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This final banning of /r/The_Donald is part of a concerted effort to eliminate any sense of normalcy for being pro-Trump. Even with no content for the past few

by koolba 6y ago

This final banning of /r/The_Donald is part of a concerted effort to eliminate any sense of normalcy for being pro-Trump. Even with no content for the past few months (after the mod removal), it stood out as a historical reference point to show thousands of people that supported Trump's 2016 campaign and presumably would continue to support him in 2020. They had a choice to leave it up and locked, but instead chose to erase it from the Internet and that's no accident.

dangus 6y ago
As a counterpoint to that, there is really nothing “normal” about supporting Trump. He really is just as bad as his critics say. This is the guy that retweeted a video of someone yelling white power in support. This is the guy who called COVID-19 the “Kung flu.” This is the guy that said there were “fine people on both sides” where one side was neo-Nazis. This is the guy that encouraged both police and rally-goers to get violent with the “wrong“ type of people. Trump is deeply, unacceptably racist, and pro-violence, full stop. Trump is on the side of Christian white nationalism and there are plenty of people who voted for him who don’t even recognize it. The fact that your typical upper middle class white suburban family with generally moderate views might have voted for this guy isn’t normal. They just can’t hear the dog whistles and have been, amazingly, convinced that that the alternative is worse.
- forgingahead 6y ago
  I'm still amazed at how effectively the media has brainwashed half of the voting public in the US that the other half are literal monsters. I say this with complete sympathy and sincerity - please seek professional help, from a declared non-political therapist. You need to break out of the daily "two-minutes of hate" conditioning, and just relearn to live in a society with different viewpoints.
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  - fzeroracer 6y ago
    Your post history indicates you're not exactly immune to making large sweeping claims against portions of the voting public either. You should take your own advice before criticizing others.
nullc 6y ago
Weird. If anything I'd be more prone to believe that The_Donald was some kind of false-flag operation used to make trump supporters look bad. I'm really surprised to see someone say that it made trump support look normal.

by koolba 6y ago

dangus 6y ago

As a counterpoint to that, there is really nothing “normal” about supporting Trump. He really is just as bad as his critics say. This is the guy that retweeted a video of someone yelling white power in support. This is the guy who called COVID-19 the “Kung flu.” This is the guy that said there were “fine people on both sides” where one side was neo-Nazis. This is the guy that encouraged both police and rally-goers to get violent with the “wrong“ type of people. Trump is deeply, unacceptably racist, and pro-violence, full stop. Trump is on the side of Christian white nationalism and there are plenty of people who voted for him who don’t even recognize it. The fact that your typical upper middle class white suburban family with generally moderate views might have voted for this guy isn’t normal. They just can’t hear the dog whistles and have been, amazingly, convinced that that the alternative is worse.

forgingahead 6y ago
I'm still amazed at how effectively the media has brainwashed half of the voting public in the US that the other half are literal monsters. I say this with complete sympathy and sincerity - please seek professional help, from a declared non-political therapist. You need to break out of the daily "two-minutes of hate" conditioning, and just relearn to live in a society with different viewpoints.
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- fzeroracer 6y ago
  Your post history indicates you're not exactly immune to making large sweeping claims against portions of the voting public either. You should take your own advice before criticizing others.

nullc 6y ago

Weird. If anything I'd be more prone to believe that The_Donald was some kind of false-flag operation used to make trump supporters look bad. I'm really surprised to see someone say that it made trump support look normal.