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Offline CC27

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The left is not immune to the propaganda. I'll be gobsmacked. Bouncy
« on: March 02, 2018, 01:15:06 PM »
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The left is not immune to the propaganda. I'll be gobsmacked.

I was canvassing for petition signatures yesterday in my own neighborhood and had an opportunity to visit with my snowbird neighbors for a bit. I'm using a walk list of "hot dems" and based on conversations over the years could not have predicted this to save my life.

I have to know how many hours of Fox News they watch these days.

They went from voting for Obama in 2008 to voting for Trump in 2016, and enthusiastically voting for him. They feel he is being treated unfairly by Hollywood and the Democrats. They are "furious with the Democrats." The reasons were:

Our country did not have such a racial divide until he became president. Obama's fault.
Our country lost respect in the global community and Trump is getting that back. Obama's fault.
Their healthcare premiums went up. Obama's fault.
The economy went into the crapper in his first term. Obama's fault.
Our military is having to fly in planes used in WWII and we should have the best military on the planet. Obama's fault.
The space program ended during his administration. Obama's fault.

I practically had to stuff my clipboard into my mouth to keep from screaming. I don't really engage with Trump supporters much and felt like I had been dropped unexpectedly into a parallel universe. It was truly horrifying and creepy.

Yet they told me I had their vote and they would help with my campaign if I needed any. 

This is going to be a surreal eight months.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210309609

Cool story DUmmie.
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Re: The left is not immune to the propaganda. I'll be gobsmacked. Bouncy
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2018, 02:43:27 PM »
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I practically had to stuff my clipboard into my mouth to keep from screaming.

Your lucky they didn't stuff your clip board up your ass ans sic the dog on you . :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :loser:

You can't seem to get it in your head that obama is a turd.
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Re: The left is not immune to the propaganda. I'll be gobsmacked. Bouncy
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2018, 01:10:30 PM »
It's quite obvious somebody slurped down propaganda.
It wasn't the neighbors. 
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Re: The left is not immune to the propaganda. I'll be gobsmacked. Bouncy
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2018, 01:31:09 PM »
I'm going to recycle my comments about this DU thread from my post on CU:

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Pacifist Patriot (20,098 posts) The left is not immune to the propaganda. I'll be gobsmacked.
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Our military is having to fly in planes used in WWII and we should have the best military on the planet. Obama's fault.
The space program ended during his administration. Obama's fault.

On that whole list of "propaganda" points (I suspect a measure of hyperbole, BTW) is true. These are the two items that are not true or are dubious.

The "space program" has been winding down since the 1970s. The last Space Shuttle flight was in 2011, Obama's Administration, but retirement was originally planned to be in the mid 90s. So cessation was pushed out multiple times by Clinton and Bush. Of course, the US is participating in the International Space Station. So it really comes down to how "The space program ended" is defined.

The military is not "flying in planes used in WWII". The four oldest aircraft designs still flying I'm aware of are: the B-52, which first entered service in 1955; the C-130, which first entered service in 1956; the KC-135, which first entered service in 1957; the P-3 Orion, which first entered service in 1962. These all pre-date the Vietnam War. It should be pointed out that most or all of the first production planes of those birds have been retired, and those currently flying were mostly (all?) among the last ones produced. This is the point on which I suspect hyperbole/lying. I think someone concerned about the US military being strong and modern would not make the mistake "Pacifist Patriot" claimed.
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Re: The left is not immune to the propaganda. I'll be gobsmacked. Bouncy
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2018, 08:40:56 AM »
I am not one that puts great stock in human space exploration and NASA could/should do a better job educating the overall benefits to society that can be developed from the research.
Otherwise you get people like me that regard it as doing something expensive just for the sake of doing it.

Regardless of that disclaimer the point about barry and NASA is quite true.
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/322918-how-barack-obama-ruined-nasa-space-exploration

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Re: The left is not immune to the propaganda. I'll be gobsmacked. Bouncy
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2018, 11:19:17 AM »
Hey isn't that the moonbat running for congress or something in Florida?
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Re: The left is not immune to the propaganda. I'll be gobsmacked. Bouncy
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2018, 01:41:34 PM »
Oh yes!  And he/she/it won't release his/her/its name for some oddball reason that goes over my head {{cough}}{voteforSteveDawes.com}{{cough}}
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Re: The left is not immune to the propaganda. I'll be gobsmacked. Bouncy
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2018, 04:44:50 PM »
Quote from: CC27 on March 02, 2018, 01:15:06 PM
Cool story DUmmie.

I think this might be some concern trolling.  Other than economy going into the crapper (it has gotten better since Trump took office) all the points made are 100% accurate.
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Re: The left is not immune to the propaganda. I'll be gobsmacked. Bouncy
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2018, 09:13:26 AM »
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...felt like I had been dropped unexpectedly into a parallel universe. It was truly horrifying and creepy.

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