• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    have thrown herself into consideration for secretary of state or defense secretary

    What a moron! Whatever makes her think she would even be considered?

    Within eight years, Gabbard has moved from being an ally for Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign to a Democratic presidential candidate to a right-wing influencer who has filled in as a host on Tucker Carlson’s former Fox News show,

    That kind of change can sometimes be caused by a tumor or other forms of brain damage. I’m not saying that to scorn her, but it’s a very dramatic change, that could be down to some sort of brain trauma.

    But of course she may also be just an opportunist, in which case she is more likely a sociopath.
    For sure she is not a normal functioning person.

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      I had a friend that went from voting for Sanders in the 2016 primary to Trump in the general. I will never understand it. I tried for awhile. We’re no longer friends.

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        I can understand falling for populist rhetoric. Understand the idea of some Outsider coming in and shaking up the system being appealing. What I can’t ever understand is who the hell in their right mind thought Donald Trump of all fucking people would fight against corruption. That’s just so far beyond the pale of anything anyone has ever known or experienced from him. I don’t know how people fell into that trap. I believe it if almost any other person except him. It will never makes sense as long as I live.

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        They are both considered populists but with radically different policies targeting different “enemies of the people.” It just so happens that one side thinks the enemy is anyone who is not a white straight Christian male.

        Some people don’t actually care what the policies are, they just want someone to blame and follow whoever they think is fighting for them. It’s nuts but large number of American’s don’t do any basic political research and vote by gut feeling.