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Chasstev365

(6,151 posts)
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 07:14 AM Friday

Would someone explain to me how any Epstein victim could have voted for Trump?

Epstein and Trump were best friends for years and there were pictures to prove it.

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Would someone explain to me how any Epstein victim could have voted for Trump? (Original Post) Chasstev365 Friday OP
Blind loyalty to their party and sold (D) as worse than pedos? Brainfodder Friday #1
As George Carlin once said, "People are goofy". Omnipresent Friday #2
Stockholm Syndrome, maybe? GoCubsGo Friday #3
I think most of Epstein's victims were poor and rather ignorant, Haggard Celine Friday #4
The power of the Magic R Emile Friday #5
Krasnov promised to release the files. gab13by13 Friday #6
The Lying Loser promised in June 2024 to declassify the Epstein files. Heidi Friday #7
You can ask the same question about "women", "african americans", "hispanics", the "lgbt" community"... Ferrets are Cool Friday #8
Many victims of Stalin's purges died praising comradebillyboy Friday #9
It's 100% a cult. Heidi Friday #10
EVERYTHING you mentioned above, plus one more bluestarone Friday #11
propaganda is so powerful Johnny2X2X Friday #12
Dumb and dumber, true MAGA rats. republianmushroom Friday #13
Why? H2O Man Friday #14
Exactly how did I blame the victim for the horrific ordeal they endured? Chasstev365 Friday #17
I have to admit that when one of the women Grammy23 Friday #15
Good question Rebl2 Friday #16

Haggard Celine

(17,441 posts)
4. I think most of Epstein's victims were poor and rather ignorant,
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 07:34 AM
Friday

which is how they became victims in the first place. Even after all they've been through, some of them are still fairly credulous.

Heidi

(58,654 posts)
7. The Lying Loser promised in June 2024 to declassify the Epstein files.
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 07:54 AM
Friday

I imagine that promise could have factored into a decision to vote for the Lying Loser.

In June 2024, Trump was asked if he would release various files -- including the John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. assassination files and the Epstein files -- during an interview with Fox News.

"Would you declassify the Epstein files?" Fox News' Rachel Campos-Duffy asked. Trump responded, "Yeah, yeah, I would."
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-jeffrey-epstein-years-including-2024-campaign-trail/story?id=123778541


Ferrets are Cool

(22,384 posts)
8. You can ask the same question about "women", "african americans", "hispanics", the "lgbt" community"...
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 08:05 AM
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The list goes on and on. Why indeed?

comradebillyboy

(10,829 posts)
9. Many victims of Stalin's purges died praising
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 10:36 AM
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the man who killed them and their families. Trump's cult of personality is quite similar to the Stalinist cult.

Heidi

(58,654 posts)
10. It's 100% a cult.
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 11:33 AM
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The Lying Loser love-bombed people into following him by validating their worst instincts (racism, LGBTQ+ phobia, ammosexualism, etc) and by claiming to be all “AMERICA, f*ck YEAH” to appeal to their desire to resurrect the confederacy (an ultimately IMPOTENT episode in US history that didn’t last as long as the Beatles, FFS).

bluestarone

(20,216 posts)
11. EVERYTHING you mentioned above, plus one more
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 11:37 AM
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Religion, i feel was also a major issue. I mean they actually believe this asshole was the chosen one.

Johnny2X2X

(23,280 posts)
12. propaganda is so powerful
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 11:39 AM
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It got hundreds of thousands of Muslims to vote for the Muslim ban guy in 2024.

It's like the thought process was, "Oh hey, yeah, this guy wants to build concentration camps for Muslims, but that Genocide Joe meme is everywhere, I'm voting for the Concentration camps!"

Grammy23

(6,037 posts)
15. I have to admit that when one of the women
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 01:06 PM
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Stated that she voted for tRump — in an almost proud way — I stopped and actually looked at the TV. I was gobsmacked at her revelation and a bit put off. More than a bit. But knowing how the Trump voters were lured in by his lies, distortions and half truths, I kind of understood why she voted that way. But still…..this may be an issue for some people to accept that he is somehow involved (the full extent we don’t know yet) and some of the victims still voted for him. Why would anyone with knowledge that he was even friends with Epstein still vote for him? I think some answers need to be forthcoming from the ones who said they voted for him. Please try to help us understand WHY.

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