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> This one really doesn't make sense if you actually want to MAGA They don't. It was always a lie. The want to make their own lives great(er) at the expense of
by kccoder 2y ago
> This one really doesn't make sense if you actually want to MAGA
They don't. It was always a lie. The want to make their own lives great(er) at the expense of the rest of the human species.
Way too many people were somehow conned by an expert conman who had previously conned them. Short memories and wishful thinking is a dangerous combo.
- marcusverus 2y agoThis mindset is the ultimate goal of all propagandists--complete and total ideological capture. Once the propagandist has convinced their target of the other's inherent malevolence, the target will no longer seek to understand the perspective of the dreaded other. Their every statement will be viewed with suspicion. They only say they want to make their country great, the tricky devils!
- techorange 2y agoSo this is true, and if I piece apart what you’re saying, it’s that you think that liberal propaganda has turned people away from MAGA, convincing liberals of Trump’s inherent malevolence. But I have a different theory. I think that in this case, the propagandists are trying to convince the other of their own inherent malevolence. Not to say liberal media doesn’t try to do this, but let’s be honest? Trump is a world’s better marketer than the folks at MSNBC. And I think he thinks it is useful to be so extreme that it also creates that divisiveness. Like as objectively as I try to look at Trump, I think he intentionally obfuscates his intentions to increase divisiveness.
- CamperBob2 2y agoTrump is a world’s better marketer than the folks at MSNBC. No, stupid people are easier to herd. That's all there is to it. Remember that Trump only turned to the Republican party after trying everything else first.