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BREAKING: OOF. Grammy-winning country star Maren Morris tears into Trumpers complaining that they “didn’t vote for this” and for falling for Trump’s obvious lies in brutal viral takedown!

The Texan music sensation unloaded on Trumpers and MAGAworld in a message they really will not want to hear from one of their cultural icons:

“I don't have forgiveness for the triple Trumpers or ANY of the Trumpers. You did vote for this. He is a dementia-ridden, diaper-clad, cornball ex-TV host.”

“Bankrupt as f*ck. Look at his stats, actually. Atlantic City, you voted for this and you got bamboozled.”

“And I get it, like, Fox News is a propaganda machine of just, like, Cocomelon brain rot for boomers. But, like, this is literally the result of employing and voting for losers. And Pete Hegseth, oh my god.”

“Girl, his f*cking alcoholic sideburns. You're done.”

Ouch. Harsh but too true. If you’re upset you got tricked by the world’s most shameless liar, then responsibility is on YOU for being too stupid to recognize what’s actually going on…especially THE THIRD TIME AROUND!
 
Hüsker Dü said:
Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Real, But Probably Not What You Think

If you’ve ever been publicly critical of Donald Trump, you’ve probably been accused of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” by his followers. But what if that phrase actually reveals more about the movement using it than the people it’s aimed at?



A peer-reviewed study by Franks and Hesami (2021) set out to test this exact claim: that critics of Trump suffer from an irrational hostility that prevents objective thinking, “TDS.” Across multiple experiments, the researchers examined whether political bias toward Trump is symmetrical, meaning, whether both supporters and critics distort information in similar ways.



Their findings suggest otherwise.



Trump’s detractors did not show consistent patterns of reflexive opposition. In fact, they tended to evaluate statements more independently of Trump’s involvement. By contrast, Trump supporters were significantly more likely to shift their views depending on whether they believed Trump held a particular position, even when that position contradicted their previous beliefs.



In one experiment, participants adjusted their stance on voting procedures depending on whether the outcome favored Trump, revealing a willingness to reinterpret even democratic norms in light of loyalty.



Yes, supporters would cheat in elections to get Trump back in office.



In other words, the evidence does not support the idea that critics are uniquely “deranged.” Instead, it points to an asymmetry of loyalty in supporters, where allegiance to the leader can outweigh consistency, evidence, and even previously held convictions.



That should give us pause.



Because “Trump Derangement Syndrome” is real, but not in the way it’s commonly used. It’s not primarily about people who are too critical. It’s about a system that trains people to dismiss critique altogether when it threatens loyalty.



When disagreement is labeled as derangement, you no longer have to engage the argument. You can ignore the evidence. You can protect the narrative.



Think of how we are watching this play out in real time. Donald Trump has been convicted on 34 felony counts in New York, and independent fact-checking organizations such as The Washington Post have documented tens of thousands of false or misleading claims during his public life. He has also been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in civil court, and his name appears thousands of times in the Epstein Files, even after heavy redactions by his DOJ. Yet allegiance among his core supporters has remained remarkably stable.



And once that pattern takes hold, real derangement sets in. Truth is no longer something we test and evaluate in light of evidence. It becomes something we defend for our side. Facts are no longer evaluated on their merits; they are filtered through identity. If it helps our team, it’s true enough. If it challenges us, it must be biased, corrupt, or fake.



At that point, you’re no longer arguing about ideas. You’re protecting a distorted reality. That’s why fact-checking so often fails. It assumes people are asking, Is this true? But in many cases, the deeper question has already been decided: Is this loyal?



And when loyalty becomes the standard, truth becomes negotiable.



This is not just a political problem. It’s a spiritual one.



Because the call of Jesus is not to align ourselves with a leader no matter what, but to “test the spirits,” to discern what is true, what is just, what is good. It requires the courage to follow truth even when it costs us, even when it challenges our tribe, even when it disrupts our sense of certainty.



This is the real derangement. And it is dangerous.



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Michael Adam Beck (@reverendwild1)

Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Real, But Probably Not What You Think If you’ve ever been publicly critical of Donald Trump, you’ve probably been accused of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” by his followers. But what if that phrase actually reveals more about the movement using it than the people...
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Well, if nothing else, I'm making you stop stealing other people's mental illness.
 
Hüsker Dü said:
BREAKING: OOF. Grammy-winning country star Maren Morris tears into Trumpers complaining that they “didn’t vote for this” and for falling for Trump’s obvious lies in brutal viral takedown!

The Texan music sensation unloaded on Trumpers and MAGAworld in a message they really will not want to hear from one of their cultural icons:

“I don't have forgiveness for the triple Trumpers or ANY of the Trumpers. You did vote for this. He is a dementia-ridden, diaper-clad, cornball ex-TV host.”

“Bankrupt as f*ck. Look at his stats, actually. Atlantic City, you voted for this and you got bamboozled.”

“And I get it, like, Fox News is a propaganda machine of just, like, Cocomelon brain rot for boomers. But, like, this is literally the result of employing and voting for losers. And Pete Hegseth, oh my god.”

“Girl, his f*cking alcoholic sideburns. You're done.”

Ouch. Harsh but too true. If you’re upset you got tricked by the world’s most shameless liar, then responsibility is on YOU for being too stupid to recognize what’s actually going on…especially THE THIRD TIME AROUND!
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Maren Morris is a cultural icon? Who is he/she/they/them/those/these/this?
 
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James is in my youngest's favorite SpongeBob episode... though I'm not sure he's credited on their IMDb page.

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espola said:
Who's the enemy?

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Are you still struggling with the "immigrants" vs. "illegal aliens" thingy? I'll just leave this right here:

1. Do you agree Joe Biden deliberately opened our borders?
2. Do you agree Joe Biden denied having a border crisis for the better part of 3 years?
3. Do you agree Joe Biden, approximately 3 months before the election, blamed Trump for not letting him fix the border crisis that didn't exist?
4. Do you agree Kamala Harris was caught lying about visiting the border, by Lester Holt, on national television?
 
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