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Title: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: guest5 on October 15, 2020, 09:54:57 pm
Which one of the following groups of readers do you think defines present-day right-wingers best? Hint: who coined the term "fake news" and is known for never reading his intel reports, or much of anything else for that matter?

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Readers can be divided into three groups: Those who believe everything they read; those who no longer believe anything they read; and those minds which critically examine what they read and then form their own judgments about the accuracy of the information.

The first group who believes everything they read is the largest and strongest because they are composed of the broad masses of the population.
These great masses of the people represent the most simple-minded part of the nation. It cannot, however, be divided by occupation, only by general degrees of intelligence. This group includes those who have not been born with the gift of, or trained for independent thinking and who believe anything which is printed in black and white. This is partly because of inability and partly through incompetence. This group also encompasses a class of lazy people who could think for themselves, but who gratefully accept anything someone else has already put any thinking-effort into on the humble assumption that he worked hard for his opinion so it must be right. All these groups represent the great mass of the people and the influence of the press on them will be enormous. Since they are unable or unwilling to weigh what is offered to them and evaluate it for themselves, their approach to every daily problem is totally determined by how they are influenced by others. This may be an advantage if their understanding is fed by serious and truth-loving persons, but it will be disastrous if they are led by scoundrels and liars.

In number, the second group who does not believe anything they read is considerably smaller. It is partially made up of those who once belonged to the first group of total-believers. Then, after continued disappointments, they have switched to the opposite extreme and now believe nothing in print. They hate all newspapers and either do not read them at all, or fly into a rage over the contents which they believe to be nothing but lies and deceptions. These people are very hard to deal with because they will always be suspicious, even of the truth. They are useless when it comes to accomplishing any positive work.

The third group who reads and evaluates for themselves is by far the smallest. It consists of those really fine minds, which have been educated and through training or maybe are naturally capable of independent thinking. They try to form their own judgments on everything and they subject everything they read to a repeated, thorough scrutiny and further develop the implications and meaning for themselves. They never look at a newspaper without mentally taking part in the writing and then Mr. Writer’s task is no easy one. Journalists have a reserved, perhaps limited appreciation for such readers.

To the members of this third group, the nonsense which a newspaper may choose to scribble is not dangerous or even significant. They have usually become accustomed in the course of a lifetime to regard every journalist as a rogue who happens to sometimes tell the truth. Unfortunately, the importance of these splendid figures is only in their intelligence and not in their number. There are too few of them to have a significant impact. It is unfortunate that during this age wisdom means nothing and majority means everything! Today, when the voting ballots of the masses are final, the deciding factor is the highest number——that is the largest group and this is the first group I discussed. This is the crowd of the simple-minded or most gullible citizens. — Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, pg. 156

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In either case, what is read shouldn’t simply be stored in the memory like a list of facts and figures. The facts, like bits of a mosaic tile, should come together as a general image of the world, helping to shape this world image in the reader’s head. Otherwise, there will be a confusion of information learned, and the worthless mix of facts gives the unhappy possessor an undeserved high opinion of himself. He seriously believes he is “cultured and learned” while thinking he has some understanding of life and is knowledgeable simply because he has a stack of books by his bed. Actually, every piece of new information takes him further away from the real world, until often he ends up either in a psychiatric hospital or as a “politician” in government.

No man with this kind of mind can ever retrieve from his jumbled “knowledge” what is appropriate when he needs it. His intellect is not filled with his own life experiences, but is filled with what he has read in books and in whatever order the content happened to land in his head. If Fate reminded him to correctly use what he has learned in his daily life, it would also have to cite volume and page or the poor guy could never find what he needed. But since Fate does not do this, these “knowledgeable” men are embarrassed when it really counts. They search their minds frantically for appropriate comparisons and usually end up with the wrong idea. If this were not the case, then it would be impossible to understand the political achievements of our learned government heroes in high places unless we decided they are mischievous and not mentally disturbed.

