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Anti-Trump Scholar: ‘Nearly Impossible’ to ‘Deprogram’ Millions of Trump Supporters
Breitbart ^ | January 26 2021 | JOSHUA KLEIN

Posted on 01/26/2021 11:26:18 PM PST by knighthawk

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To: knighthawk

Since the very term “deprogram” is connected by a short rope to Stalinesque lingo, Trump supporters are not the ones in need of deprogramming.


41 posted on 01/27/2021 3:55:39 AM PST by odawg
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To: oldenuff35
Because the right does not agree with this moron he believes they all need to be reprogrammed.

This seems to be a new (and scary) change in how the Democrats practice politics in America. Rand Paul has actually been clear about this sort of danger.

Although we have a two-party system, in which each party seeks differing political solutions, we are now hearing this:

If the former Republican President's view of election integrity differs from the Democrat view, then the former Republican President should be put on trial and (they hope) banned from holding any office in the future.

If millions of citizens support the former Republican President and indicate that they would vote for him again, the Democrats will call for them to be "deprogrammed" so that they will engage in right-think.

Republican politicians who act like Republican politicians, and who do not toe the Democrat party line, should also be impeached and driven from office. Calls for violence against such individuals are not punished because, after all, they are expressing political views which Democrats find distasteful.

This is Stalinist.

42 posted on 01/27/2021 4:17:05 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (I'm sorry the Q thing didn't work out. We were wrong about that.)
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To: knighthawk

Can you reprogram people that keep pushing this “capitol insurrection” false flag from every direction?


43 posted on 01/27/2021 4:21:51 AM PST by MulberryDraw
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To: Jan_Sobieski
After 4 years of Russia delusion, Ukraine conspiracy, etc. this guy says WE need to be programmed?!

Exactly. They are trying to deflect that their Russian conspiracy was bullsnow.

44 posted on 01/27/2021 4:27:04 AM PST by tarpit
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Got that totally backwards and inside out.

It is the anti-Trumpers that need psychiatric correction. Once the fuse of love or hate is lit, though, total blindness to facts and truth ALWAYS results and will probably remain for life. Just as there is no cure for a pedo, there is no cure for TDS.


45 posted on 01/27/2021 4:42:59 AM PST by USCG SimTech
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To: knighthawk

Klaas is 34. Born in 1986. He went to Oxford and is a smug numbnuts tool bag. He wrote a book on How to Rig an Election in 2018. I didn’t read it but it implies Trump colluded with foreign nations and juxtaposed the US with Africa and South America.

He’s an apparatchik and probably a smart guy who wants to be part of the Commie ruling class when Heels is the Dictator.


46 posted on 01/27/2021 4:52:30 AM PST by wac3rd (Somewhere in Hell, Ted Kennedy snickers....)
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To: knighthawk

He isn’t saying it, but this reminds me of what the Allies did to Germany after World War II. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denazification


47 posted on 01/27/2021 5:09:17 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: knighthawk

Translation: “You can’t deprogram them, so lets just kill them all”.


48 posted on 01/27/2021 5:11:49 AM PST by DCBryan1 (Delete FB, TWTR, GOOGL, AMZN, YHOO, Gmail/chrome. Use Gab, Brave + DDG, VPN, Freerepublic )
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To: knighthawk
BRIAN KLAUS: "Why is it so hard to deprogram Trumpian conspiracy theorists? (Unspoken answer in his head) I don't know. I guess we will just have to load them on trains and take them somewhere to exterminate them."

(I know his name is spelled "Klaas". "Klaus" sounded so much more appropriate.)

I am certain this sentiment is shared by a large segment of the Left.

What is really disturbing is that a statement like this barely makes anyone, least of all us, even yawn.

It is as if people just stretch and say "Oh, they don't really mean it!"

49 posted on 01/27/2021 5:12:29 AM PST by rlmorel ("I’d rather enjoy a risky freedom than a safe servitude." Robby Dinero, USMC Veteran, Gym Owner)
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To: caww
Well there are some really weird and wired individuals that are Trump supporters -

Being constantly demonized and belittled tends to create some weirdness to evidence itself. If you are screaming from the rooftops that freedom is being lost, you are now considered a weird, wired conspiracy nut. I find some of these weird, wired nuts to be the most wonderful characters.

50 posted on 01/27/2021 5:22:01 AM PST by Bearshouse
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To: knighthawk

“‘Why is it so hard to deprogram Trumpian conspiracy theorists?” depicts millions of Trump supporters as so devoted to “dangerous lunacy” that nearly all hope is lost of bringing them “back to reality.”


Now if the HarrisXiden Regime declares a National Emergency, they can do whatever they please without legal or political approval. So us deplorables could be ‘brought back to reality’ were we stand and thus solve the deplorable problem.

No need to look for a particular individual - just do it Chinese style and take out whole towns, cities, and states if necessary. Heavy arty pounding would soften the problem area up before the air and land drones go in. Gotta a small pocket of trouble, stubborn individual? Send in the Hellfires - instant cure.

Worried about angry people with lots of guns and ammo? Look at all that has happened since the mid-1990s; seen any sign of any response - other than loud online chirping and braggadocio? Just basically nothing. So expect more of the same from ‘angry’ deplorables.


51 posted on 01/27/2021 5:26:00 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: afchief

“Why did the Military turn their back to Biden as he drove by them rather than face and salute which is an absolute requirement for Military members?”

