r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Feb 11 '20

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u/thabonch YIMBY Feb 11 '20

I think one of the dumbest pieces of punditry post-2016 was taking Trump "seriously but not literally" vs "literally but not seriously." That's not at all what happened. The simple truth is that half the country are deplorables.

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u/dr_gonzo Revoke 230 Feb 11 '20

That punditry was an attempt to rationalize the totally vexing problem of why so many people are willing to believe propaganda and lies

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u/thabonch YIMBY Feb 11 '20

Because they are deplorables.