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Bernardo de La Paz

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8. I wasn't *suggesting* it either. I wrote: "Their cynicism is even deeper than their hatred of libs."
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 05:57 PM
Aug 3

... which means they would give up the hatred of libs before giving up on catching pedophiles. There is a large core that will never vote for politicians the core perceives unshakeably as Marxist and commie and woke (i.e. anti-prejudice).

It does not mean they would give up hating libs, though a few on the fringes would. What I mean is that their cynicism in general and in particular about people who protect pedophiles is so deep that tRump won't be able to wash it away with fakery or sleight of hand or distraction. He made a promise to them and they take it seriously. That promise is the unfulfilled debt.

They are more likely to try to call it in if the economy hurts them, as it really might do. So tRump could collapse from a house of political debt and self-inflicted wounds. It might happen gradually and then all of a sudden.

The other thing that might penetrate deeply in maga minds is the intrusive and overbearing nature of the authoritarian government they voted for, but I have less confidence in that because it requires more cogitation.

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