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Trump’s Followers Are Living in a Dark Fantasy
The Atlantic ^ | 11/4/24 | Adam Serwer

Posted on 11/09/2024 12:17:37 PM PST by DallasBiff

MAGA adherents deny and dismiss what they are a part of, but they believe Trump’s lies, and will support him until the end.

At a rally just outside Atlanta in late October, thousands of Donald Trump supporters lined up in the punishing southern sun to see their hero; some had driven hours from out of state. Vendors hawked T-shirts with slogans such as Say no to the ho, and Roses are red, Hunter smokes crack, Joe Biden has dementia and Kamala isn’t Black, sometimes chanting the phrases out loud to amused onlookers.

Hundreds of people still standing in the winding queue shuffled off into a disappointed crowd when told that the venue was now full. Many hung around outside, browsing the vendors’ wares or grabbing a bite at one of the nearby food trucks. They were there to see Trump, but also to enjoy the sense of belonging that comes from being surrounded by the like-minded. They were there to see and be seen, dressed in MAGA hats, MAGA shirts, MAGA tights. Service dogs decked out in stars and stripes, men in silk shirts printed with an image of a bloodied Trump raising his fist. As “Y.M.C.A.” blared from inside the venue, Trump supporters stopped their conversations to sing along and shape their arms with the chorus.

(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: adamserwer; adamsewer; adumbsewer; fakenews; realitysettingin; tds; theatlantic; trump
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To: DallasBiff
The first time Trump ran for president as a Republican, when I spoke with his followers I encountered a superficial denial of Trump’s prejudice that suggested a quiet approval of it.

For the left, a conservative defending himself is proof of his guilt. Heads I win, tails you loose.

21 posted on 11/09/2024 12:39:55 PM PST by Petrosius
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To: DallasBiff

This piece of garbage is loving his dark fantasy.


22 posted on 11/09/2024 12:40:33 PM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: DallasBiff

Somebody got a bad case of butt hurt. 😆


23 posted on 11/09/2024 12:41:56 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: DallasBiff

Gauleiter Musk suspends publication of the ‘Atlantic and orders all employees to the MAGA concentration camp.

Publisher to be dealt with differently.

(See? Kamela was right all along)


24 posted on 11/09/2024 12:44:39 PM PST by ABStrauss (I miss Rush!)
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To: JimmyTheFish

Vitriol is all the liberal media has left......it’s both sad and hilarious as hell all at thexsame time.


25 posted on 11/09/2024 12:45:07 PM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: DAC21

Dude’s got the Heinrich Himmler vibe down.


26 posted on 11/09/2024 12:45:56 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: DallasBiff

It is writers like Adam Serwer who are living in a dark fantasy.


27 posted on 11/09/2024 12:48:43 PM PST by Wuli
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To: Drew68

He seems to take himself seriously.


28 posted on 11/09/2024 12:50:29 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew (In a world of parrots and lemmings, be a watchdog.)
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To: ConservativeMind

A: There’s so many, who can remember them all!

Q: K. What’s the last one you remember?

A: Everything he says! What’s the last thing he said?

Q: I don’t know, you tell me

A: Shut up. Nazi.

These nutters aren’t going anywhere... but we seem to have scored a four year reprieve.


29 posted on 11/09/2024 12:51:49 PM PST by Sarcazmo (I live by the Golden Rule. As applied by others; I'm not selfish.)
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To: DallasBiff

“Say NO to the HO!!”.

We did, very loudly.


30 posted on 11/09/2024 12:55:08 PM PST by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: DallasBiff

can I live in the dark fantasy with Mia Sara in it? Or wait maybe the one with Jennifer Connally in it. I guess I have to choose, this is dark indeed.


31 posted on 11/09/2024 12:57:51 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: DallasBiff

Pepe’s salt mines are back in action!


32 posted on 11/09/2024 1:01:14 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: DAC21

Looks like SHIELD (Hydra) Agent Sitwell, from Winter Soldier...


33 posted on 11/09/2024 1:05:15 PM PST by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: DallasBiff

WINNING!


34 posted on 11/09/2024 1:07:20 PM PST by Uncle Miltie (NOT TIRED OF WINNING!)
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To: DAC21

A strong contender for the most punchable face award.


35 posted on 11/09/2024 1:07:25 PM PST by allblues (God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat but Satan is definitely a Democrat)
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To: DallasBiff
To funny. If Trump voters are living in a Dark Fantasy what is the problem? Kamala voters wanted a Black Fantasy didn't they?

As always, we met you halfway and now you are pissed off at us. Relax, be happy, it may only be a 12 year Dark Fantasy and someday you may see the light. Whoops, I think I just stepped into another Light Fantasy.

36 posted on 11/09/2024 1:09:07 PM PST by hflynn
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To: DallasBiff

On Wed morning, I woke up with this dark fantasy that Trump won the election. If I’m not careful, it might become a permanent delusion.


37 posted on 11/09/2024 1:09:34 PM PST by The_Harlequin (…the time will arrive when you will learn to judge for yourself of what is going on in the world, wi)
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To: DallasBiff

When you deny truth, your brain doesn’t work very well.


38 posted on 11/09/2024 1:11:22 PM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: Drew68

Just another race hustling con man like Obeyme.


39 posted on 11/09/2024 1:23:31 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: DallasBiff

I wish twits like this one were called on more often to specifically cite Trumps “lies”.
Not excerpts from a broader statement out of context or sarcasm for effects. But, actual lies.


40 posted on 11/09/2024 1:27:05 PM PST by sjmjax
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