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That phrase is a lot like one of those phrases that isn't technically racist but a lot of racists say it. That phrase is often used by the upper class to justi
by parineum 2y ago
That phrase is a lot like one of those phrases that isn't technically racist but a lot of racists say it.
That phrase is often used by the upper class to justify their habit of telling the lower classes what's good for them and, frankly, is exactly what's led to them being willing to cut off their nose to spite their face.
- watwut 2y agoRight now, cult of ignorance perfectly describes Trump and his supporters. It is just true.
- parineum 2y agoI think his appeal has a lot to do with how much those elites despise him. I think the desire for someone Trump-like predates Trump by quite a lot. I see Obama as the embodiment of that smugness and Trump as a reaction. As an example, "You didn't build that", while I get his point, it was poorly made and disregarded a lot of very hard work by the people he was talking down to. That's why his supporters don't seem to care about his policies,flaws or ideology. They like him because those people hate him. That may look like cultish behavior because they change opinions based on his whims but I bet if he started acting like and was accepted by those "elites", his support would dwindle. I think a lot of people look at the situation and don't understand it then just decide that his supporters must be stupid.
- stevenwoo 2y agoI think it can be multiple things, there are some Trump supporters who are very religious, some are just racists, some that are disenchanted with the way things are and want anyone to burn it down, some are as you described, and some that are so deep in the cult of personality that when confronted with evidence that contradicts their beliefs, they double down - there are multiple videos of this last one, like blaming Biden or Obama for some policy when Trump did it.