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Deborah Plummer's avatar

I agree with the theme of this post but I do not think the intentions and motivations of those who voted for Trump are that monolithic. Trump's campaign effectively used fear, disinformation, and propaganda that was specifically targeted to a vulnerable population. Elon Musk spent $20.5 million dollars on ONE ad demonizing Kamala Harris that was targeted to rural populations. They were made promises about their future that could never be realized. Then there were all the gerrymandered districts that Republicans have been working on for decades to control the electoral college. The billionaires that literally bought this election. Corporate media that sanewashed his behaviors and tried to equalize coverage with Kamala's. Don't get me wrong there are millions of Trump voters who are intelligent and were intentional in their vote for Trump. They did so for their personal business and monetary gains and employed willful ignorance of the negative impact of his immoral and unethical behaviors on those most vulnerable and our democracy. They have a right to vote in that way. However, we have to hold them accountable for the moral incompatibility with American values. Even with all of this, Trump could not have won this election without the huge disinformation and fear machine. Our job now is to be the guardrails for the most vulnerable. To start now to overturn the house and senate in 2026, hold corporate media accountable. There is much we can do. Enough of us together can carry all of us forward.

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Patty Mooney's avatar

He never attended the amazing Kennedy Award ceremonies, there was no poet laureate at his inauguration, he fellated a microphone. He has no class and neither does half of America.

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