Former President Donald Trump's supporters say they hold him as a source of true information over their family, friends, and religious leaders, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll out on Sunday.

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[–] 56 points 3 years ago (6 children)

I feel like we need some sort of legal protection for circumstances like this. no objective analysis of these people's behaviour would agree that they're acting rationally, and probably can't even be considered to be in their right minds. should we risk individuals so afflicted being able to determine the direction an entire country takes? do they pass out voting forms at mental institutions?

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  • [–] 41 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Disqualifying a candidate is the intended legal protection. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that will ever be used effectively if it's not done to Trump.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    that's not going to work for his supporters, though. they'll scream conspiracy and the next capital riot might not be such a joke.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 years ago

    Rioting will come and go. Assuming a disqualification is recognized by enough people, then the noise makers will go back into the woodwork for a time.

    There's a lot of misguided people out there who would vote for Trump if he was on a ballot but would not start a civil war if he was not.

    I feel like it's true to say that we are the closest we've been to a civil war since the last, but that doesn't mean that the risk of civil war is high.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I feel like this could be a slippery slope for whoever is in charge and if not done right which is more than likely it'll be like going back in time where anytime someone disagrees with something "you're being hysterical" then you get institutionalized.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    so if a country manages to reach a critical threshold of cultists, the government should just hand over the reins, despite the likelihood it will never again (or at least, for an extensive period) see a fair election?

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