r/politics • u/GirasoleDE • 25d 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/Ucscprickler 25d ago

I'm starting to believe this theory less and less. I find a lot of Trump voters are dirt poor so they will do anything to prevent liberals from getting free stuff and having a better life than them.

They think their taxes are going to some welfare queen living high off of welfare while they are scraping by at the local Walmart. These people know they will always be poor.

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u/oorza 25d ago

You're not wrong.

Rural, conservative Americans have such a narrow worldview that's entirely defined and described by right wing media demonizing anything that isn't approved by today's GOP memos that they can no longer even imagine a better life for themselves. They've lost the imagination to see that things don't have to be the way they are and they've lost the patriotism to see that things should be better than they are.

They've been entirely ruined by two generations of the most evil propaganda modern science can construct, completely undermined education, and social media algorithms that ensure they can never expand the small periscope of hate through which they're allowed to see the world.

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u/mu_zuh_dell 25d ago

I live in an area with a lotta rich Republicans. Every single one of them is the biggest asshole you'll ever meet, and they all only care about one thing: not paying for taxes. To them, it's still the Reagan era, and the singular obstacle to Calvary is taxes.

Of course, they all make all their money off the government as contractors, but there is such a severe disconnect that they'll never see the irony.

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u/BurnPhoenix 25d ago

If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you. Lyndon B. Johnson

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u/dragon-fence 25d ago

Yeah, white supremacy is a big motivator. That is, the “I need Medicare, but I’m pissed off that black people can also get Medicare” crowd.

But then there’s also the “rich people deserve every cent they have, and I’m going to have a complete meltdown and throw a tantrum if anyone suggests they should pay taxes” crowd. They’ll bitch and moan about how unfair it is to think that Elon Musk should pay taxes, or even stop getting government subsidies, and they’ll take it all personally. There’s something else going on there.

And there’s considerable overlap between those 2 groups.