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To understand Trump’s rise you really have to realize who’s supporting him. So I thought I’d list five of the main types of Donald Trump supporters I’ve dealt with since he was elected.
1. Angry white people: This one is obvious. While not all of his supporters are white – most are. I’ve dealt with many Trump supporters over the last few months and they are probably some of the most hostile and vile people I’ve encountered. These are people who feel good when those they oppose are miserable, in pain or suffering. They’re also typically the people who claim they’re not racist – but most definitely would prefer to live in a “whites-only” country.
2. Uneducated people: If there’s one demographic with which Trump excels, it’s the least educated among us. While I’m not saying an education is the only standard by which intelligence is measured, it is telling that a good chunk of Trump supporters are those with a high school diploma or less. So it shouldn’t be at all surprising that one of his weakest demographics is people with a bachelor’s degree or higher.
3. Racists and bigots: These are the angry white people from #1 who don’t hide the fact that they openly loathe people who don’t look like them. These are the folks who see groups of people like Muslims, African Americans, Mexicans, immigrants and basically anyone who isn’t a straight, white Christian like second-class human beings who don’t deserve respect. These are typically the people who blame everything that’s wrong with this country on someone of color.
4. Paranoid people who think America is no longer “America”: These are the people who typically say things like “we’re losing this country” or believe in Trump’s rhetoric about the United States no longer being great. These folks are not new to society. Pretty much every generation has that section of the population who always believes that the “country is changing for the worse.” You can research back decades and this is typically the battle cry of those who are always on the wrong side of history.
5. Fools who believe anything as long as it’s what they want to hear: Let’s be honest, this group is not exclusive to just Trump – or Republicans, for that matter. These types of people are found within any group of supporters. That being said, you have to be willfully ignorant to believe the nonsense Trump sells. I have never seen an instance of a candidate who literally just makes stuff up on the fly that his supporters never question.
Many of his supporters are so devoid of reality, and so incredibly enamored with everything he says, that the only “truth” to them is what comes out of his mouth (or gets posted onto his twitter – often these are one in the same). When he says ridiculous things like unemployment is really at 42 percent (a statement that’s not based on any reality known to sane people) – they believe it. Why? Because he said it and that’s what they want to hear.
While there are obviously more (and many of his supporters fall into more than one of these categories), these are the main groups I encounter.
I gave up trying to debate them months ago. It just wasn’t worth wasting my time. You can’t convince people that something is factual or real when they simply don’t believe in facts or reality.
I’m sure everyone reading this has experienced the painful task of trying to debate and/or reason with a supporter of Donald Trump at some point or another. It’s an experience that often leaves me feeling as if I’ve just spoken with someone who’s either been brainwashed by a cult or is legitimately crazy. In all my years debating politics with my Republican counterparts, I’ve never experienced anything quite like dealing with people who can literally watch a video of Trump saying or doing something — then still deny that it’s true.
But it’s not just their near complete denial of reality that’s so mind-boggling. The hypocrisy of many of these folks is absolutely astounding.
People who were chanting “lock her up!” because Hillary Clinton used a private email server over four years ago don’t seem remotely bothered by the fact that Russia attacked the United States in a direct effort to undermine our democracy and help elect Vladimir Putin’s favorite candidate.
The same candidate who’s praised this Russian tyrant throughout his campaign, choosing to attack and discredit our own intelligence officials instead of condemning an enemy who ordered an attack against this country.
It’s just astonishing to see millions of people believe a woman who was cleared by the FBI should be in prison because of a damn email server she used over four years ago, while they make excuses for a man who may have very well committed treason in his run to the White House — an election he only won because of this Russian cyber attack.
However, that’s not even the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the seemingly endless list of things Trump supporters deny, overlook or make excuses for when it comes to Donald Trump that they would never let a Democrat get away with.
Just imagine if a Democrat ran for president as someone who:
Had at least one affair, was on their third marriage, and had 5 kids from three different spouses.
Belittled POWs, saying that they’re not heroes, because they like people who weren’t captured.
Was caught lying about how much money they had claimed to raise for veterans.
Wouldn’t release their tax returns.
Went nearly 20 years without paying any income tax.
Was caught on tape admitting to being a sexual predator.
Talked about the size of their penis (during a debate.)
Constantly had outbursts on Twitter like a petulant child.
Mocked a reporter with disabilities.
Defended and praised Vladimir Putin.
Attacked the credibility of U.S. intelligence agencies and spies.
Refused to condemn an enemy who attacked us.
The list goes on and on. But when you get right down to it, there’s a very simple reason why trying to reason with Trump supporters is pointless:
Because they simply don’t care.If he lies, they’ll reject any source that debunks him. If he contradicts himself, they’ll make excuses for his contradiction. If he sells them something completely ridiculous (such as asking the taxpayers to pay for his wall, claiming Mexico will “pay for it later”), they’ll blindly believe that ridiculous scam without thinking twice.
They. Simply. Don’t. Care. These people have been so indoctrinated by Fox News and right-wing blogs replete with conspiracy theorists and propaganda that most of them would really rather elect a puppet of Putin than a Democrat. Many of them honestly believe that people like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are worse than someone like Vladimir Putin.
They don’t care if Trump had to lie, cheat, or even get help from the Russian government to win — which is the only reason why he barely won — just as long as he won. It’s a sad time in this country. We’re dealing with millions of people who, instead of being supporters of a political party, are really nothing more than brainwashed members of the largest cult in human history. People who reject facts, science and indisputable reality because none of those things tell them what they’ve been indoctrinated to believe.
That’s why it’s impossible to reason with them — because you’re not dealing with people who possess the ability to be reasonable.
I wish there was a more pleasant way of saying it but there isn't. "You dummies had better wake the fuck up while you still have a country."
How are you going to correct this huge mistake?
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