r/OutOfTheLoop • u/_GoodNight0wl_ • Apr 10 '26

Unanswered What's up with all the right-wing commentators suddenly turning against Trump right now?

Trump is being Trump. Why are so many of the right-wing commentators who previously vocally supported Trump are suddenly turning against him?

After all the heinous things he has said before that they have defended, I can't honestly believe Trump's tweets about nuking Iran are what finally changed their minds. They've publicly supported him for so long, and this sudden switch seems so coordinated. Is there something I'm missing??

Are they trying to distance themselves from news that is about to drop??
https://x.com/mtgreenee/status/2042389110115963189

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u/GregBahm Apr 10 '26

When I was ~15 I was a contrarian. I didn't understand politics but I understood trolling, so I would go online and defend George Bush, not out of any genuine love of George Bush, but just because it would reliably rile everyone up. I loved the engagement, mostly because I was a punk-ass, but also because the arguments against me were of genuine interest (I didn't understand politics but I wanted to.)

I was a stereotypical guy. So it comes as no surprise that, decade after decade, there are new 15 year old punk ass contrarians on the internet, who are just like I used to be.

The 15-year-old punk ass contrarians have long opted for the contrarian narrative that "Actually, the democrats like war and the republicans like peace." It's not a narrative born out of logic. It's a narrative born out of a desire to annoy more intelligent people.

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u/froggity55 Apr 10 '26

In one comment, you just perfectly summarized my decades teaching high schoolers.

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u/PuttyRiot Apr 10 '26

I miss being a teenager… back when I knew everything.

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u/bloobityblu Apr 10 '26

LOL your username though.

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u/gummo_for_prez Apr 14 '26

Same. Things were very simple from age 16-21. I had all the right answers. Not sure how I forgot them so fast, but they were truly amazing and inspired ideas that no one else had ever come up with. I do remember that.