what is causing it ?


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..........  a 2019 survey by SatelliteInternet.com (n = 500, but representativeness unknown) found that 10 percent of their respondents believed the Moon landings were faked.7 This resembles the 12 percent observed in our POLES 2021 survey, well within its margins of error. Together, both surveys hint at upward movement since a Gallup poll asked a similar question in 1999. In that 1999 Gallup survey (n = 1,061), only 6 percent thought the Moon landings were faked.        ..........

https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/conspiracy-vs-science-survey-us-public-beliefs

Eleven out of ten MAGA cult members believe the elections against Trump are rigged - unless he wins, then it’s all above board.

40+ years of neoliberalism assault on education is to blame.


How else can one explain why morty torty is so incredibly stupid?

People there take up a 'fight' to de-stabilise legitimate government moves to deport illegals and similar; their country is the homeland of the insane 'transgender' movement and many there have embraced it as 'normal' and adorable; many suffer from TDS and assume without reason that Trump is always wrong; mny believe in climate change; many there think Kamala Harris was robbed of the election, but apparently not Joe Biden who apparently was drugged while in office to appear senile; many there imagine some mysterious Jewish Lobby caused the war in Gaza; many there believe that despite crime statistics certain groups are victims; some there actually believe that the FBI comments on 'right wing terrorism' actually mean something apart from making the real terrorists think the FBI has no idea and isn't after them... the list goes on and on...

Marla wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 6:36am:

40+ years of neoliberalism assault on education is to blame. How else can one explain why morty torty is so incredibly stupid?

... many there believe that the problems with the education system are not due to the retrogressive left's assaults on it, but are somehow of the opposite 'side' ....... many there think that using drugs will not harm you ..... many there feel that feminism is a good thing despite its track record of destruction .....

Marla wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 6:36am:

40+ years of neoliberalism assault on education is to blame. How else can one explain why morty torty is so incredibly stupid?

Mort is from the Texas Gulf Coast -

those people are smart and they have plenty of money.


https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?action=viewprofile;username=mortdooley

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 6:40am:

Marla wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 6:36am: 40+ years of neoliberalism assault on education is to blame. How else can one explain why morty torty is so incredibly stupid? ... many there believe that the problems with the education system are not due to the retrogressive left's assaults on it, but are somehow of the opposite 'side' ....... many there think that using drugs will not harm you ..... many there feel that feminism is a good thing despite its track record of destruction .....

Shut up, Monkey Boy.

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 6:38am:

People there take up a 'fight' to de-stabilise legitimate government moves to deport illegals and similar; their country is the homeland of the insane 'transgender' movement and many there have embraced it as 'normal' and adorable; many suffer from TDS and assume without reason that Trump is always wrong; mny believe in climate change; many there think Kamala Harris was robbed of the election, but apparently not Joe Biden who apparently was drugged while in office to appear senile; many there imagine some mysterious Jewish Lobby caused the war in Gaza; many there believe that despite crime statistics certain groups are victims; some there actually believe that the FBI comments on 'right wing terrorism' actually mean something apart from making the real terrorists think the FBI has no idea and isn't after them... the list goes on and on...

No one is saying that illegal immigrants shouldn’t be deported. It’s the way in which this administration is going about doing it and where. Trump is deliberately targeting Democrat states and cities while ignoring Republican states and cities. Just look at my other thread about this where 11 out of 15 states with the highest murder rates are Republican, yet none have seen National Guard or US Marine deployments. It’s purely political retribution because they don’t vote Trump, plain and simple.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 6:55am:

Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 6:38am: People there take up a 'fight' to de-stabilise legitimate government moves to deport illegals and similar; their country is the homeland of the insane 'transgender' movement and many there have embraced it as 'normal' and adorable; many suffer from TDS and assume without reason that Trump is always wrong; mny believe in climate change; many there think Kamala Harris was robbed of the election, but apparently not Joe Biden who apparently was drugged while in office to appear senile; many there imagine some mysterious Jewish Lobby caused the war in Gaza; many there believe that despite crime statistics certain groups are victims; some there actually believe that the FBI comments on 'right wing terrorism' actually mean something apart from making the real terrorists think the FBI has no idea and isn't after them... the list goes on and on... No one is saying that illegal immigrants shouldn’t be deported. It’s the way in which this administration is going about doing it and where. Trump is deliberately targeting Democrat states and cities while ignoring Republican states and cities. Just look at my other thread about this where 11 out of 15 states with the highest murder rates are Republican, yet none have seen National Guard or US Marine deployments. It’s purely political retribution because they don’t vote Trump, plain and simple.

It is blinkered,, TDS idiocy to maintain that ICE only operates in Democrat states. Just wilful stupidity.

He is not ignoring Republican states at all.  The difference is in local police and political support.  Democrat states and police do not operate, play silly buggers 'sanctuary cities', do not keep protesters at bay, do not allow ice into prisons, do not hand over illegal aliens in police custody. Scuffles ensue, news generated.

Republicans work with ICE and so operations are carried out without all the obstructions, resistance, scuffles, silly buggers carry-on.  Not newsworthy so you do not see it.

Frank wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 7:10am:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 6:55am: Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 6:38am: People there take up a 'fight' to de-stabilise legitimate government moves to deport illegals and similar; their country is the homeland of the insane 'transgender' movement and many there have embraced it as 'normal' and adorable; many suffer from TDS and assume without reason that Trump is always wrong; mny believe in climate change; many there think Kamala Harris was robbed of the election, but apparently not Joe Biden who apparently was drugged while in office to appear senile; many there imagine some mysterious Jewish Lobby caused the war in Gaza; many there believe that despite crime statistics certain groups are victims; some there actually believe that the FBI comments on 'right wing terrorism' actually mean something apart from making the real terrorists think the FBI has no idea and isn't after them... the list goes on and on... No one is saying that illegal immigrants shouldn’t be deported. It’s the way in which this administration is going about doing it and where. Trump is deliberately targeting Democrat states and cities while ignoring Republican states and cities. Just look at my other thread about this where 11 out of 15 states with the highest murder rates are Republican, yet none have seen National Guard or US Marine deployments. It’s purely political retribution because they don’t vote Trump, plain and simple. It is blinkered,, TDS idiocy to maintain that ICE only operates in Democrat states. Just wilful stupidity. He is not ignoring Republican states at all.  The difference is in local police and political support.  Democrat states and police do not operate, play silly buggers 'sanctuary cities', do not keep protesters at bay, do not allow ice into prisons, do not hand over illegal aliens in police custody. Scuffles ensue, news generated. Republicans work with ICE and so operations are carried out without all the obstructions, resistance, scuffles, silly buggers carry-on.  Not newsworthy so you do not see it.

Obama actually deported more people than Trump has in both his terms. In fact, due to the numbers of people being deported under his administration, he was labeled "Deporter-In-Chief". The difference is how he went about doing it. He certainly didn't do it the way Trump has and there were no shootings by federal agents that resulted in American citizens being killed. Obama managed all this even while there were "sanctuary cities" dotted throughout the country. You can harp on about your usual MAGA talking points, but it's you who's being willfully stupid by just believing the crap Trump and his goons are telling you.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 8:22am:

Obama actually deported more people than Trump has in both his terms. In fact, due to the numbers of people being deported under his administration, he was labeled "Deporter-In-Chief". The difference is how he went about doing it. He certainly didn't do it the way Trump has and there were no shootings by federal agents that resulted in American citizens being killed. Obama managed all this even while there were "sanctuary cities" dotted throughout the country. You can harp on about your usual MAGA talking points, but it's you who's being willfully stupid by just believing the crap Trump and his goons are telling you.

Trump is aiming to get rid of 20 million of them in his term.
He has also closed the borders to more arriving.

