• BotsRuinedEverything@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      Ignorant isn’t the right word. There has been a coordinated propaganda campaign for 30 years pointing toward this goal. What you’re seeing in these people didn’t happen overnight. Yes they are also ignorant. Nazi sympathizers were average citizens. Fascist propaganda is a powerful drug.

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      13 hours ago

      Too fucking true… just hurts to see it close by. I know she’s smart… she’s just, well indoctrinated… that cult is a hell of a drug

      • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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        It IS a drug - Dopamine - and they are addicted to it. The Conservative Propaganda Machine knows it, and feeds it, giving them constant hits of Dopamine all day.

      • nkat2112@sh.itjust.works
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        I’m sorry for your pain - I can’t imagine how hard this is for you. Hang in there, we feel for you.