My experiment in eliciting honest answers from
the Trump Cult has shown us what we’ve known all along.
I fully understood no Trumpist would answer
any questions or fill in my convenient forms to show their evidence that would
“set me straight”. Hell, none of them could let me know when America was great
before 2016!
This confirms they cannot answer
questions...unless their cult tells them the answer. An anonymous Trumpist sent
a link to the radical Right Federalist expressing their OPINION that Biden lied
30 times in his State of the Union Speech.
So, I checked it out. I’m never going to say
Biden, or any politician, always tells the truth or gets his facts straight.
But the propagandists at the Federalist go to absurd extremes, AKA their
opinions and deceit, to falsely spin Biden as a liar.
One “lie” is Biden’s mispronunciation of a
woman named Laken Riley as “Lincoln”. It wasn’t part of his speech, but a
response to the disrespectful heckler Margie Greene. Biden offered his
condolences to her family as any decent person would.
This is their “standard”.
And: Biden ludicrously contended that
America has “never fully lived up to” the idea that “we are all created equal.
Tell that to Geoge Floyd’s family or any of
the MILLIONS of drivers stopped by police for “driving while black”, and
thousands of others beaten while in custody. Tell that to Black Americans who live in
GOP gerrymandered districts that deprive them of a fair vote for
representation. Tell that to Ruby Freeman and niece, bullied by Trump and
Giuliani’s hateful racist LIES about them interfering in the election.
More examples:
1. Sending Money To Ukraine
Biden claimed that Republicans who oppose
sending additional U.S. taxpayer dollars to Ukraine are doing so because they
want America to “walk away from our leadership in the world.” That is false.
Opponents of endlessly funding Ukraine’s war with Russia have regularly stated
that American interests must come before those of other nations.
Only Trump and his MAGAts would think Putin
and his war promotes American interests. Trump envies and reveres Putin. This is their ONLY
reason for many Republicans to reverse their support for Ukraine.
2. Trump’s NATO Remarks
Biden claimed former President Trump told
Vladimir Putin, “Do whatever the hell you want,” regarding Russia’s invasion of
Eastern Europe. But that’s not accurate.
The former president’s remarks came during a
recent South Carolina rally, during which Trump recounted a story from when he
was president and speaking with a NATO member. Trump purportedly told this
state that he would withhold U.S. support if they didn’t pay their minimum
defense spending obligations.
“‘You didn’t pay? You’re delinquent?’” Trump
recalled telling the unidentified NATO member. “‘No, I would not protect you.
In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta
pay. You gotta pay your bills.’”
In other words, Trump SAID IT.
3. World Security And Ukraine
Biden claimed “the free world is at risk” if
the U.S. doesn’t ship more American taxpayer dollars to Ukraine. There is
literally no evidence to support this assertion.
Ukraine’s fledging democracy is at the front
line of the free world. Putin is a war criminal and tyrant who has THREATENED to use nuclear weapons.
4. Jan. 6 Demonstrations
The president claimed that the Jan.6, 2021,
demonstrations at the U.S. Capitol and concerns and lawsuits regarding the
integrity of the 2020 election “posed the gravest threat to [American]
democracy since the Civil War.”
How the hell is lying about winning and
attempting to criminally STEAL the election by mob FORCE, in addition to
orchestrating FRAUDULENT electors and bullying the DOJ and state officials to
interfere on his behalf NOT a threat to democracy?
6. Kate Cox
Biden claimed the life of Kate Cox, a Texas
woman who left the Lonestar State to obtain an abortion, was “at risk” during
her pregnancy.
As Susan Bane wrote in these pages, Cox’s
now-deceased unborn baby was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, “a condition associated
with severe developmental delays.” These children “can sometimes thrive into
their early twenties.” Cox was not at risk of dying from the diagnosis,
however.
Bane is a “pro-life” activist who wants a
young human to suffer a short life with terrible financial and emotional
burdens on parents. She LIED about the child’s ability to “thrive into their
early twenties”.
