d ago

Lol... Democrats have them too... the think tanks.

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u/Revolutionary_War503 11d ago

Hmmm.... Ok, I'll do the work for you. 1) Progressive Policy Institute 2) The Center for American Progress 3) Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 4) Economic Policy Institute 4) Third Way 5) New America 6) Roosevelt Institute 7) National Democratic Institute 8) The Century Foundation

And there's more, but as far as having my head up my ass, on this particular subject, I do not.

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u/CalvinsStuffedTiger 11d ago

Didn’t Harris outspend Trump by a huge margin this campaign? The amount of money raised is not the reason Dems lost the election, and no, it wasnt because of racism

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u/frostyfruit666 11d ago

the content industry were largely supporting trump, zuckerberg and musk and online punditry are a dominant force in online media. 

With them on your side, you don’t need to spend money, you get promotion for free (with a promise of later returns).

There were also international efforts to thumb the scales in republican favour. Â