Maine barred Donald Trump from the primary ballot Thursday, making it the second state in the country to block the former president from running again under a part of the Constitution that prevents insurrectionists from holding office.

The decision by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) is sure to be appealed. The Colorado Supreme Court last week found Trump could not appear on the ballot in that state, and the Colorado Republican Party has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. The nation’s high court could resolve for all states whether Trump can run again.

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But for him to publicly admit that… it might snap a few people out of the illusion.

…I hope.

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What those people believe is that he was elected but obviously never served his term so it doesn’t apply. There’s no 4D chess going on here.

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What those people believe is that he was elected but obviously never served his term so it doesn’t apply.

It would seem that a non-insignificant percentage of MAGA disagrees.

There’s no 4D chess going on here.

4D Chess? Do you mean strategically calculated political decisions? Or… “Politics.”

Why else would they be taking this path if

he was elected but obviously never served his term so it doesn’t apply. ?

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It would seem that a non-insignificant percentage of MAGA disagrees.

A “non-significant percentage of MAGA” believe what, exactly? That Trump is the current President of the US? That he resides in the oval office and writes executive orders? Because that’s not a take I’ve heard before.

And if so, why are they all riled up about “the big steal” that they don’t even believe happened?

I’m really trying to understand where you’re going with this.

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They don’t care if he admits it or if it’s true. They only care about what he instructs them to care about. Please, we must all start to understand this otherwise it’s us living in an illusion.

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“They” are human beings. “They” are our family and neighbors. “They” are people who are being exploited for political gain. You’d do well to keep that in mind.

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I don’t think the idea was to dehumanize, but rather to be more aware of the shared psychosis so many people are living in.

“They” claim that Trump won the election without any regard to facts and evidence. Imagining that “they” will suddenly change their mind if they get just one more piece of factual information is foolish considering everything we’ve seen so far. We must find another way to get through to “them”.

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They have been behaving like members of a cult and have alienated family members, relatives and friends with their MAGA-narrative filled of hate and xenophobia.

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They most certainly are not. They have no compassion, no intelligence, no critical thinking, no love, and no respect for human life.

They are mammals. Even primates. I’ll give you that. But they are sub-human.

They have caused unimaginable pain and suffering and they enjoy it all and run on hatred.

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Just because I’m using a plural pronoun I’m not dehumanising anyone. Please read what is actually written and keep your desire to scold people at home.

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You know what I think is funny? You used ‘they’ the same way one comment earlier:

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“They” are also objectively stupid. And they are willing, enthusiastic, participants in their “exploitation”.

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