TJKMO Loc: Bicycle Heaven

Then you do not understand how the English language works.
She takes 2 TOTALLY UNRELATED stories and weaves them into the same narrative.

It is a dishonest use of the language.

TJKMO Loc: Bicycle Heaven

Borders did not have anything to do with this.
It all happened in Mexico.

Sometimes it is impossible to defend MAGA.
This is one of those times.

XXX Loc: Somewhere north of the Mason-Dixon

You were the one jumping to conclusions and lying to yourself.

TJKMO Loc: Bicycle Heaven

No.
People from all over political spectrum acknowledged that it was wrong.
The border had nothing to do with this story.
And the woman whose story she relayed felt betrayed for using her story this way

straightUp Loc: California

There is also, the lack of substance in most right-wing arguments that leaves people grasping for relevance. There's a certain way to promote MAGA arguments that involves a complete abandonment of logic and a switch to emotional appeal instead. So the argument doesn't have to make rational sense. The objective here is to simply stoke the emotions, during a conversation about a particular topic.

So if the topic of discussion is immigration, you can introduce stories that have nothing to do with immigration but creates emotional outrage and as long as people are experiencing this outrage during a conversation about immigration, it works.

The story that Katie Britt shared occurred in Mexico and actually didn't have anything to do with immigration at all. But since her intended audience generally associates immigration with Mexicans all she had to do is bring it up to stoke that fire.

It's the same thing Trump did when he was talking about agreements with the Chinese regarding the automotive industry and he suddenly says there will be a bloodbath if he doesn't get elected, then went right back to talking about the automotive industry. Of course Trump wanders around when he talks anyway because he's not capable of focus but, the effect is the same.

After all, the power of the MAGA narrative isn't in it's construction but the inability of idiots to know any better.

TJKMO Loc: Bicycle Heaven

I totally agree.
The entire MAGA movement is about EMOTION.

Like all CULTS,
It about the PERSONALITY of the CULTMASTER that is the power that drives them.

Jim Jones was my first exposure to it.
And many examples exist from Charles Manson to Heaven’s Gate to David Koresh in WACO and beyond.

youngwilliam Loc: Deep in the heart

You and Jim Jones were close? You help distribute the "juice"?

TJKMO Loc: Bicycle Heaven

Of course not.
I did not know him.
I did not live around his Cult.
I was only 20 when it happened.
The Kool-Aid meme he started has live for 50 years and counting.

That is why MAGA MUST reevaluate their support for Trump, before it is too late.

Why would you even say such thing?

youngwilliam Loc: Deep in the heart

Jim Jones was your first exposure. Thought you knew him..

Knightlady

They do and we do

TJKMO Loc: Bicycle Heaven

I just told you.
I DID NOT KNOW JIM JONES.

Why do you spew such nonsense and LIES?

TJKMO Loc: Bicycle Heaven

You have the potential to remove yourself from the MAGA CULT.

Please seek your Better Angels.

eagleye13 Loc: Fl

Sooo; who has driven the cost of food and evry day living up?
Who attacked domestic energy production?
The Demons! That is who.

youngwilliam Loc: Deep in the heart

Those were your words.

Read your post.