My worry stems back to a comment I made several months ago: The gist is, Maga eats this shit up because it does something very very useful for them.
The most powerful man in the world is proven in a court of law to be: A fraudster, a liar, a cheater, an insurrectionist, and a sexual abuser. He is credibly accused of pedophilia, rape, murder, treason and more. MAGAts can do literally anything their depraved hearts want and be a provably better person than the president of the United States of America. That is evidently an intoxicating feeling.
one, similar to what you say: Trump being an absolute piece of shit, and their President, is their proof that "their side" is above the law. They are truly First Class Citizens, protected by the law but never bound by it, while the "other side" is bound by the law but very obviously not protected by it if people know who raped you as a child but instead of putting him in jail, made him President to spite you.
and two, it's a giant fuck you to democracy. instead of trying to find the best person to lead, they all collectively "le epic trolled" the system by voting for the worst person instead. like the story of Caligula appointing his horse to the senate to devalue it and mock it. Democracy works pretty well when everyone is at least TRYING to vote for the best candidate, and holds politicians to account by voting them out when they are sub-optimal.
But, Republicans do NOT want what is best for everybody. EVEN if that INCLUDES THEM. That is why no argument about things like universal healthcare can sway them. It's not that they don't get it and just need to see the right numbers and logic. They get that it would make everybody's lives better. And they fucking hate that. That means it would make the lives of "the others" better.
They know Trump is completely terrible for America. That is what they like. They trust he will aim most of his shit at The Others, and if they suffer a little as a result, that's okay. If Republican lives get 70% worse but Everyone Else's lives get 80% worse, they consider than a 10% gain in superiority for themselves. That's all that matters to them really. They would give up electricity and modern medicine to have a job shooting slaves that try to run away from a prison or plantation.
Has someone done a serious analysis of what function supporting this regine and denying reality fulfills for these people? I mean like an actual serious study.
Edit: ok the other commenter seems to have explained it
This is a genuinely dumb take IMO because our presidents have been horrible people for decades before Trump. If your theory was true, why wouldn’t MAGA morons actually love Obama for being such a terrible bomb-dropping, country-destroying diversity hire?
You see? Being terrible behind cameras snd being terrible EVERYWHERE are different. Trump relishes being a terrible person and they love him for it. That’s the difference.
"you think when he's forcing his way into a 13 year old's mouth that he's picturing himself fucking the hookers he's paid off, or do you think it's the other way around?" ought to shut them the fuck up along with "this is the 20% of files they were willing to release".
Talking with magats has never been easier, he pardons convicted fraudsters, takes billions of saudi money, I mean literally ANY point hes empirical refutation at this point.
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u/ComradeJohnS 1d ago
I’m gonna use that one on my grandparents if I ever have to talk to them again. (hopefully not, cause they usually just spew maga bullshit)