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In 2017, JOHN DEAN wrote an insightful article worth reading. Among his observations that still ring true are the following:  We know enough about authoritarian supporters from research, and history, to know it will be very hard to change their minds about the leader they adore. They are extremely ethnocentric, dividing the world sharply into people in their in-group, and automatically disliking all others. They feel politicians who promote minority rights and immigration discriminate against them. Donald Trump tells them they are right. He is their champion. They are highly dogmatic. They get their ideas from others in the in-group, especially from their leader, not from evidence and logic. They say there is no evidence that will make them change their minds. They’re quite comfortable believing “alternate facts.” They get great satisfaction from being part of a large movement. Being in a cohesive crowd at rallies thrills them because they silently tell one another, just by being t...

 REPUBLICANS FEED LIES, DISINFORMATION & CONSPIRACY THEORIES THAT FEW  "R" VOTERS SCRUTNIZE TO THEIR DETRIMENT!  I'VE DONE ENOUGH VOTER CANVASSING IN "R" NEIGHBORHOODS TO FIND THE FAILURE TO RESEARCH PATHETIC!  THE HOMELESS ISSUE EXISTED LONG BEFORE THE PRESENT & WHAT ARE REPUBLICANS OFFERING AS SOLUTIONS? BLAMING DARK COMPLECTED 'IMMIGRANTS' DEFINES REPUBLICAN RACISM...JUST DOG WHISTLES!  THE CAUSES ARE KNOWN!  MUCH HAS TO DO WITH THE WALL STREET VULTURES GOBBLING UP HOMES, INCREASING PRICES & IN TOO MANY INSTANCES FAILING TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTIES.  PRESIDENT BIDEN TOOK STEPS TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS...WHAT HAVE REPUBLICANS DONE?  LOOK AROUND!  LUXURY APARTMENTS & CONDOS ARE BEING REHABBED OR CONSTRUCTED THAT PRICE MOST OUT OF THE MARKET....DOES EVERYONE NEED A DOOR MAN? MCMANSIONS ARE CONSTRUCTED THAT FEW CAN AFFORD & WHEN THE ECONOMY GOES INTO RECESSION, MANY WILL BE FORECLOSED...WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE......

  "R" VOTERS NEED TO SCRUTINIZE CANDIDATES! JOHN GASKY HAS A READING COMPREHENSION PROBLEM! THE APPEALS COURT DECISION IS WIDELY AVAILABLE & PERTAINED TO  HAND GUNS! JOHN GASKY RAN UN-OPPOSED!  BIG MISTAKE FOR THIS CLOWN! HAND GUNS! Federal law banning handgun sales 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court rules CNN MASSACHUSETTS: MASS GOP JOHN GASKY IGNORANCE IS NOT A SOLUTION! ****BEWARE! GUN ZEALOTS RETURN!****   ****BEWARE! GUN ZEALOTS RETURN!**** STUDIES INDICATE THAT THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS FAVOR STRONG GUN LAWS THAT PROTECT THE PUBLIC ARTICLE WORTH READING!   The 10 States With the Highest Gun Death Rates excerpts: At the same time, 60% of U.S. adults viewed gun violence as "a very big problem," and data illuminates why: There were more than 48,000 gun deaths across the U.S. in 2022, according to  figures  from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s down slightly from the year before but still amounts to ...