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Out of everything that's happened since the election, the turn on the FBI is probably what astounds me the most.

Posted by volnelk Apr 13 '18, 05:31

He is a vile person and he is appointing vile people to do vile things. But I expected all of that.

To sit here and flip through tweets from hardcore conservatives just railing against the FBI and the like is just amazing. Trump getting people to not trust the media was an amazing move, but to get those that 'cling to their god and their guns' to question law enforcement is simply stunning, to me.

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He has proven he can turn the base at his will. The base has no spine, and I hate to say it, but they just want to be lead along. - MDH Apr 13, 06:06 2
- ~Where you lead - I will follow - Anywhere that you tell me to~ -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 06:46
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1 point - Strongbad Apr 13, 05:34 10
- I agree to a point, but he multiplied it tenfold, imo. - volnelk Apr 13, 05:37 9
  - God, I *wish* some of the people on my FB feed would question some of the stuff they post. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 13, 06:23 1
    - you mean typing "BFF" isn't an accurate test to see if my FB feed has been hacked????? -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 06:24
  - For what it's worth, - Strongbad Apr 13, 05:43 6
    - Being distrustful is not the same as calling things fake news, and claiming that facts are lies. - Inigo Apr 13, 06:47 2
      - Fox News was called Faux News well before Trump. The GOP has been cultivating the conditions that created the Trump presidency for decades. It was a - TWuG Apr 13, 06:52
      - This. The "facts are lies and lies are facts" narrative is this administration. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 13, 06:48
    - The Conservative base has been distrustful of any mainstream media that wasn't racist to Obama. That's the answer. -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 06:04 2
      - They were distrustful back in the 90s though. More so now because of the feedback loop between them and conservative media, but it pre-dates Obama -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 06:14 1
        
        This. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 06:35

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Out of everything that's happened since the election, the turn on the FBI is probably what astounds me the most.

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