Bobby. wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 8:24am:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 8:22am: Obama actually deported more people than Trump has in both his terms. In fact, due to the numbers of people being deported under his administration, he was labeled "Deporter-In-Chief". The difference is how he went about doing it. He certainly didn't do it the way Trump has and there were no shootings by federal agents that resulted in American citizens being killed. Obama managed all this even while there were "sanctuary cities" dotted throughout the country. You can harp on about your usual MAGA talking points, but it's you who's being willfully stupid by just believing the crap Trump and his goons are telling you. Trump is aiming to get rid of 20 million of them in his term. He has also closed the borders to more arriving.

Obama's numbers, I forgot to mention, don't include those who "self-deported" and they also don't include those turned away at the border by CBP officers. So the number is actually higher than that published.

Frank wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 7:10am:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 6:55am: Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 6:38am: People there take up a 'fight' to de-stabilise legitimate government moves to deport illegals and similar; their country is the homeland of the insane 'transgender' movement and many there have embraced it as 'normal' and adorable; many suffer from TDS and assume without reason that Trump is always wrong; mny believe in climate change; many there think Kamala Harris was robbed of the election, but apparently not Joe Biden who apparently was drugged while in office to appear senile; many there imagine some mysterious Jewish Lobby caused the war in Gaza; many there believe that despite crime statistics certain groups are victims; some there actually believe that the FBI comments on 'right wing terrorism' actually mean something apart from making the real terrorists think the FBI has no idea and isn't after them... the list goes on and on... No one is saying that illegal immigrants shouldn’t be deported. It’s the way in which this administration is going about doing it and where. Trump is deliberately targeting Democrat states and cities while ignoring Republican states and cities. Just look at my other thread about this where 11 out of 15 states with the highest murder rates are Republican, yet none have seen National Guard or US Marine deployments. It’s purely political retribution because they don’t vote Trump, plain and simple. It is blinkered,, TDS idiocy to maintain that ICE only operates in Democrat states. Just wilful stupidity. He is not ignoring Republican states at all.  The difference is in local police and political support.  Democrat states and police do not operate, play silly buggers 'sanctuary cities', do not keep protesters at bay, do not allow ice into prisons, do not hand over illegal aliens in police custody. Scuffles ensue, news generated. Republicans work with ICE and so operations are carried out without all the obstructions, resistance, scuffles, silly buggers carry-on.  Not newsworthy so you do not see it.

Lies.

Nazi propaganda.

Considering that "More than 80 per cent of Australians are now getting their information and content from American social media and video streaming services" Australia is not far behind.

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 8:22am:

Frank wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 7:10am: Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 6:55am: Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 6:38am: People there take up a 'fight' to de-stabilise legitimate government moves to deport illegals and similar; their country is the homeland of the insane 'transgender' movement and many there have embraced it as 'normal' and adorable; many suffer from TDS and assume without reason that Trump is always wrong; mny believe in climate change; many there think Kamala Harris was robbed of the election, but apparently not Joe Biden who apparently was drugged while in office to appear senile; many there imagine some mysterious Jewish Lobby caused the war in Gaza; many there believe that despite crime statistics certain groups are victims; some there actually believe that the FBI comments on 'right wing terrorism' actually mean something apart from making the real terrorists think the FBI has no idea and isn't after them... the list goes on and on... No one is saying that illegal immigrants shouldn’t be deported. It’s the way in which this administration is going about doing it and where. Trump is deliberately targeting Democrat states and cities while ignoring Republican states and cities. Just look at my other thread about this where 11 out of 15 states with the highest murder rates are Republican, yet none have seen National Guard or US Marine deployments. It’s purely political retribution because they don’t vote Trump, plain and simple. It is blinkered,, TDS idiocy to maintain that ICE only operates in Democrat states. Just wilful stupidity. He is not ignoring Republican states at all.  The difference is in local police and political support.  Democrat states and police do not operate, play silly buggers 'sanctuary cities', do not keep protesters at bay, do not allow ice into prisons, do not hand over illegal aliens in police custody. Scuffles ensue, news generated. Republicans work with ICE and so operations are carried out without all the obstructions, resistance, scuffles, silly buggers carry-on.  Not newsworthy so you do not see it. Obama actually deported more  than Trump has in both his terms. In fact, due to the numbers of people being deported under his administration, he was labeled "Deporter-In-Chief". The difference is how he went about doing it. He certainly didn't do it the way Trump has and there were no shootings by federal agents that resulted in American citizens being killed. Obama managed all this even while there were "sanctuary cities" dotted throughout the country. You can harp on about your usual MAGA talking points, but it's you who's being willfully stupid by just believing the crap Trump and his goons are telling you.

Do you have anything to back up your TDS talking points? 


https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/20/dhs-sets-stage-another-historic-record-breaking-year-under-president-trump

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 6:20am:

Eleven out of ten MAGA cult members believe the elections against Trump are rigged - unless he wins, then it’s all above board.

i thought it was 1600 %

Frank wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 9:22am:

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 8:22am: Frank wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 7:10am: Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 6:55am: Sir Grappler Truth Teller OAM wrote on Jan 29th, 2026 at 6:38am: People there take up a 'fight' to de-stabilise legitimate government moves to deport illegals and similar; their country is the homeland of the insane 'transgender' movement and many there have embraced it as 'normal' and adorable; many suffer from TDS and assume without reason that Trump is always wrong; mny believe in climate change; many there think Kamala Harris was robbed of the election, but apparently not Joe Biden who apparently was drugged while in office to appear senile; many there imagine some mysterious Jewish Lobby caused the war in Gaza; many there believe that despite crime statistics certain groups are victims; some there actually believe that the FBI comments on 'right wing terrorism' actually mean something apart from making the real terrorists think the FBI has no idea and isn't after them... the list goes on and on... No one is saying that illegal immigrants shouldn’t be deported. It’s the way in which this administration is going about doing it and where. Trump is deliberately targeting Democrat states and cities while ignoring Republican states and cities. Just look at my other thread about this where 11 out of 15 states with the highest murder rates are Republican, yet none have seen National Guard or US Marine deployments. It’s purely political retribution because they don’t vote Trump, plain and simple. It is blinkered,, TDS idiocy to maintain that ICE only operates in Democrat states. Just wilful stupidity. He is not ignoring Republican states at all.  The difference is in local police and political support.  Democrat states and police do not operate, play silly buggers 'sanctuary cities', do not keep protesters at bay, do not allow ice into prisons, do not hand over illegal aliens in police custody. Scuffles ensue, news generated. Republicans work with ICE and so operations are carried out without all the obstructions, resistance, scuffles, silly buggers carry-on.  Not newsworthy so you do not see it. Obama actually deported more  than Trump has in both his terms. In fact, due to the numbers of people being deported under his administration, he was labeled "Deporter-In-Chief". The difference is how he went about doing it. He certainly didn't do it the way Trump has and there were no shootings by federal agents that resulted in American citizens being killed. Obama managed all this even while there were "sanctuary cities" dotted throughout the country. You can harp on about your usual MAGA talking points, but it's you who's being willfully stupid by just believing the crap Trump and his goons are telling you. Do you have anything to back up your TDS talking points?  https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/20/dhs-sets-stage-another-historic-record-breaking-year-under-president-trump

"According to governmental data, the Obama administration has deported more people than any other president's administration in history. In fact, they have deported more than the sum of all the presidents of the 20th century."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obamas-deportation-policy-numbers/story?id=41715661

Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 29^th, 2026 at 9:49am:

"According to governmental data, the Obama administration has deported more people than any other president's administration in history. In fact, they have deported more than the sum of all the presidents of the 20th century." https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obamas-deportation-policy-numbers/story?id=41715661

It must be in Obama's genetics.
Apparently Obama's ancestors deported everybody else out of Africa.

https://image.idntimes.com/post/20250904/teori-out-of-africa_4db4f2a4-fb7f-4339-b288-b62673a2956e.png

You're thinking of the African Empire on which the sun never set.
It colonised both Britain and the Americas including the ICE age.