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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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[-] havokdj@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Not gonna lie man, some of these news articles lately sound like FUD to me.

Anyone who has a political or religious motivation that seeks to gain your trust over friends and even family is not who they say they are, but a cult leader. I'd like to think that we don't have that many people who are THAT fucking stupid even on the planet, let alone in a single country that is not even heavily populated in comparison to others.

[-] krakenx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Clearly you haven't had a political discussion with a Trump supporting family member. It doesn't matter that they trust you on other topics. It doesn't matter how many facts, how much data, the actual vote counts on bills, etc you show them. The word of Trump might as well be God's to them.

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[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Can the cholesterol clinging to Trump's arteries hurry up and save us from this nightmare?!

[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Imagine trusting the Avatar of Idiocy himself more than your friends and family.

[-] vamp07@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I bet it’s a really good well run “scientific poll”. Nothing meant to create punchy headlines and grab eyeballs.

[-] archiotterpup@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

YouGov is considered one of the more reputable polling companies. They're as credible as any poller these days.

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[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Sounds about right. Someone file a bug report with evolution.

[-] jennwiththesea@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Some people just need something to believe in.

[-] icepuncher69@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago
[-] KrisND@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Personally, I choose self choice based on my own thoughts and research rather then let anybody else (especially small groups) influence my decisions. I would be much worse off if I followed inline with my family on many different things.

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