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I definitely don't, but it doesn't change much to the parent's point; keyword I'd "blinded", not "hatred". There is a lot of hate but what is really appalling i

I definitely don't, but it doesn't change much to the parent's point; keyword I'd "blinded", not "hatred". There is a lot of hate but what is really appalling is how few trump supporters can be reasoned with. Or can see reason at all. The ones that could... are no longer Trump supporters. It is somehow easier to believe that it's just hatred misguiding people, because the alternative is worse. Please do keep in mind that while it may be "half the US population" (it's not), it's definitely not half the world population. An absolute majority of the world is looking at the USA in utter disgust.

logicchains 6y ago
>There is a lot of hate but what is really appalling is how few trump supporters can be reasoned with. Or can see reason at all. The ones that could... are no longer Trump supporters. This is literally the exact same thing Trump supporters say about Democrats, that they only reason with emotion and can't use facts or logic. >Please do keep in mind that while it may be "half the US population" (it's not), it's definitely not half the world population. An absolute majority of the world is looking at the USA in utter disgust. He's actually relatively popular in India (https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/01/08/how-people-around-the-world-see-the-u-s-and-donald-trump-in-10-charts/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/01/08/how-people-...), and also in China (can't find a better source than https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Trump-popular-in-China https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Trump-popular-in-China, but if you know many mainland Chinese you could ask them), which make up a significant chunk of the global population.
- scrollaway 6y ago
  > This is literally the exact same thing Trump supporters say about Democrats In the US it's generally true on both sides, because your politics are ridiculously "team" centric. A lot of democrats can't be reasoned with, with regards to their party's policies. The major difference is that the Trump "camp" takes it to an absurd level of cognitive dissonance and at this point, either you know what I'm talking about already, or it's not worth my time and energy to explain it here (sorry).

logicchains 6y ago

>There is a lot of hate but what is really appalling is how few trump supporters can be reasoned with. Or can see reason at all. The ones that could... are no longer Trump supporters. This is literally the exact same thing Trump supporters say about Democrats, that they only reason with emotion and can't use facts or logic. >Please do keep in mind that while it may be "half the US population" (it's not), it's definitely not half the world population. An absolute majority of the world is looking at the USA in utter disgust. He's actually relatively popular in India (https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/01/08/how-people-around-the-world-see-the-u-s-and-donald-trump-in-10-charts/ https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/01/08/how-people-...), and also in China (can't find a better source than https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Trump-popular-in-China https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Trump-popular-in-China, but if you know many mainland Chinese you could ask them), which make up a significant chunk of the global population.

scrollaway 6y ago
> This is literally the exact same thing Trump supporters say about Democrats In the US it's generally true on both sides, because your politics are ridiculously "team" centric. A lot of democrats can't be reasoned with, with regards to their party's policies. The major difference is that the Trump "camp" takes it to an absurd level of cognitive dissonance and at this point, either you know what I'm talking about already, or it's not worth my time and energy to explain it here (sorry).