Another unpopular conflict in the Middle East is a step too far for many of the president’s loyalists.
  • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
    71·
    2 months ago

    I’m so sick of the establishment left media repeatedly being like “MAGA supporters are finally turning on Trump” - they’re not!

    It’s wishful thinking, go to their spaces you’ll see how they justify their positions to each other and just keep manufacturing reasons as to why it all lines up with their world view.

    • Cruxifux@feddit.nl
      18·
      2 months ago

      Every time I see a headline like this I go and check the approval rating and it hasn’t moved in any meaningful way. It’s so dumb.

      • cattywampas@lemmy.world
        14·
        2 months ago

        A common problem with media today. Whenever you see a headline that says “people are doing/saying x” replace “people” with “a few twitter comments we found” and it all makes a lot more sense.

    • DaddleDew@lemmy.world
      10·
      2 months ago

      I don’t believe anything The Daily Beast says anymore because they almost always exaggerate on that subject. Their articles are clickbait aimed at all the people who can’t wait for Trump to be gone.

    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      Yeah and it’s also stupid how short they think everyone’s memory is. They say this shit like once a month.

    • billwashere@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      There might be a few but in general no they aren’t. If the pussy grabbing, war mongering, kid diddling, and live pants shitting didn’t turn them already, pretty sure nothing will.

  • The Velour Fog @lemmy.world
    14·
    2 months ago

    The Daily Beast is a sensationalist rag, it shouldn’t be allowed as a source here.

    Checked in on my MAGA relatives Facebook and they are just fine with rationalizing that the war is necessary because some Iranians treated some Americans bad at some point in the past.

  • kescusay@lemmy.world
    11·
    2 months ago

    We should be clear: They weren’t really anti-war. What they were was stupid enough to believe Trump.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      It’s the RWA (Right Wing Authoritarian) mindset.

      I think every American should be required to read Bob Altemeyer’s The Authoritarians in school.

      But asking our public schools, especially while under the influence of the unhinged right wing and the reactionary centrists, to give citizens a real education is probably asking a lot.