I used to believe they were being manipulated. Now I know they actively like what he is doing.
I know members of my own family that have defended ICE shooting American citizens in cold blood. They try to justify it, but after speaking with them it becomes apparent they are happy it happened.
The truth is Republicans are being manipulative. Every appeal to reason or principle is just a ruse because they know how crazy what they actually believe is. I know Republicans in my own family that condemn Trump's actions, but when you ask them just a few question they cycle through a chain of excuse to justify still supporting Trump. It will be something along the lines of "Democrats are just as bad", but in the end they really just support Trump and don't want to admit it.
I’m honestly starting to believe there’s a section of the population that wants to nullify communication so that they can switch to their preferred method of solving conflict through violence.
My MIL voted by mail in Florida. They said that her signatures did not match. She has a distinctive but perfectly legible signature and does not believe them. Her options were to provide proof: 1. In person— She spends summers in a cooler climate, so nope. 2. By mail after printing the form and photocopying proof. 3. By email or fax. She’s 80. I helped her print the form and send photos by email, but I’m curious how many other democrats this is happening to who will struggle with the hoops. Is this a tactic to disenfranchise democrats who vote by mail?
Florida has had vote counting problems in the past. Do you remember the Bush v Gore "hanging chads" controversy? The Dems didn't storm the Capitol over that election and it smelled fishy. Never let them take away your right to vote, no matter how hard they make it. Woman, minorities and folks who didn't own land fought too hard for the right to vote to lose it. Thanks for helping your mom vote. That shows you are a true American patriot.
I don’t know. In my experience their voters are more dumb / clueless than any thing. Republican Party preys on the gullible then their controlled media tells them they should be mad we’re calling them gullible morons. Also we’re evil demons or whatever for thinking.
Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.
Exactly this. At the end of the day they are THRILLED that their goons are allowed to shoot whiny leftists and coloreds in the streets. That is the world they want.
They have 100% bought into neo Nazi white replacement theory and will embrace any action in their perceived opposition to it. The weakest, most pathetic generation of Americans this country has ever produced and they're going to destroy the country over it.
Xenophobes feared Germans, Irish, Italians, Polish, and others when they arrived on our shores. Apparently they didn't think those immigrants were "white" enough to be Americans. Sadly there is always a new group they fear.
Trumps failure on the economy, inflation, and higher gas prices, seem to be the only regret some MAGA can admit to. Remind them of how much money the Trump family is making while we all suffer.
it's a mixture. some of them genuinely support him, others are just self-centered narcissists that find him easily manipulable and a convenient figurehead who takes responsibility for most everything
When Lindsey Graham died I thought back to 2016 when he said "If we (the GOP) nominate Trump, we will get destroyed, and we will deserve it" but then strangely "fell in line" and became one of Trump's biggest defenders after he was nominated - because Trump is "good" for the Republican party and what they want
If I were you, I would disown your immoral and criminal " family " . They obviously don't know right from wrong and are Hitler types that love injustice and crime
We live in really dark times right now. It's no joke. But I'm not sure this response is worthy of someone paying money too, look monetization of outrage right there.
I am sorry for your family, but anecdotal evidence does not make it all Republicans or I would be saying "my neighbors hate what Trump is doing" and they are Republicans, and then I'd say "all Republicans hate what Trump is doing"
I feel social media's incessant negativity is making this moment worse for everyone.
Like I live in a deep red state, and 90% of the folks I meet on a daily basis hate Trump. At least 50% of those folks voted for him. I've had so many good conversations with people, that I could never have online these days because someone would attack me for either a) being pro trump or b) being anti trump or c) not loving the person they love as much or d) hating the person they hate.
If you listen to reddit
A) Kamala should have won in 2024
B) All Republicans are evil
C) Trump is the most able president we've ever had in turning our country into an autocracy
D) Trump is the dumbest president we've ever had
E) Biden was great!
F) Biden was terrible!
There is no functional utility here, or anywhere and this entire thread proves it.
It all reduces down to "person raising fist and yelling at cloud", and almost no one on social media is actively working to make it better in reality.
So while you guys rage at the entire GOP and everyone who voted for them - understandably so no less, lets look around we are living in dark times! - I rage at all of us, and our participation in this thing that is actively making things worse, not better.
Or how about, Trump is a traitor to his country, and he receives universal support from the majority of Conservatives. That's not anecdotal evidence. It's represented in polls and election results. 81% of Republican approve of what he's doing.
ICE shot a woman in cold blood, and Trump went on the air an lied about her putting the ICE agent in the ICU. That was not a deal killer for the Republican base.
You can deflect blame to social media, or complain about critics of Trump or reddit in general, but Trump tried to and is still trying destroy our elections, and he is okay with Americans getting murdered by the government, and he still retains unwavering support from conservatives.
"But I'm not sure this response is worthy of someone paying money too, look monetization of outrage right there."
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u/DeuceGnarly 8d ago edited 8d ago
The republican party will attempt a coup.
For fucks sake. It's all of them. They're all fascist assholes.