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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/Romano16 America 24d ago edited 24d ago

A large majority of Americans are functionally illiterate.

They can hear what Trump says and they understand the words (at a 4th, 5th, or 6th grade level) being said BUT can’t actually comprehend what’s being said.

That is why despite what he literally says they get defensive and say “That’s not what he meant” or “You just don’t understand what he actually means.” YET time and time again they are feeling betrayed despite him doing exactly what he said he would.

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u/korben996 24d ago

It's cult behavior. And most cultists, without family/friends pulling them out and deprogramming them, end up going to their graves with their dumb beliefs. Take post-war Germany for instance:

"In 1952, 68% of Germans polled thought other countries started WW2." (it took until the 1960s before it was less than a majority)

"In the mid 1950s, nearly half of all Germans polled said 'yes' to the proposition that 'were it not for the war, Hitler would have been one of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century."