# Detente Invitation to Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump camps.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detente-invitation-to-pro-trump-and-anti-trump-camps/782171>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 14, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detente-invitation-to-pro-trump-and-anti-trump-camps/782171 "2017-03-14T16:30:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detente-invitation-to-pro-trump-and-anti-trump-camps/782171/201 "2017-03-18T14:07:56Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Ace](#):
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> Not everybody. I’ve never been fooled by the Con Man in Chief.

I want to be clear. I don’t believe that every Trump supporter has been fooled. I think in most cases, supporting him was a conscious, some have claimed “rational”, decision.

> [@Johnny\_Ace](#):
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> I’ve wanted to ask those single-issue voters this question now that we have the advantage of hindsight: Was the _chance_ that Hillary might have displeased you on your one issue worth the multitude of ways that Trump is an embarrassment to the country and a literal danger to your way of life?

I don’t think we have enough hard data, yet. But yes, this is a question I’d love to have answered.

> [@Johnny\_Ace](#):
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> As far as his emergence, you may as well blame the lineup of Republican candidates none of whom could counter his BS. (I’m sure Jeb thought he was a shoo-in for the nomination until Trump ripped him a new one.) Or Faux News for perfectly positioning and fostering his candidacy in the minds of the delusionals. Or the media as a whole for gifting him with over a billion dollars in free publicity. Or normalizing and legitimizing his views by treating them as if they were anything but the ravings of a misanthropist power junkie.

Let’s not forget that Republican voters also had a choice in the primary. They too share some responsibility for the outcome.

> [@Johnny\_Ace](#):
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> Bill Maher interviewed Jake Tapper last night on Real Time and he spoke to that last issue among others. It’s probably on Youtube by now; check it out.

I definitely will.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detente-invitation-to-pro-trump-and-anti-trump-camps/782171/202 "2017-03-18T14:26:01Z")

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> [@QuickSilver](#):
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> More coffee?.. 😉

When World War 3 starts, it will probably be over an autocorrect mistake.

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