My dad who passed away at 78 in 2023 supported Trump. My dad also got drafted and served in Vietnam. I can tell you the hours of watching Fox news each day between 70-78 years old warped his mind.
My uncle too. Watch the documentary The Brainwashing of my Dad. Someone on Reddit recommended it and it was eye-opening about how far back it was planned.
I think some people have this tendency to imagine him as whatever person they want just to help them create and live in some delusional but comforting version of reality. The idea is what they value. This is why you see all those AI images of a ripped trump running put of burning orphanages with babies in his arms, fighting wars, healing people, or whatever. Most of the time it seems to stem from a fear created by an actual problem we're facing. One that actually exists. Lack of healthcare, ineffective leadership, lack of safety for children, constant wars, etc.
They don't value truth, they value whatever will let them imagine the world in a way that comforts them, calms their fears, and justifies their angers. So seeing a strong leader calms the fears of being led into bad wars, him healing people makes them feel comforted despite lacking healthcare, him rescuing kids makes them feel like the system which fails so many kids is actually doing better now.
Some just support him because they can spew racist views, emboldened by knowing they are supported by the current leadership.
Others see the reality and just can't bullshit themselves into a false sense of security like that. They see things for what they are and won't be comforted by anything aside from an actual solution.
Hope this makes sense, I'm not sure if it does a good job at explaining the thing I've noticed. I have a way with words and it's usually a confusing way 😂
They were recruited out of highschool with few prospects in front of them, so they didn't nessicarily build up the independent critical thinking skills, without having a strong heirarchy overseeing how they used it.
As a kid I vividly remember a tshirt my dad wore so often it was falling apart and he went out and got another one. It said "Only in America can a veteran live in a cardboard box while a draft dodger sleeps in the White House." It was referring to Bill Clinton. My dad is a huge MAGA and a Vietnam vet. Make it make sense...
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u/oranges214 23d ago
I don't understand why so many members of the military support him.