I strongly disagree with some of this very biased stuff (with some good points in there too) but was especially intrigued by this being a Jewish guy for Trump.
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Regardless, of my intrigue, it's another example of fear mongering, using ABSOLUTES to scare people away from voting for the other side. Their case is always an extreme "we will lose everything if the other person is elected!" In this case, voting for Harris means the end of our democracy.
The exact same false narrative is being used by liberals, insisting that "we will lose everything if Trump is elected" In both cases, they present what appears to be very convincing arguments to vote AGAINST the opponent.
In both cases, the opponent is so God awful bad that, if they are elected it means we lose everything. Everything the opponent stands for is the 100% opposite of what America needs. Everything they will do as president will destroy the fabric of America and for sure lead to the permanent ruin of our country.
This is what is being projected by the gatekeepers of political messages from both parties, using desperate attempts to win this election at any cost. Americans affiliated with each party are at the receiving end of this extreme political commentary.
Human beings have a built in cognitive bias. We believe in things that line up with what WE WANT to believe, which reinforces what we think that we know..........even if what we think we know is wrong. This also causes us to go to places that tell us the same things that we think we know because those sources are repeating messages that ring true to our cognitive bias.
People and sources rarely fact check things related to what they think they know because they assume that it's right. They will not only fact check things from opposing sources/views which contradict what they think they know. Then, they will often CHERRY PICK and SPIN facts to make them line up with what they think they know. ............without even realizing that's what they are doing!
In politics right now, we have 2 diametrically opposed versions of manufactured realities coming out from the 2 parties that have captured the minds in the 2 parties with messages that represent ABSOLUTES!
A key element to those messages is the absolute of the opponent having everything wrong(and their person by default has everything right) and being unfit to be the next president and the only choice to save America is to vote against that opponent.
Some really smart people sending out these convincing sounding extreme messages and some really smart people believing all of it............ON BOTH SIDES.
But they can't both be right!!!!
1. It can't be Winter and Summer at the same time(in the same hemisphere).
2. It can't be day and night at the same time(in the same place).
3. It can't be something that destroys our country and saves our country at the same time............which is how all the extremes from both sides are projecting it.
So, on these issues, is 1 side completely right and the other completely wrong like both sides want us to think?
1. Instead of it being Winter or Summer.......It can be SPRING or FALL which is in BETWEEN Winter and Summer and it can be Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, while it's Summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
2. Instead of day or night........It can be DUSK or DAWN ...........which is IN BETWEEN day and night. And half the planet can be having daylight, while the other half of the country is dark.
3. Instead of destroying our country.......It can also be something that adversely impacts SOME PEOPLE in our county, while simultaneously benefiting others......with other things have a positive impact on our country over all, even while being detrimental to SOME PEOPLE.
And our country, not only survives but can THRIVE under Trump AND under Harris.
But one of the keys to maximizing the positives will be both parties working together after this election. NOT the losing party devoting all their resources to convince themselves that they should have won and to blocking ALL the agenda of the winning party. That seems like no brainer logic but messages have been stamped into peoples brains that the other party has it all wrong, which impedes objective thinking and the ability to apply that in order to establish cooperation between entities with political differences.
That is the biggest threat to our democracy working effectively in tandem with people on both sides cooperating for the best interest of America.
Kamala Harris is NOT the main threat!
Donald Trump is NOT the main threat!
It's the extreme NEVER Donald Trump and NEVER Kamala Harris mentality which is the greatest threat!
I dislike both candidates but one of them will win the election...........and we ALL need to come together after that, regardless of the extreme disappointment of the losing side.
The future of our country is in the hands of the LOSING SIDE. They may lose the advantages of having more power in making decisions the next 4 years but they shouldn't waste all their power trying to BLOCK the winning side the next 4 years. ..........and stifling progress and prosperity for MOST people.
Opposing really bad for America agenda is one thing when their is solid reasoning to justify it.
Opposing ALL agenda of the winners to deny them is NOT authentic justification.
This isn't a football game where each side does everything possible to crush the opposition for 1 team to win with half the fans cheering when bad things happen to the opposition. And at the end of the game............1 side and half their loyal supporters LOSE EVERYTHING, even though they worked just as hard and cheered just as hard.
Sadly, that mentality has been pounded into our brains and we can't think differently. Fighting it would seem like watching our favorite team play their rivals and CHEERING WHEN SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENS FOR THEIR RIVAL.
IT SHOULDN'T FEEL THAT WAY ALL THE TIME AFTER THE ELECTION BECAUSE THEY ARE AMERICANS TOO IN THE REAL WORLD!
If the election winners blow it the next 4 years, you can bet the losers will have a huge advantage in 2028 to regain power using the same democracy that WILL REMAIN no matter who is president in 2025!
The mid-terms are in 2026. Another opportunity to apply our democracy to punish/reward performance.
Yea........I know. This is a waste of words:
Here's another, just as delusional and extreme article from the other side.
"Harris is the savior that will deliver us away from the depths of evil Trumpism" is the message.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/forget-the-polls-showing-a-dead-heat-kamala-harris-will-win/
There have been thousands of similar articles written by each side in the last month to paint their person like this and the other person as the devil.
Or in Trumps case as Hitler(the most evil person in human history)...........LITERALLY!
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/108241/#108295
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/108241/#108298
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/108071/#108207
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/108071/#108227
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/108071/#108228
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/108071/#108231
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Trump has so many flaws that you would think the Ds would be thrilled to just use the REAL ONES.
Hitler???
Losing our democracy?
Manufacturing complete nonsense and lies MAKES THEM LOOK BAD AND TRUMP LOOK GOOD because we compare the really bad Trump to the REALLY, REALLY, REALLY bad Trump that they have manufactured and the real life, really bad Trump doesn't seem so bad anymore. Seriously!
Using these sort of tactics is one of the biggest reasons for this:
Do You Trust the Mass Media?
Started by metmike - Oct. 24, 2024, 5:56 p.m.
https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/108234/
Mike said: “I strongly disagree with some of this very biased stuff (with some good points in there too) but was especially intrigued by this being a Jewish guy for Trump.”
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Hey Mike, I’m not intrigued at all because:
Although not brought up an Orthodox Jew, Josh Hammer has essentially become Orthodox during his adulthood. A large portion of Orthodox Jews are heavy Trump supporters. That’s because they’re generally conservative and are also Bibi supporters.
Thanks much, expert on all things Jewish.
Now that you mentioned that, I'd learned it previously but forgot!