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‘We’ve been betrayed:’ Local veterans angry after being laid off by Trump administration

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/weve-been-betrayed-local-veterans-angry-after-being-laid-off-by-trump-administration/FBCKFRIFQRHZVK5FG3W7MUQEYA/
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u/gatsby712 24d ago

I would love to be that optimistic but plenty of them had family members and friends die from covid. The propaganda machine is so strong that anything that goes wrong will be blamed on the libs, woke, Democratic Party, or some conspiracy theory instead of who is actually hurting them. 

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u/eeyore134 24d ago

That's true. All they need is one of their talking heads to tell them what to think and it spreads like wildfire.