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the difference is, none of these folks see anything Mr Trump says as a lie
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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It should be obvious that the reason the media gives him so much free air time is to see what foolish thing spews out of his mouth next. The problem is, the joke has gone to far. People are likely to get hurt, and it's just not funny anymore.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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It should be obvious that the reason the media gives him so much free air time is to see what foolish thing spews out of his mouth next. The problem is, the joke has gone to far. People are likely to get hurt, and it's just not funny anymore. 
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Even worse, his supporters see that news coverage as verifying his lies. A newspaper or other media outlet reports "Trump said XXXX" and they think XXXX must be true because the media reported it.
They are not sophisticated enough to see the difference. Maybe media should include an explanation of why each lie is not true?
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Those who are predisposed to accept whatever he says as truth, because it validates their own preconceived bias, will never be swayed by logic, fact or truth. Those would be the irredeemables according to Clinton. I suspect they constitute the bulk of Trump's support. The sad part is that there are so damned many. Not a majority and likely not enough to get him elected. But more than any of us had imagined.  An eye opener for sure.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
Dostoevsky
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I'm sure he has a certain percentage of true believers. These are the same folks who admired the schoolyard bully. They will vote for him no matter what he says because they like his lying and bullying tactics.
But he also has a very large percentage of supporters who could be convinced if media would print LIE after every Trump lie, and explain in simple terms why it is untrue.
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Those who are predisposed ... never be swayed by logic, fact or truth. true more than any of us had imagined speak for yourself
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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But he also has a very large percentage of supporters who could be convinced if media would print LIE after every Trump lie, and explain in simple terms why it is untrue. you must be an Egyptian .... swimming in The Nile
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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swimming in [sic] De Nile Never assume that people are evil no matter what they do. In most cases it is just stupidity. You might be able to educate the ignorant.
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swimming in [sic] De Nile Never assume that people are evil no matter what they do. In most cases it is just stupidity. You might be able to educate the ignorant. The essence of evil is stupidity. .
Once, weapons were manufactured to fight wars; today, wars are manufactured to sell weapons
It is far easier to deceive folks than to convince them they are deceived
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