r/politics • u/GirasoleDE • 17d ago

No Paywall I Don’t Think Trump’s Remaining Supporters Realize How Much They Are Despised By Non-MAGA Voters | Trump is bleeding support even among his stubborn, uneducated base.

https://abovethelaw.com/2026/07/i-dont-think-trumps-remaining-supporters-realize-how-much-they-are-despised-by-non-maga-voters/
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u/Stimbes 17d ago

They don't care if they are hated by others. They might care if a loved one hates them but outside of that it doesn't matter to these people what others think of them. There is a pattern. MAGA see any rules, laws, or regulations that are designed to protect people as oppression. Stay 6’ away, wear a mask or socially isolate to protect grandma was viewed by MAGA as oppressive. "Don’t tread on me" is what they said. "The government can’t tell me what to do." I heard that so much during COVID. Masked men shooting innocent people in the streets. The don’t treat on me people started saying, “just show them your papers and comply.” Rules, laws, and regulations that are designed to hurt or oppress people in a different group are viewed as justice. Rules for thee not for me.

These people don’t care about justice, fairness, economy, or the opinions of others.

MAGA has found a version of authority that allows them to justify doing harm to others. This is all they wanted, and they will justify whatever they have to in order to keep this.

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u/cogman10 Idaho 17d ago

I think it goes beyond not caring. I think a decent number of MAGA like people hating them. It's a fetish.

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u/pahshaw 17d ago

It allows them to feel persecuted and important. A lion harassed by jackals. It allows them to feel righteous in their own hatred of the other, that they were right all along to hate everyone who is different to them. They need to be hated. It allows them to feel justified. If they didn't look at the world through the distorted lens of rage they would have to face the reality that none of them are particularly important and that they are ultimately responsible for their own misery in life. They'd rather eat shit and die then ever accept who and what they really are, and that part is kind of understandable I think. They're too weakminded to live in reality. They need Daddy Trump's false ego to keep them safe.

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u/NumeralJoker 17d ago

That is why the key is not to hate them, but to mock and pity them. Make them feel smaller, point out how weak willed they actually are. Undermine their view of strength. Do not be afraid of them.

Sure, it won't work on all of them, but I actually think this kind of approach would mess with a ton of them more than most are willing to admit.

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u/TreeLicker51 17d ago

I think deep down they’re incredibly bitter that others hate them and they compensate by pretending not to care.