It’s frustrating but a laaaarge proportion of people who voted for him didn’t pay attention to politics so didn’t know, or care to look it up, and just bought the propaganda that “conservatives good for economy”.
So when they were struggling under a non Republican, they voted that way.
It’s dumb and frustrating, and I know there are plenty of people who do know and don’t care, or support their horrible views… But a decent chunk didn’t
It is easy to forget the indirect causes of him becoming president (twice), such as a failing opposition and the two-party system, corruption (as in large companies can buy policies), biased media, ever increasing polarisation, an economic system that puts the interest of the haves against the interests of the have-nots. I think most people here understand the situation in the US is not that of one evil mastermind who bedazzled everyone, but sometimes I do get the feeling people choose to take the easy way and consider his voting based stupid, self-centered or naive without consideration for the external circumstances. Not saying the voters aren’t to blame, but there is a lot more at play than a little bit of propaganda by the Republican Party.
I’m kinda surprised at how few upvotes this comment has gotten, though I probably shouldn’t be. I’ve hated Trump since before he was kissing the Clinton’s asses. Too few people are willing to examine the idea of how shitty the Democrat corporatist whores had/have to be for us to end up with such a shit-stain as president.
Obama fucking ran on Med-4-All, then sold us (those who voted for him) down the river on day one. Every time I see the clip of him pretending to sip that glass of water in Flint while saying “this isn’t a stunt” makes me want to punch him in his lying mouth. It puts me in mind of Malcolm X’s fox and wolf analogy.
Some of them are all about the actions from who is in power and don’t care about the rest. I’m more referring to the ones who use the excuse “they didn’t know he was like this”. And I’ll admit that there’s some who will say that, then still support him anyway.
I’m more referring to the ones who use the excuse “they didn’t know he was like this”.
It’s almost that if you take them at their word, rather than them being a fool for believing such things, that you are in-fact the fool who believes their ridiculous explanation for why they aren’t a bad person.
If I knew what a piece of shit he was growing up in California, they did too. For them, he’s a feature, not a bug, because inside they’re just like him.
But later on people who had been alive then had no idea he was like this and voted for him in three different elections.
Yea but he promised to hurt the queers so all is forgiven.
That’s not fair, he promised to hurt a lot more than just the queers.
Yea he promised to get the brown and poors too.
Queers, browns and poor’s covers just about all of it for them doesn’t it? Add liberals and it’s totally complete.
Don’t forget the talk about sterilizing autistics and making them work on farms.
That one wasnt Trump, but someone in his or RFKs spheres.
EDIT: Ah yes, RFKs “wellness farms”.
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They knew. They didn’t care.
In 2024 they definitely knew. Zero excuse by then
You give them too much credit. You think they pay attention?
It’s frustrating but a laaaarge proportion of people who voted for him didn’t pay attention to politics so didn’t know, or care to look it up, and just bought the propaganda that “conservatives good for economy”.
So when they were struggling under a non Republican, they voted that way.
It’s dumb and frustrating, and I know there are plenty of people who do know and don’t care, or support their horrible views… But a decent chunk didn’t
It is easy to forget the indirect causes of him becoming president (twice), such as a failing opposition and the two-party system, corruption (as in large companies can buy policies), biased media, ever increasing polarisation, an economic system that puts the interest of the haves against the interests of the have-nots. I think most people here understand the situation in the US is not that of one evil mastermind who bedazzled everyone, but sometimes I do get the feeling people choose to take the easy way and consider his voting based stupid, self-centered or naive without consideration for the external circumstances. Not saying the voters aren’t to blame, but there is a lot more at play than a little bit of propaganda by the Republican Party.
I’m kinda surprised at how few upvotes this comment has gotten, though I probably shouldn’t be. I’ve hated Trump since before he was kissing the Clinton’s asses. Too few people are willing to examine the idea of how shitty the Democrat corporatist whores had/have to be for us to end up with such a shit-stain as president.
Obama fucking ran on Med-4-All, then sold us (those who voted for him) down the river on day one. Every time I see the clip of him pretending to sip that glass of water in Flint while saying “this isn’t a stunt” makes me want to punch him in his lying mouth. It puts me in mind of Malcolm X’s fox and wolf analogy.
Some of them are all about the actions from who is in power and don’t care about the rest. I’m more referring to the ones who use the excuse “they didn’t know he was like this”. And I’ll admit that there’s some who will say that, then still support him anyway.
It’s almost that if you take them at their word, rather than them being a fool for believing such things, that you are in-fact the fool who believes their ridiculous explanation for why they aren’t a bad person.
True enough. I’m trying to not sink into total cynic level. It’s difficult.
Absolutely it’s tricky, I wish I had advice to give. Good luck out there
Oh but he’s just joking 🙄
It’s just locker room talk!
He just tells it like it is!
You guys just can’t take a joke!
Seriously fucking annoying sharing the same air as these morons.
If I knew what a piece of shit he was growing up in California, they did too. For them, he’s a feature, not a bug, because inside they’re just like him.