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Originally Posted by Gizmo
Raheem -
I think you might mean well, but imo it's not enough for you to be woke to trump. Without realizing the part that others in the right wing sphere play(ed) in trumps rise to power, you risk being bamboozled and smuggled back into the cult. You've parroted numerous talking points from Fox News that did nothing but normalize and excuse trump. That's why you rationalized the "locker room" talk. If you can take a step back and look at how fooled you were by trump for so long and piece together other parts of it -the pervasive insidious nature of the constant drip-drip of Fox News talking points... the ease at which you listened to your gf and let her do your thinking for you..
You gotta be vigilant to be woke. Work on that. For instance, when people offer you proof that illegal immigrants pay taxes, your response shouldn't be disbelief, it should be a desire to learn more, to research the topic, to become informed. It's too easy to watch fox and friend and be told what to think.
I have just been explaining my former world view. I don't believe in those things anymore. I heard Eric Bolling basically say that he's not sure if he's a conservative anymore.
I am here to learn. I understand that. People just keep asking me what I used to think, which I think is good cos it's dialogue and adds understanding as to what's behind the Trump phenomenon.