fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoFurious MAGA Customers Say They Got ‘Scammed’ by Trump Watcheswww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
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minus-squarexc2215x@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoIt is on them for buying one in the first place.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoConservatives do t understand consequences till they are effected… All these grifts do, is slowly chip away at his most loyal supporters, because they’re the only ones even attempting to buy this shit.
minus-squareReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoYou might be right, but I think the question is, “does my commitment to the cult outweigh my commitment to self and empirical reality?” I think like in any other cult that fleeces its members, the answer for many is, “yes.”
minus-squareGenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoJust saw this article today on ArsTechnica, which seems relevant: https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/believing-misinformation-is-a-win-for-some-people-even-when-proven-false/
It is on them for buying one in the first place.
Conservatives do t understand consequences till they are effected…
All these grifts do, is slowly chip away at his most loyal supporters, because they’re the only ones even attempting to buy this shit.
You might be right, but I think the question is, “does my commitment to the cult outweigh my commitment to self and empirical reality?”
I think like in any other cult that fleeces its members, the answer for many is, “yes.”
Just saw this article today on ArsTechnica, which seems relevant: https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/believing-misinformation-is-a-win-for-some-people-even-when-proven-false/