the sense that I couldn't believe what I was seeing, that people could be so short-sighted and narrow-minded to vote for empty promises and outright lies
That is very much it. And many of the lies are so completely transparent. It is wilful ignorance, xenophobia, and the desire to give someone a good kicking - the latter perhaps understandable if only they weren't actually kicking themselves in the head.
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Date: 2016-06-24 06:24 pm (UTC)That is very much it. And many of the lies are so completely transparent. It is wilful ignorance, xenophobia, and the desire to give someone a good kicking - the latter perhaps understandable if only they weren't actually kicking themselves in the head.
Thank you for the sympathy.