Wow, got a link for this?


52 posted on 01/27/2021 5:40:33 AM PST by freebird5850 (The only way I can treat this fever....More cowbell!)
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To: knighthawk
We must not allow these @$$#0!$ to use the word deprogram instead of convince or persuade.

ML/NJ

53 posted on 01/27/2021 6:00:25 AM PST by ml/nj (DITCH MITCH !)
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To: knighthawk
“gone far enough down the rabbit hole of conspiratorial thinking.”

Does he mean things like "system racism" and "microaggressions"?

54 posted on 01/27/2021 6:23:47 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: knighthawk

You can’t deprogram someone who hasn’t been program.


55 posted on 01/27/2021 9:20:44 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“This seems to be a new (and scary) change in how the Democrats practice politics in America.”

This is pure Fascism.

Fascism enforced by the power of those in charge after the fake election coup.

I do not consider Hitler style Fascism as politics.


56 posted on 01/27/2021 2:33:25 PM PST by oldenuff35
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To: knighthawk; JudgemAll; colorado tanker; TigersEye; doc maverick; Dick Bachert; ifinnegan; ...
There was a link to another asshat's PDF graphic meant to help free your loved ones from Trump's evil clutches. It seemed to be propriatory so I copied it's contents for everyone's amusement:

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HOW TO FREE YOUR LOVED ONES FROM THE CULT OF TRUMP

EXPERIENCE:
Mental health professional and cult expert Steven Hassan, author of Combating Cult Mind Control, Freedom of Mind and The Cult of Trump, shares his 40+ years of experience--from what helped him leave his own cult, to helping hundreds of others leave theirs.

EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES:
Donald Trump utilizes the same deceptive psychological techniques that cult leaders do. This helpful guide provides effective techniques to help free their minds.

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Scientology, North Korean Regime, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Multi-Level Marketing(huh?), NXIVM, Opus Dei, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and the Moon Organization

HOW TO TELL IF SOMEONE IS IN A MIND CONTROL CULT?
Members speak in loaded language and thought-terminating cliches. They think in black-and-white, all-or-nothing, good vs. evil terms, and everyone who does not believe like them are looked down upon. They are constantly bombarded with propaganda by the cult. Members seem incapable of thinking negative thoughts about the leader, doctrine or policies.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A CULT LEADER:
Narcissistic, Lies a lot, Grandiose self-image, Stokes fear, Paranoid, Talks a lot about "enemies", Harasses critics, Always needs praise, Lack of empathy, Sense of entitlement, Claims absolute authority, Blames the media, Rarely admits mistakes or wrongdoings

HOW TO HELP FREE SOMEONE FROM THE CULT OF TRUMP:
-Before focusing on someone else, first learn how mind control works.
-Establish rapport and trust with the other person. Always act with respect, kindness, warmth and integrity.
-Use good communication strategies and active listening to keep the dialogue open and civil.
-Be curious, ask open-ended questions.
-Be patient and wait for them to think and answer (it often will feel like a long time!).
-Keep a collaborative, rather than competitive, frame of mind.
-Find common ground, focusing on things you can agree upon.
-Avoid talking about the cult at first. Tread lightly around this topic until the other person is comfortable with you.
-Find outside topics that share characteristics with Trumpism to ease into the topic.
-Don't get angry when they say offensive things.
-Don't “tell” them. Your goal is to help them make their OWN discoveries.

IT’S YOUR MIND, ONLY YOU SHOULD CONTROL IT! Learn more at freedofofmind.com

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With President Trump I considered the traits of "Narcissistic, Grandiose self-image, Talks a lot about enemies, Harasses critics, Blames the media, Rarely admits mistakes or wrongdoings" to be endearing features, not faults. Biden covers Lies a lot, Stokes fear, Paranoid, Always needs praise, Lack of empathy, Sense of entitlement, Claims absolute authority.
Look out for that Multi-Level Marketing!

57 posted on 01/27/2021 4:17:00 PM PST by MikelTackNailer (First Rule of Fraud Club is punish any talk about Fraud Club.)
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To: MikelTackNailer

As I read this all I could think of was Hillary supporters and their Nevertrump Opposition, pussy ear hats, parades and riots, all egged on by a lying leader and media sycophants.


58 posted on 01/27/2021 4:56:58 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: MikelTackNailer

This idiot never mentions a single thing Trump got done despite all the hell directed his way.

No, we Trump supporters liked his campaign promises. He delivered. There won’t be any “deprogramming”.


59 posted on 01/27/2021 5:27:16 PM PST by odawg
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To: Chickensoup

We are headed for Chinese style Tienanmen massacre.

Almost like the thing was a trial run sales pitch by the Chinese to our current deep state FBI when Papa Bush was in power.

I am sure a few of these billionaires got a hard on watching it live while denouncing it in public token and doing nothing like a hysteric schizo.

When the Chinese national guard and cops refused to play the bad-cop , making peace with the students and stabilzing, not taking the CCP bait, the reds mustered a special brain dead illiterate Khmer like battallion which started shooting the students and ordered cops to shoot. Those refusing were shot there, and they plowed also in entire National Guard regiments

Right now the bobo theater recall of troops from DC has to be watched carefully. I expect a lot of pressure by the DOJ on the military to play the rolemof the bad fuy or receive zero funding.

Tienanmen is here and real.


60 posted on 01/27/2021 6:00:53 PM PST by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security in hates:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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