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I am not surprised. It’s a shame it took decades to get exposed as such.

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All the clothes donation places are massive scams too.

They print money and are run for profit.

That number doesnt include AIPAC who unlike all of those nations listed can donate directly to candidates because they arent covered by FARA.

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AIPAC and its affiliated political groups spent over $100 million in the 2024 election cycle, with $44.8 million from AIPAC’s PAC and $55.4 million from its super PAC, the United Democracy Project (UDP), according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) data.

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He is who everyone thought he was.

He can at least be honest about it now.

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There is a Venn diagram of the young people that supported trump and now don't - they also believe the earth is flat and that we didn't go to the moon. They are stupid young men and women that won't get out of bed to vote and Trump should completely ignore them they dont matter.

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Its unintentionally hilarious that you say that because what you just posted is like something straight out of a meme of what the young millennial Gen Z crowd thinks boomers are.

Trump would be in prison right now dealing with President Kamala Harris sending her DOJ after his kids without the young male vote that turned out to get him across the finish line in PA/MI/WI and GA.

MAGA as a movement would be dead right now absent Charlie Kirk (a young millennial) partnering with him to GOTV and build the coalition that won the presidency.

And now, not two years later, having watched all the promises that were made to the coalition get lit on fire instead of showing any sign of empathy or trying to do right by them your response is

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They are stupid young men and women that won't get out of bed to vote and Trump should completely ignore them they don't matter

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Not a good look.

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Or start a real civil war in the way the Boomers don't expect/LARP.

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This will likely happen eventually anyway when we hit the debt service wall because we didn't do a damn thing about cutting spending and the promises about growing GDP haven't panned out because the global economy is being ground into a likely recession because of the energy crisis over the war we didnt need in Iran.

In order to stay ahead of the debt service we needed 3-4% and we're barely at 2 even before the Iran mess.

The debt bill is coming due and absent some "great reset" where a lot of money disappears to fix it we will likely all live to see it and the unrest that will accompany it.

But if you want to guarantee a civil war let an entire generation of young men grow up without stable female relationships (thanks feminists!), no economic prospects and nothing to lose. That always works out really well historically.

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It’s worthy of discussion, but you won’t get one because they don’t care. The perception of owning anyone their propagandist of choice has told them has TDS or hates Jews or whatever buzzword of the week they read on Twitter is all that matters.

Policy is secondary.

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Well we can talk around them but I agree.

Id actually argue that its a really strong support for the charismatic leader theory:

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Charismatic leadership theory posits that leaders inspire devotion and extraordinary effort through personal charm, vision, and emotional connection rather than formal authority. The concept originated with sociologist Max Weber, who identified it as a distinct type of authority based on the leader's perceived exceptional qualities. In the 1970s, Robert House expanded this into a psychological framework, defining charismatic leaders as those who have profound effects on followers by commanding loyalty and inspiring them to transcend self-interest.

Key characteristics of charismatic leaders include high self-confidence, strong communication skills, and a clear, compelling vision. They typically emerge during crisis situations or periods of uncertainty, where their ability to articulate a new direction and evoke strong emotional responses is most effective. Followers attribute charisma to these leaders based on a reciprocal process involving the leader's extraordinary behaviors and the situational context.

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They see Trump "owning the libs" and attacking people with ad hominem/pathos based arguments rather than reasoned/logos based responses and because they identify so closely with him mirror the argument style.

Id also suggest that for many of them they're so personally wrapped up as far as how they see themselves/self-identity that any one criticizing Trump is perceived as an attack on them personally so they respond with anger rather than objective responses. Its also the natural response because to get into an issue based debate would trigger cognitive dissonance because they'd have to confront the fact that many of the current positions are directly contradictory to positions they once held and even worse that Trump is on video holding within the last two years. So instead of dealing with any of that its hit and run Ad hominem then on to the next talking point so they can walk away feeling good instead of having to acknowledge the obvious gaps in their position.

What's interesting is that this internalization first happened with the left wing crazies where they saw anyone attacking "trans rights" as a "genocide", then Trump hit them and over time he became the same totem to the MAGA base.

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Is this guy just a sociopath? Who does shite like this?

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I mean hes an investment banker at JP Morgan, I think part of the screening process is ensuring the candidate is a sociopath or better yet a psychopath.

Look at his eyes, dude probably goes home and tortures puppies.

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This seems insanely haphazard and designed to fail

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Israel wants Iran in civil war so they can eliminate them as a threat to their attempt at becoming a regional hegemon.

They don’t want a win, because a win would result in a pro western or moderate government free of western sanctions becoming far stronger than they are now.

They want chaos because in chaos they become relatively stronger and Iran becomes relatively weaker.

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How many votes did they cast?

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About $22M at last count.

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Keep crying man. You’re melting over a loser right now but I’d not expect less from you.

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No I’ve demonstrated using objective facts and data points that most of your attacks are fake news and all you do is run away or throw up internet blather like “melt!” that sound like something a 5th grader would say because you either know they were fake or were just repeating something you heard.

I don’t even align that closely with Massie and don’t live in KY. I’m more populist and less libertarian than he is. Congrats you eliminated one of the most conservative members of Congress?

I’m pointing out the insanity of the pivot part of the 2024 Trump coalition has taken since the election finished.

You demonstrate zero bedrock political values you won’t change if told to other than blind loyalty and zero awareness that you’re now attacking positions you previously claimed to support within the last 18 months.

It’s like listening to a liberal who used to support free speech who now says we need to limit it because your party changed its position.

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Massie wasn’t a Republican either. He was a libertarian

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He was a registered Republican who ran and caucused as such including a 99% conservative voting record.

Gillrein was not even eligible to vote in a GOP primary.