Comments on: It’s lies all the way down, and you can fool some of the people much of the time https://thenewneo.com/2024/11/02/its-lies-all-the-way-down-and-you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-much-of-the-time/ A blog about political change, among other things Mon, 04 Nov 2024 23:26:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Linda S Fox https://thenewneo.com/2024/11/02/its-lies-all-the-way-down-and-you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-much-of-the-time/#comment-2770055 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 23:26:10 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=137956#comment-2770055 This isn’t new – in previous elections, back in the 1970s and 80s, I remember getting caught up in the hysteria, and believing pretty much whatever was said by the Dems.
Of course, other than the extremely radical Left, no one was saying anything nearly this extreme, then.
Since then, social media – mostly populated by semi-hysterical women – has amped that up to 100,000 X.
You know, women have always had the tendency to allow their emotions run wild. They take what should be situations, and issues, that should be discussed rationally, and twist that around to make it a test of how much people care (and, the ones that CARE are, obviously, those that agree with them).
You cannot use a rational argument with most women (and lately, too many men). You have to address their fears, concerns, and other emotional needs.
The Left is filled with those whose desire to have complete security is foremost. They are, too often, looking for Daddy who will make those Bad People Pay! And, who will be completely indulgent towards them.
The Non-Left is filled with those whose desires are freedom to act, willingness to take risks, and preference for laws/rules applied to EVERYONE. And, minimal rules/laws at that.

]]> By: Kate https://thenewneo.com/2024/11/02/its-lies-all-the-way-down-and-you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-much-of-the-time/#comment-2769965 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 16:37:00 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=137956#comment-2769965 Somalis in Minnesota or anywhere else are definitely not Arabs. I saw first-hand when I lived in Egypt how lighter-skinned Egyptian Muslims treated darker-skinned Muslims from sub-Saharan Africa. It’s a mistake to think that discrimination based on appearance was a uniquely North American failing.

]]> By: Rick Gutleber https://thenewneo.com/2024/11/02/its-lies-all-the-way-down-and-you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-much-of-the-time/#comment-2769957 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:17:56 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=137956#comment-2769957 It all boils down to who is motivated to tell the truth. It seems these Somalis are.

I think this election is also a referendum on the MSM. Right now, its approval rating is similar to, if not lower than Congress’ approval rating, according to what I read. We’ve already seen Zuckerberg and Bezos furiously backpedaling to get in front the way the wind is blowing. CNN, which is probably barely hanging on as a viable business, is sure to follow.

There’s no doubt these agents of propaganda will see a boost when they can once again spend all their time undermining the Administration, but they only have credibility with Low-Information Voters. The rest of us see them for what they are, and maybe this will be a sea change towards at least the _appearance_ of objectivity.

Assuming Trump wins…

]]> By: AesopFan https://thenewneo.com/2024/11/02/its-lies-all-the-way-down-and-you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-much-of-the-time/#comment-2769923 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:05:13 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=137956#comment-2769923 Scratch that; the Somalis are in Minnesota not Michigan.
That makes this an even more interesting development!

]]> By: AesopFan https://thenewneo.com/2024/11/02/its-lies-all-the-way-down-and-you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-much-of-the-time/#comment-2769922 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:03:46 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=137956#comment-2769922 On reflection, I think the HotAir post is about the same group as the LI post, but didn’t identify the Arabs as Somalis (who do not jump to my mind as being “Arabian” although they are Muslims).

]]> By: AesopFan https://thenewneo.com/2024/11/02/its-lies-all-the-way-down-and-you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-much-of-the-time/#comment-2769921 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:00:03 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=137956#comment-2769921 Steve Cortes @CortesSteve
Powerful closing ad from President Trump…

https://x.com/CortesSteve/status/1852776120279515141

]]> By: AesopFan https://thenewneo.com/2024/11/02/its-lies-all-the-way-down-and-you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-much-of-the-time/#comment-2769920 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 07:56:15 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=137956#comment-2769920 @ Barry & huxley – politics makes strange alliances.

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2024/10/26/trump-endorsed-by-arab-americans-while-campaigning-in-michigan-n3796325

Despite Trump’s solid pro-Israel positions, the locals are voting their pocketbooks.
“During that rally he discussed a meeting he’d held earlier in the day with representatives of Arab American and Muslim American groups.”
It’s unclear if these are separate groups, and if both are Muslim organizations.
Lots of Arabs in America are Christians, and many emigrants from Arab nations are Jews.

]]> By: huxley https://thenewneo.com/2024/11/02/its-lies-all-the-way-down-and-you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-much-of-the-time/#comment-2769909 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:11:38 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=137956#comment-2769909 Barry Meislin:

I did a double-take too.

If Somalis can figure this election out, maybe Americans can.

]]> By: Barry Meislin https://thenewneo.com/2024/11/02/its-lies-all-the-way-down-and-you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-much-of-the-time/#comment-2769895 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 03:23:02 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=137956#comment-2769895 Hmm. Here’s something, um, interesting…

“Somali Leaders in Minnesota Endorse Trump: ‘We Can’t Afford Anything’;—
‘“ Now please understand this, we love our brothers and sisters who are Democrats, but you left us.”‘

https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/11/somali-leaders-in-minnesota-endorse-trump-we-cant-afford-anything/

Heh…so did Ilhan Omar run off with all of the dough? (Curious minds, etc.)

]]> By: Barry Meislin https://thenewneo.com/2024/11/02/its-lies-all-the-way-down-and-you-can-fool-some-of-the-people-much-of-the-time/#comment-2769866 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 01:41:02 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=137956#comment-2769866 UNBELIEVABLE!!!

FORSOOTH, Second Spouse blurts da TRUTH….
https://instapundit.com/681975/

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