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AZLD4Candidate

(6,274 posts)
1. Economic messaging doesn't work. "but my gas and eggs are too expensive."
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 09:41 AM
Nov 4

Economics is a vast discipline requiring in depth knowledge and wonky language. The average Trumpanzee will zone out because they will revert back to:

1: eggs and gas
2: guns
3: gays
4: God
5: Trump hates the people I hate so I will vote for him

Again, with Republicans, it's all emotional. Intellectualism doesn't work when emotions are triggered.

Rhiannon12866

(221,916 posts)
2. And they lie. They're saying that they'll "fix" the economy when the economy is going great under Biden/Harris
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 09:52 AM
Nov 4

And the deluded believe any lies that they come up with - even when they're the opposite of reality.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,274 posts)
4. In my old history classes, I said the following
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 10:25 AM
Nov 4

In order for a despot to take over, there must be four conditions.

1: Fear (white people losing power)
2: Hopelessness (white people becoming a plurality and can't stop it)
3: Anger (white people unhappy with losing power)
4: Hate (white people not accepting others)

Enter despot who must do four things to gain power:

1: Blame the established order (Biden/Harris gave people you don't like power over you)
2: Find a scapegoat (anyone who isn't WASP straight male is causing your decline)
3: Present yourself as the only solution (They broke it. Trump will fix it)
4: Exploit or manufacture a crisis (border, inflation, overseas wars, immigration, trans people entering women's sports, etc)

Works every time.

Rhiannon12866

(221,916 posts)
5. Well said. Fortunately not everybody fell into their trap, and the worse he gets, the more people look for a way out
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 10:37 AM
Nov 4

That's how we ended up with the terrific Lincoln Project and who would ever have imagined that we'd agree about anything with Dick Cheney??

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