A person who has mastered the art of proper and true reading can read any book, magazine, or pamphlet and immediately spot everything he believes he needs to remember, either because it fits his purpose or because it is generally worth knowing. What he has learned then takes its proper place in his imagination concerning the matter at hand. It can then either correct or complete that image to increase its correctness or clarity in his mind. If life suddenly presents some question that requires examination or a solution, the memory stored through this reading method will instantly recall the already imagined picture as a standard and will bring out individual bits of information on the subject which have been retained through decades, and that will be the basis for the intelligence used to clarify or answer the question. Only then is there sense and purpose in reading. — Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, pg. 27

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Trump Won’t Read Daily Intel Brief, But Kushner (Jew) Does
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No security clearance, but the son-in-law sees everything
https://letsfixthiscountry.org/2018/02/18/trump-wont-read-daily-intel-brief-but-kushner-does/

U.S. right-wingers clearly have no problem with a Zionist Jew reading the intel reports written for the president's eyes only, should we be surprised though?
(https://anaannblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/c64d4d0c91ebc10e3b54c44c3a3d9c5555d1ac44ecb27a2fdec5b1bd29c0543a.jpg?w=663)

^ This is how dumb and ignorant the average Trump supporter is!
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on October 21, 2020, 03:45:31 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0htDFxLDfXw
Title: Re: If Western civilization does not die soon.....
Post by: guest5 on November 08, 2020, 04:22:34 pm
Donald Trump's 2016 Win Was NOT A FLUKE
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Donald Trump's 2016 election was not a fluke and he has arguably increased his level of support over the years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdR-P74lze0
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: guest5 on November 20, 2020, 10:42:29 pm
How Do You Govern When Half The Country Is Trapped In A Disinformation Bubble?
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The right has spent decades telling people not to believe anyone but them. And now half the country simply can't accept the reality that Trump lost. “The question of whether anyone can run a democracy under these conditions is really an open one,” says Chris Hayes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_uV0RZZn98

Way more than half the country and it's not just rightists that are trapped in a disinformation bubble, the false-left has been trapped in one at the least since the French Revolution....
Title: Re: Uniting Americans
Post by: guest5 on March 06, 2021, 06:14:49 pm
SE Cupp: We are possibly living in the stupidest of times
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CNN's SE Cupp offers her take on Republicans' and right-wing media's fixation on culture wars while many Americans are still struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic.
#CNN​ #News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYnX16wTD5w

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blk hemi392
2 hours ago (edited)
Twitter and Facebook have made people absolute morons! There's so much half-truths and misinformation floating around, people can't tell the difference between the facts and French Fries.

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Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: guest5 on March 06, 2021, 09:13:07 pm
Can You Trust the Media? | Manufacturing Consent Explained
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The term "fake news" is thrown around without much thought, but with more and more people losing faith in the media, honesty in news broadcasting is something we need to consider. In this episode, we'll take a look at whose interests the corporate media serves, and evaluate whether we should trust mainstream news.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPazn1XNDQI


Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: guest55 on September 24, 2021, 05:05:41 pm
A little bit of a contradiction here on this thread, but a good one to keep in consideration, especially since Schopenhauer was Hitler's favorite philosopher. Interestingly for myself, I arrived at many of the same conclusions in regards to reading as Schopenhauer and I arrived at them intuitively in my childhood.

SCHOPENHAUER: The Art of Not Reading (6 Rules for Reading)
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Arthur Schopenhauer's famous essay "On Books and Reading" is actually more about NOT reading. Schopenhauer offers us six rules for reading books. Here is some reading advice from one of the greatest thinkers in history and philosophy... Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCTHrBC2zSw

Be careful what you let into your mind, garbage in, garbage out....
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on August 17, 2022, 02:09:36 am
Purely for entertainment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-48DwC-EQp4
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on September 15, 2022, 07:27:23 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48N1OfjpCwk
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on September 29, 2022, 09:20:42 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g1c-MVJsww
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on October 03, 2022, 08:02:58 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ZlWIfBgEc
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on October 08, 2022, 03:37:01 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtAeMP7XVs0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIEOPM-LQf8
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: rp on November 11, 2022, 08:56:00 pm
Lauren Boebert demonstrates exemplary oratorical skills:
https://youtu.be/RF1TJFaPrII

Boebert's education:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/boebert-ged-months-before-election/

Of course we should not judge someone's intellect solely based on their education. But there are differences between self educated autodidacts like Adolf Hitler (who never graduated high school), and outright morons like Boebert. 
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: rp on December 04, 2022, 04:01:43 am
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Elhyo-_fR0E
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on December 12, 2022, 10:30:42 pm
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gop-congressman-wanted-trump-invoke-023700442.html

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GOP Congressman Wanted Trump to Invoke ‘Marshall Law’ to Stay in Office: Leaked Texts
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TPM report identifies a startling message from Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) to Meadows, sent on Jan. 17, 2021, just three days before Joe Biden was scheduled to take office.

