Legitimate question- do you know any IRL? I am convinced that these people will stand by Trump no matter what. I live in a Trump heavy district and everyone is talking about how hard this is but how it’s all actually a genius negotiating tactic. They truly cannot believe that Trump isn’t their Savior.
I know a guy who did a 180 in the first month. Of course he never likes to remember that he was spreading conspiracy theories about Harris, or calling Trump “the devil [he knew].” He just knows he’s watching his crypto gains vanish into thin air.
I know some who work in defense/military/foreign policy who had assumed that there would still be guardrails in place to prevent the nomination and appointment of totally unqualified conspiracy theorists to the highest positions in the defense and intelligence world, the haphazard effects of DOGE cuts on the military and intelligence and veteran agencies, or the vindictive pettiness of some of the senior military firings (or even the termination of security details for officials from the first Trump admin).
I know some who work in healthcare who are terrified about the cuts to healthcare and science research, and a lot of the informational/data infrastructure that they depend on: tracking diseases, etc.
I know some who work in finance and banking who thought that the tariff talk was just a negotiating plot rather than a true belief, and sees real danger that Trump permanently ends the post-war global economic systems that elevated American prosperity.
I even know some in oil and gas who are now convinced that even though Trump says he cares about their industry, he’s not even competent enough to protect them from the harm he’s causing everyone.
And sadly, the worst examples are the immigrants I know who didn’t actually believe us when we told them that Trump 2.0 was going to be a disaster for immigrant human rights and livelihoods, even permanent residents and legitimate visa holders with high incomes and educational backgrounds. Now they’re sharing stories of good law abiding people they know getting rounded up and questioned, and just otherwise fearing for their safety.
And this isn’t exactly the same as people only caring when things affect them. It’s slightly different. It’s people only realizing that he’s full of shit when they come to mess around with areas of their own expertise and experience.
So yeah, I know a bunch. I try to tell them they’ve been duped and that we can move forward by lobbying the Republicans they voted for, but the underlying unspoken theme does often carry a bit of an “I fucking told you so” foundation.
I still have family in the rural Midwest and the cope is real. There’s a handful of people back home that will admit Trump sucks and of the farmers that my family knows, only one regrets their vote, the rest are smoking the copium hard.
i agree, if people are bought into the propaganda, they wont be deprogrammed as easily. the only people i saw that broke out of being a republican, was older people, especially the way they were treated by younger magas.
Legitimate question- do you know any IRL? I am convinced that these people will stand by Trump no matter what. I live in a Trump heavy district and everyone is talking about how hard this is but how it’s all actually a genius negotiating tactic. They truly cannot believe that Trump isn’t their Savior.
I know a guy who did a 180 in the first month. Of course he never likes to remember that he was spreading conspiracy theories about Harris, or calling Trump “the devil [he knew].” He just knows he’s watching his crypto gains vanish into thin air.
I do.
I know some who work in defense/military/foreign policy who had assumed that there would still be guardrails in place to prevent the nomination and appointment of totally unqualified conspiracy theorists to the highest positions in the defense and intelligence world, the haphazard effects of DOGE cuts on the military and intelligence and veteran agencies, or the vindictive pettiness of some of the senior military firings (or even the termination of security details for officials from the first Trump admin).
I know some who work in healthcare who are terrified about the cuts to healthcare and science research, and a lot of the informational/data infrastructure that they depend on: tracking diseases, etc.
I know some who work in finance and banking who thought that the tariff talk was just a negotiating plot rather than a true belief, and sees real danger that Trump permanently ends the post-war global economic systems that elevated American prosperity.
I even know some in oil and gas who are now convinced that even though Trump says he cares about their industry, he’s not even competent enough to protect them from the harm he’s causing everyone.
And sadly, the worst examples are the immigrants I know who didn’t actually believe us when we told them that Trump 2.0 was going to be a disaster for immigrant human rights and livelihoods, even permanent residents and legitimate visa holders with high incomes and educational backgrounds. Now they’re sharing stories of good law abiding people they know getting rounded up and questioned, and just otherwise fearing for their safety.
And this isn’t exactly the same as people only caring when things affect them. It’s slightly different. It’s people only realizing that he’s full of shit when they come to mess around with areas of their own expertise and experience.
So yeah, I know a bunch. I try to tell them they’ve been duped and that we can move forward by lobbying the Republicans they voted for, but the underlying unspoken theme does often carry a bit of an “I fucking told you so” foundation.
I know a couple that flipped after the first month
I still have family in the rural Midwest and the cope is real. There’s a handful of people back home that will admit Trump sucks and of the farmers that my family knows, only one regrets their vote, the rest are smoking the copium hard.
i agree, if people are bought into the propaganda, they wont be deprogrammed as easily. the only people i saw that broke out of being a republican, was older people, especially the way they were treated by younger magas.