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Rhiannon12866

(232,797 posts)
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:21 AM 18 hrs ago

Numbers Don't Lie - The Lincoln Project



This week's Elephant in the Room is all about the numbers. Rick Wilson explains how the one thing that Trump cannot fake could be the lynchpin to his unraveling and, ultimately, his downfall. - 04/25/2025.
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Numbers Don't Lie - The Lincoln Project (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 18 hrs ago OP
I guess it is ok to hate a leader Aussie105 18 hrs ago #1
Hate is non-productive, better to see it some_of_us_are_sane 13 hrs ago #2

Aussie105

(6,968 posts)
1. I guess it is ok to hate a leader
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 05:34 AM
18 hrs ago

who tells lies, distorts reality, makes promises he can't keep. And makes life more uncertain and difficult for the bulk of the population.

But the hate must also go for those who voted for him, and those in power who follow him for their own benefit.

So yeah, lots of hate and self-loathing to go around.

some_of_us_are_sane

(1,181 posts)
2. Hate is non-productive, better to see it
Fri Apr 25, 2025, 10:33 AM
13 hrs ago

as SUPREME AND WILLFUL IGNORANCE.

Now THAT is something that can be tackled.... (in fact, a person can be self-taught just by experiencing what their own blind ignorance has wrought.)

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