In the text, Norman appears to propose that then-President Trump impose martial law — or, as Norman put it, “Marshall Law” — during his final hours of office to overturn the election in his favor.

“Mark, in seeing what’s happening so quickly, and reading about the Dominion law suits attempting to stop any meaningful investigation we are at a point of � no return � in saving our Republic !! Our LAST HOPE is invoking Marshall Law!! PLEASE URGE TO PRESIDENT TO DO SO!!” Norman wrote.
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By Jan. 17, Greene told Meadows that several Republicans in Congress wanted Trump to declare martial law. She, too, appeared to think giving power to the military was named after a person named Marshall. “In our private chat with only Members, several are saying the only way to save our Republic is for Trump to call for Marshall law,”

Even though I am against 3D video games, I just had to post this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpkxbuNyKbM

See also:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/marjorie-taylor-greene/msg13758/#msg13758
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 21, 2023, 11:04:02 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaGhd0lyelo
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 31, 2023, 09:00:09 pm
LOL:

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-rages-being-indicated-social-231013908.html

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Trump rages about being 'INDICATED' in social media post about his indictment

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsgI-fBXgAcZbvV?format=jpg&name=small)

From the comments:

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The Grand Jury made their indication quite clear.

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trump behavior indicates his severe personality and mental disorders.
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on April 19, 2023, 06:59:29 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0p02mPMrLo

(https://thedrum-media.imgix.net/thedrum-prod/s3/news/tmp/637022/budlight_0.png?w=608&ar=default&fit=crop&crop=faces,edges&auto=format)

(https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_9ab9712a-9342-4db6-80bd-30861363dae0?wid=488&hei=488&fmt=pjpeg)

Related:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/colonial-era/homophobia-is-not-american/
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: rp on May 17, 2023, 09:13:44 pm
https://youtu.be/ec9P3C1OXqE
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on May 22, 2023, 05:50:52 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXkWZpvJKnk
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: rp on August 05, 2023, 11:34:08 am
Meme ridiculing Neo-Nazis' misunderstanding of Judaism:
(https://img.ifunny.co/images/1abb1b371050a3bdef45bd73988dbbfe3406bcc1178d95fe7523d8fec325aabf_1.jpg)
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on August 07, 2023, 09:51:43 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rwhxn2kFr4
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on November 10, 2023, 06:09:54 pm
Purely for entertainment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yemLrBjPDg0

Similar phenomenon:

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/questions-debates/t1853/

Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on December 19, 2023, 07:49:49 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lea8KeLztCI
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on January 04, 2024, 06:32:51 pm
https://www.yahoo.com/news/expert-treasure-trove-documents-debunks-201132328.html

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Expert: “Treasure trove” of documents debunks Trump claim that president isn’t an “officer” of US
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Several examples show that both at the time of the Founding and the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment, the term "officer of the United States" clearly encompassed the presidency, Heilpern pointed out, referring to his research.

These include an act of Congress that specifically identifies the president as an officer of the United States and presidential proclamations that specifically identify the president as the "chief executive officer of the United States" or "chief civil executive officer of the United States.”

In his brief to the Colorado Supreme Court, Trump stated that “despite the many words and citations that treat the President as an officer not one authority holds that the President is an officer of the United States no case, no statute, no record of Congressional debate, no common usage, no attorney general opinion."

However, Heilpern’s research suggests otherwise. The Postal Act of 1792, for example, specifically identifies the president as an officer of the United States. The language clearly states which “officers of the United States” should be granted a franking privilege – the ability to send mail by their signature rather than by postage – listing both the president and vice president as officers of the United States.

There are also several presidential proclamations written by President Andrew Johnson, who was in office during the drafting and ratification of the 14th Amendment. In these proclamations, he referred to himself as either the "chief executive officer of the United States" or the "chief civil executive officer of the United States," Heilpern explained.

In their research, Heilpern and co-author Michael Worley found a “couple of instances” in the impeachment trial of Johnson where the president is “implicitly or explicitly” referred to as an “officer of the United States.”

You would have thought this was obvious from the Oath of Office alone:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_office_of_the_president_of_the_United_States

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Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:— "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."[2]
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on January 08, 2024, 11:17:28 pm
No one knows more about magnets than Donald Trump:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MeZojF7-Vo
Title: Re: Trump Supporters and The Three Types of Readers by Adolf Hitler
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 08, 2024, 07:30:52 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh1JfiwmCUM