Amy, sometimes I think people flip the script because they become disillusioned with the other side for some reason. It's kind of like a man who loves women, gets hurt once and suddenly hates all women. At that point, he will believe anything awful about a woman, no matter how irrational, because he is so disillusioned and angry. At time…
Amy, sometimes I think people flip the script because they become disillusioned with the other side for some reason. It's kind of like a man who loves women, gets hurt once and suddenly hates all women. At that point, he will believe anything awful about a woman, no matter how irrational, because he is so disillusioned and angry. At times, this is done out of fear or bruised ego, either way, in a few cases, a person goes too far there ain't no coming back. Backtracking is an admission of failure and heaven forbid. There is also the idea that once you distrust the government, as hippies did, you will gravitate towards individuals who loudly share that anger and distrust. Trump ran on a platform of draining the swamp and in some ways, Dems seem rather unable to fight or can't seem to fight the corruption in a really big way. As Endless said, there is this kind of cosplaying, crazed community that could be akin to the free love movement in its counterculture audacity. Dems offer very little outside of facts and figures, and while that is a far superior model for reason and critical thinking, it isn't very "sexy" to non- sapiosexuals. I mean, I have a hard time grasping the MAGA mentality myself, but these are a few of the things I can come up with that kinda sorts makes sense. And hey, you aren't a political orphan per se--there is community here and believe me, places like this help keep my sanity aligned as Trump blathers on and on and plays victim. Maybe that is another part of his lame appeal--he vents about his so-called victimization and gets heard--maybe people who feel they are constantly receiving the short end of the stick, for whatever reason, feel a kinship there? I could go mad trying to dissect it.
I suppose people are disillusioned but starting when and how? Reagonmics helped who? The rich/ corporate interests. And there is the argument that the wars under Bush and the Banking crisis/ recession led to disillusion - perhsps. but that made people so unhappy that Trump makes sense? Or does he really make the most sense to white people with less education than those with enough to realize he is just another guy with a BS argument?
Mostly let's not over think it.
The authoritarian argument appeals most to those so ready to follow like the Christian right. They were ready to in the 80s.
Anyone believing in Trump needs validation that someone else is wrong and they are immune. Or they are part of a corprate/ 1% interest that can do without democracy because they think they know better, like Elon Musk.
Amy, sometimes I think people flip the script because they become disillusioned with the other side for some reason. It's kind of like a man who loves women, gets hurt once and suddenly hates all women. At that point, he will believe anything awful about a woman, no matter how irrational, because he is so disillusioned and angry. At times, this is done out of fear or bruised ego, either way, in a few cases, a person goes too far there ain't no coming back. Backtracking is an admission of failure and heaven forbid. There is also the idea that once you distrust the government, as hippies did, you will gravitate towards individuals who loudly share that anger and distrust. Trump ran on a platform of draining the swamp and in some ways, Dems seem rather unable to fight or can't seem to fight the corruption in a really big way. As Endless said, there is this kind of cosplaying, crazed community that could be akin to the free love movement in its counterculture audacity. Dems offer very little outside of facts and figures, and while that is a far superior model for reason and critical thinking, it isn't very "sexy" to non- sapiosexuals. I mean, I have a hard time grasping the MAGA mentality myself, but these are a few of the things I can come up with that kinda sorts makes sense. And hey, you aren't a political orphan per se--there is community here and believe me, places like this help keep my sanity aligned as Trump blathers on and on and plays victim. Maybe that is another part of his lame appeal--he vents about his so-called victimization and gets heard--maybe people who feel they are constantly receiving the short end of the stick, for whatever reason, feel a kinship there? I could go mad trying to dissect it.
I suppose people are disillusioned but starting when and how? Reagonmics helped who? The rich/ corporate interests. And there is the argument that the wars under Bush and the Banking crisis/ recession led to disillusion - perhsps. but that made people so unhappy that Trump makes sense? Or does he really make the most sense to white people with less education than those with enough to realize he is just another guy with a BS argument?
Mostly let's not over think it.
The authoritarian argument appeals most to those so ready to follow like the Christian right. They were ready to in the 80s.
Anyone believing in Trump needs validation that someone else is wrong and they are immune. Or they are part of a corprate/ 1% interest that can do without democracy because they think they know better, like Elon Musk.
My 2 cents, anyway.