Gaslighting coronavirus

[Phil1111 1,149]

There is no explanation:

What’s It Like on One of the Only University Campuses Still Open in the U.S.?   Liberty University Is Staying Open During The Coronavirus Pandemic And Students Are Confused And Concerned

Trump gets first positive approval rating in Post-ABC poll     Trump approval rating rises as he responds to the coronavirus outbreak

Is social isolation, a side effect of C-19 like loss of smell, or outright madness, at work?

[tonyhays 86]

Cults gonna cult.  

https://freedomofmind.com/book/the-cult-of-trump/

[BIGUN 1,317]

Matthew 11:20

8 hours ago, Phil1111 said:

There is no explanation:

Sure there is: 

Meet Stupid v.1

Stupid v.1 has a child.

We'll call him Stupid v.2

[Phil1111 1,149]

8 minutes ago, BIGUN said:

Matthew 11:20

Sure there is: 

Meet Stupid v.1

Stupid v.1 has a child.

We'll call him Stupid v.2

But surely Stupid v2 is not at a college where everyone around them can be ignorant of the world.

[BIGUN 1,317]

1 minute ago, Phil1111 said:

Stupid v2 is not at a college where everyone around them can be ignorant of the world.

I don't blame the first man to climb up under a cow and suck on a teet.

He was hungry.

I blame the second man who believed the first man when he said it was a good idea to try it.

Then, Stupid v.3-1000 sends their kids to the same school as Stupid v.2 to drink the milk.    

[Phil1111 1,149]

1 minute ago, BIGUN said:

I don't blame the first man to climb up under a cow and suck on a teet.

He was hungry.

I blame the second man who believed the first man when he said it was a good idea to try it.

Then, Stupid v.3-1000 sends their kids to the same school as Stupid v.2 to drink the milk.    

Well possibly. But I think there just has to be some sort of over-riding religious factor. AFAIK that is some sort of accredited university. I'd like to hear from someone who is familiar with that student body. Divine protections? Blind obedience to college and leaders? "Stupid" is just too easy. Or perhaps the the reporting is exaggerated?

[wmw999 2,451]

It might well be doubling down; if nothing bad, or minimal bad, happens (i.e. many kids sick, none or just a few dead), then he's a "winner." If something bad happens, he didn't require them to stay on campus, so it's not his fault! The fact that he told Fox News before he told the student body kind of indicates it's more about him than it is about his students.

Wendy P.

[RonD1120 62]

5 hours ago, wmw999 said:

It might well be doubling down; if nothing bad, or minimal bad, happens (i.e. many kids sick, none or just a few dead), then he's a "winner." If something bad happens, he didn't require them to stay on campus, so it's not his fault! The fact that he told Fox News before he told the student body kind of indicates it's more about him than it is about his students.

Wendy P.

Personally, as a practising, believing Christian, I think it is a bad idea.

[billvon 2,995]

1 hour ago, RonD1120 said:

Personally, as a practising, believing Christian, I think it is a bad idea.

That's because you are employing linear thinking, where "this" leads to "that."

[kallend 2,027]

3 hours ago, RonD1120 said:

Personally, as a practising, believing Christian, I think it is a bad idea.

If you weren't a practising, believing Christian would it then be a good idea?

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

Well, the rise in his popularity is not at all surprising.

GWB saw something like 39% increase in fall of 2001.

GHWB saw a 16% increase after the start of the Gulf war in 91.

So, with that in mind, Trumps rise of a few points is actually lower.

 

As far as the rest of the Trumpettes:

 

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 so long as they are unified against an enemy, true believers will support their leader no matter how outrageous his behavior gets. Indeed, their loyalty will only get stronger as his behavior gets more and more extreme. Turning against him would force them to own their own part in his attacks on those former enemies they would now have to recognize as ordinary human beings like themselves.

Sound familiar?

 

Source (for both the quote and the stats): 

 

Edited March 30, 2020 by wolfriverjoe

[Phil1111 1,149]

On 3/28/2020 at 10:22 PM, tonyhays said:

Cults gonna cult.  

https://freedomofmind.com/book/the-cult-of-trump/

Evidently the cult is starting to get violent. Threats against Dr. Anthony Fauci are on the rise, prompting the federal government to assign extra security personnel to him

[DJL 235]

On 3/29/2020 at 3:45 PM, RonD1120 said:

Personally, as a practising, believing Christian, I think it is a bad idea.

You're staying holed up, right?  You can skip a few church services for a bit.

[RonD1120 62]

6 hours ago, DJL said:

You're staying holed up, right?  You can skip a few church services for a bit.

Our town is shut down for the most part. Governor Kemp is going to shut down the whole state Friday. 

We have not had church for two weeks and today was the last day for our church food bank.

Many folks in Atlanta have houses up here. There is talk about closing the entrance routes into our area.

[Phil1111 1,149]

6 hours ago, DJL said:

You're staying holed up, right?  You can skip a few church services for a bit.

 

2 minutes ago, RonD1120 said:

We have not had church for two weeks and today was the last day for our church food bank.

Good for you, stay safe. There are ways to keep food banks going you just have to be very, very careful. With pickup, delivery and any handling anywhere in between. The next couple months will be very tough for people w/o money.

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