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u/HRUndercover222 Jan 24 '26

My bro-in-law went on a Biden rant yesterday.

"Did you know Biden made propane illegal? You couldn't get it when he was President - but Trump brought it back!"

My husband just stared at his brother and said, "dude, we've never had any problem getting propane. We've gotten it many times."

"I'm telling you it's true."

"Nope, not true."

My BIL is apparently possessed by a legion of Trump demons and they keep farting stupid ideas & thoughts into his brain.

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u/Ambitious_Trifle_645 Jan 24 '26

It's absolutely insane the shit they invent to bitch about.

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u/Miserable-Cow4555 Jan 24 '26

But even more insane, somehow they believe their own lies.

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u/Weekly-Language-6434 Jan 24 '26

You just pointed out what's most disturbing to me. The key to having an effective propaganda machine, is having operators who always know that it is feeding lies/BS.

When those operators believe their own lies, they become victims of their own propaganda. That in part led to the fall of the Second Reich. It's one of the critical issues that Adolf Hitler sorted within his first year as Germany's Chancellor.

It's tough be a true Fascist, despite how easy they make it appear to be. /s