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Propaganda Debunking

Jade Fox

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2. Trump is a classic demagogue (definition below)

Reply to Yallow (Original post)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 03:00 PM

Aug 2016

Demagogue: A leader in a democracy who gains popularity by exploiting prejudice and ignorance among the common people, whipping up the passions of the crowd and shutting down reasoned deliberation.

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Why facts don’t matter to Trump’s supporters [View all] Yallow Aug 2016 OP

The only "fact" that matters to them is... CincyDem Aug 2016 #1

Trump is a classic demagogue (definition below) Jade Fox Aug 2016 #2

Sort of like "rock, paper, scissors" except fear beats facts. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #4