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Originally Posted by JoltinJake
A reminder that most Trump voters are hopelessly brainwashed idiots. I mean, is there any other way to interpret this? Jesus.
It's not that they're necessarily idiots, it's just that they're absolutely willing to repeat a lie if benefits their political goals. Someone posted this already, but remember
that WaPo article from last week where Trump voters were shown photos of Trump's inauguration crowds versus Obama's? Trump voters were willing to flat out lie that the pictures with the bigger crowds had to be from Trump's inauguration.
The fact of the matter is that they want an authoritarian strongman who will punish groups they don't belong to. That's the whole game, full stop. It's why they enjoy seeing coastal elites get mad at things the Republican Party does. They know that group won't be actually be hurt by government policies, so seeing them get upset has to suffice. On the other hand, they know black folks being jailed and Muslims being banned can and will happen, and that was the two main things Trump promised.
Every single other thing is just window dressing. Russia? They hated it until Trump told them not to. Supply side economics? Loved it until Trump told them we need tariffs. Estate tax? Worst thing ever, now not a peep about it. The only constant is making sure others are hurt.
That's the reason why there's been more push back by Trump supporters against DeVos than anything else he's done. They know she's going to loot the public schools they work for and send their kids to. It'll hurt them worse than it'll hurt minorities. They absolutely know that. That's the one thing they didn't sign up for.