From the Cleveland Clinic:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22172-edwards-syndrome
What can I expect if I have a child with
trisomy 18?
There’s no cure for Edwards syndrome (trisomy
18). Almost all pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth. Of those
pregnancies surviving into the third trimester, nearly 40% of babies diagnosed
with Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18) don’t survive during labor, and nearly
one-third of the surviving babies deliver preterm.
The survival rate varies for babies born with
Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18):
Between 60% and 75% survive to their first
week.
Between 20% and 40% survive to their first
month.
No more than 10% survive past their first
year.
Children born with Edwards syndrome (trisomy
18) will need specialized care to address their unique symptoms immediately
after they are born. The survival rate is low, especially if your child has
delayed organ development or a congenital heart condition. Out of the 10% who
survive past their first birthday, children go on to live fulfilling lives with
significant support from their family and caretakers, as most never learn to
walk or talk.
7. Covid Shots And Cancer
Biden falsely claimed the Covid jabs are “now
being used to help beat cancer.”
From the National Cancer Institute:
https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/mrna-vaccines-to-treat-cancer
In fact, scientists at both Pfizer-BioNTech
and Moderna drew on their experience developing mRNA cancer vaccines to create
their coronavirus vaccines. Now, some investigators believe the success of the
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines could help accelerate clinical research on mRNA vaccines
to treat cancer.
And on and on…
There are a number of more objective and far
less partisan sources for fact-checking:
https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/mar/08/biden-2024-state-of-the-union-address/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/08/fact-check-state-of-the-union/
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/03/factchecking-bidens-state-of-the-union/
The point is what they are TOLD and BELIEVE
matter far more than facts. The FACTS are Trump lost and lied in 2020. And when
facts are too complicated or unwelcome, they are not accepted. Myths,
fantasies, conspiracies and lies are what offer them BELIEFS, meaning, comfort,
and security.
Our radical right Trumpist commenters and all
their fellow authoritarian-following personalities will always believe their
authoritarian leaders. Their authoritarian nature allows, and welcomes, their
brain circuits to be re-routed by the constant barrage of lies their leaders
feed them.
All that matters to their Leader and his
sycophantic media and mouthpieces is to inculcate a willingness in their
targeted dupes to BELIEVE only what THEY and their propagandists tell them.
They tell them who to blame and hate, because
they have been threatened by or deeply wronged by those others. And it FEELS
good be identified with a group that is like-minded in paranoid beliefs of
"persecution" and "victimhood".
They are bound in identity and purpose, in a
struggle against those who they BELIEVE are a threat or danger to their Leader,
themselves, and the BELIEFS they embrace as absolute truth. Their BELIEFS do
not require facts or examination.
It FEELS like truth because they emotionally
FEEL it. If a lie from the Leader makes them FEEL angry, they will BELIEVE it.
No facts or reasoning are required. Emotional reactions from their
authoritarian, over-active, and enlarged amygdala are easily triggered, and a
vast industry exists to trigger these FEELINGS to deeply implant BELIEFS their
leaders use as leverage for power.
The BELEIFS reinforced by FEELINGS have taken
hold. Every word from their Leader is gospel, never to be questioned.
Trump becomes their quasi-religious leader in
their sacred cause to eliminate the "evil that threatens them" (the
political opposition and anyone with religious/social/racial/cultural
differences) and their leader, who they actually see as ONE of them. For that
they love and practically worship him. HE alone stands between them and the
darkness and evil that surrounds them.
The authoritarian-following personalities who
have had their brain circuits re-routed by the constant barrage of lies their
leaders feed them will not be able to process what I'm saying.
ONLY Trump and Republicans tell the truth.
They FEEL it. They BELIEVE it.
They will regularly regurgitate their BELIEFS,
but NEVER show verifiable information to support them. So, all they can do is
lie, accuse, demean, deflect and project. "YOU'RE the liars!"
They FEEL they don’t owe us any answers. And
why should they be answerable to “communist Trump-hating vermin”? It would be like the Inquisition being
obliged to answer Galileo , or an SS Officer being obligated to answer a Jew.