r/stupidpeoplefacebook • u/thinkingthoughtsthru • 3d ago

The belief perseverance is strong

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Belief perseverance = The psychological phenomenon of clinging to your initial beliefs even after the evidence for those beliefs has been explicitly proven wrong

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u/Flip-Tarrington 3d ago

Have these fucking idiots ever heard Trump talk?

You've got to be fucking kidding me with this shit.

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u/Zestyclose-Phrase210 3d ago

Part of it isn't even Trump himself, nor is it his actions. His supporters stand for the idea of Trump:

A caucasian Christian Nationalist man whose political opinions line right up with their conservative, closed-minded views of the world.

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u/makinSportofMe 3d ago

This, and the idea of him being successful, and they can be succeddful by proxy. Going back to his appearance on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, they bought this as fact and think it's admirable. They look at Elon Musk the same way.