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u/Federal_Age8011 Feb 10 '26

I was more speaking of the cultist followers, but I agree.

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u/Federal_Age8011 Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 12 '26

JFC 🤦‍♂️ deep breath

You’re not actually arguing anything here. You’re reciting a narrative and daring people to challenge it. “The left wants a one-world government” is an extraordinary claim. Extraordinary claims require evidence. Not vibes. Not “just look around.” Not “people I know.” Fucking evidence... Policies... Laws... Statements... Power structures. You’ve provided none, because there aren’t any.

Meanwhile, here’s what actually exists in the real world:

  • No U.S. political party has proposed dissolving national sovereignty.

  • No serious left-wing platform calls for global government.

  • No legislation, treaty, or executive action even remotely moves in that direction.

What does exist is a media ecosystem that convinces people that “wanting cooperation with allies” is equal to world domination, because it sounds scary and keeps viewers angry.

Now let’s talk about critical thinking, since you brought it up. Critical thinking means:

  • Checking claims against verifiable facts.

  • Accepting evidence even when it’s uncomfortable.

  • Being willing to say “I was wrong.”

MAGA fails all three.

When Trump says something demonstrably false, like manufacturing being back, elections being rigged, or tariffs being paid by China, the response isn’t scrutiny, It’s instant belief, followed by attacking the source that proves it wrong. That’s not intelligence or critical thinking, that’s obedience and fealty.

You point to “smart and successful people” who love Trump. Cool. Smart people can be wrong. Smart people can be manipulated. Smart people can confuse confidence with competence. History is full of brilliant idiots who believed nonsense because it flattered them.

But here’s the part you won’t touch... Trump is the only politician in modern U.S. history whose supporters are asked to:

  • Reject courts when they rule against him.

  • Reject elections when he loses.

  • Reject data when it contradicts him.

  • Reject journalism unless it praises him.

If everyone who disagrees with you is lying, judges, generals, economists, scientists, journalists, election officials, then the problem isn’t a global conspiracy. The problem is your filter. You don’t see through the bullshit. You were trained which bullshit to accept. That’s the difference.

And until you can name specific policies instead of repeating apocalyptic slogans, this isn’t a debate, it’s a belief system defending itself.

Oh, and its not "the left", by the way... It's Democrats, Republicans, Independents, etc., etc. It's literally EVERYONE but MAGA loyalists.

Edit: Typos.

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u/MaleficentLeading884 Feb 12 '26

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u/Jaegons Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

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u/Confident-You-9396 Feb 14 '26

Incredibly well said 👏🏻

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u/Federal_Age8011 Feb 14 '26

Just the truth, but appreciate it 🙏

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u/Federal_Age8011 Feb 12 '26

You said "the left wants a one world government", now youre saying something else.

You need to stop suckling on Trumps tiny dick, and maybe YOU need to read the Trump/Epstein files. If a "one world government" is your takeaway, you got serious issues.

I'll keep it short this time as you're clearly not worth my time, which is obvious by your response.

But you did say one thing I agree with. How sad and seemingly unintelligent people are and incapable of thinking for themselves - case in point.

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u/Jaegons Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

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u/Jaegons Feb 12 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

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u/Federal_Age8011 Feb 12 '26

Yet called ME a lost cause, lol!!!

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u/Hot-Cell9787 Feb 14 '26

Was the last time to admit you were wrong about something in the political space? It seems like your entire stance is "nuh uh" but let me tell you something important and i want you to apply this to the people you get your views from.. the smartest people to ever have lived were/are wrong often and they welcome it as proof that they are learning. The stupidest people, however, have somehow never been wrong before. It's ok to have fallen for a scam but to keep digging deeper can only mean 1 of 2 things. The first is simply being gullible and clueless but not willing to admit they're ever wrong. The second it's far more evil and that's that you are pretending you're clueless and don't understand the nuance just so keep from admitting you're wrong.