COACHELLA, Calif. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump called for a protester at one of his rallies to “go back home to Mommy” to “get the hell knocked out of

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“Her mother’s a big fan of ours,” the former president finished before returning to his speech. “Her mother, her father.”

  • Jumi@lemmy.world
    38·
    1 month ago

    Luckily for him a sizable amount of Americans seem to be barely able to read or think.

    • blackluster117@possumpat.ioEnglish
      22·
      1 month ago

      It really is a disappointing state of affairs. This isn’t the America WWII veterans gave their lives and limbs for. We need to do better.

      • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        3·
        1 month ago

        We need to do better.

        People tend to prefer convenience. And working to be a good person is less convenient than saying, “hold up, I’m [ingroup], and I’m better than you because you’re [outgroup].”

        The fatal seed of fascism is in the fact that division and hatred are easy ways to feel good about yourself. “Yeah, I might be dumb, but at least I didn’t read books you fuckin’ nerd!” And that person has a peer group who backs them up, and twenty years later they’re in middle management and bullying staff.