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https://www.reddit.com/r/TooAfraidToAsk/comments/1dssr87/if_trump_or_the_republican_party_is_actually_that/

lol, exactly the kind of laughable response I expected.

The whole thread is a gold mine.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It does feel like the average democrat's ignorant beliefs about the function and mechanics of government leave them mostly unable to understand how government actually functions.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a fairytale-level understanding. They believe stories, and know what should happen, and any evidence to the contrary is discarded.

I found myself compelled to apologize to my partner repeatedly as I was teaching them to see past the veil; confronting and analyzing one's beliefs is an extremely painful process when you're doing it for the first time.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Honestly, I'm probably giving them too much credit. Willful ignorance.