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I don’t understand giving liars the benefit of the doubt. I mean, there are tens of thousands of documented lies and your like “I trust him”. Your mind is broken.


I don't know how long you've been here but one of the best things about this forum is the general focus on facts and not on attacking or namecalling the people who believe things. Your comment is much more convincing and legitimate without "your mind is broken". That's a very 'reddit' thing to say. Let's be adults here


No, it's just the truth. Trump, Elon and the people they surround themselves with have gone out of their way to paint democracy as a broken system that keeps power out of the hands of "strong" leaders. Whether it's praising dictators for imprisoning their opponents, boosting "Dark Enlightenment" posts, or casting doubt on our election because a drunk Rudy Guliani whispered it to them, these are not people that give a fuck about democracy.

That there are still people that think these are jokes or "not what they really mean" speaks to a fundamental cognitive dissonance that can't be repaired. Their intention is right in front of you. It's just a question of who will enable their vision.

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot

As a side note, your post is no better than the one you replied to. "That's a reddit thing to say" is just as reductive. Maybe being an adult means realizing not everyone has to tip toe around reality.


If you mean Trump I don't "trust him", I am just highlighting that they don't seem to be in the position or want to interfere with the voting process.

Now that they are in power interfering with the election process seems to cause them more harm than good, after all if they try it makes their regime seem less legitimate.

Of course with Trump you never know, but I don't think he will be capable of doing more than shouting at governors of each state. If any voting changes go through it will probably be stuff that has bipartisan support.


>If you mean Trump I don't "trust him", I am just highlighting that they don't seem to be in the position or want to interfere with the voting process.

I'm really unsure what to say about people who are this willfully ignorant. He literally tried everything he could to subvert the voting process in 2020. Like most of his followers, I'm assuming you buried your head on this one and decided not to read it because it's so damning:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot


I know, it didn't work and (in my opinion) did more harm than good to his reputation.




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