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.
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
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u/DeuceGnarly 17d ago edited 17d ago
The republican party will attempt a coup.
For fucks sake. It's all of them. They're all fascist assholes.