Why do people still back Trump, after everything? 5 things to understand about MAGA supporters’ thinking

https://theconversation.com/why-do-people-still-back-trump-after-everything-5-things-to-understand-about-maga-supporters-thinking-239031

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  1. > And indeed, many on the left fail to understand who Trump voters are and how they vary. Trump’s base cannot simply be dismissed as racist “deplorables”, as Hillary Clinton famously said in 2016

    Author fails to understand that his 5 reasons are just convenient excuses racist/sexist/homophobic/xenophobic trump supporters use to avoid just saying they are racist/sexist/homophobic/xenophobic.

    The only other excuse is people that actually earn over 500k a year and are just selfish. Some of them also belong in the other group.. but some are just greedy and will vote for whoever promises to keep taxes low for the rich.

  2. oh, so it’s not just blind loyalty why they follow, it’s a cocktail of blind loyalty combined with delusion, ignorance and burning desire to return to a time of unchallenged white superiority and privilege.

  3. MaybeRightsideUp on

    Didn’t read. Let me guess:
    1. Racist against Blacks
    2. Racist against Asians
    3. Racist against Jews
    4. Racist against Latinos
    5. Desire to own the libs

  4. Trump will not be your President if:

     

    –          You are black, brown or LGBTQ

    –          You are Haitian

    –          You are women wanting to make your own choices

    –          You do not watch Fox, News Max or Oan

    –          You are an immigrant – even a legal immigrant

    –          You are a democrat

    –          You were a Nikki Haley voter

    –          You think John McCain was a hero

    –          You are a RINO

    –          You believe in climate change

    –          You challenge his unending lies

    –          You do not believe the 2020 election was stolen

    –          You do not buy his Infomercial crap products

     

    ……the unending list of who DJT will not support and whom he hates in one way or another

     

    When casting your vote in November….keep this in mind….

  5. RedLanternScythe on

    I understand why Trump won in 2016. He was an outsider running against the prototypical establishment candidate at a time when antiestablishment feeling were at their peak.

    But too many people entangled their personality with supporting Trump. Turning on trump would mean admitting to a core personal flaw. That is very hard for people to do. There will be a lot of people who ride the Trump train off the cliff rather than admit they were wrong.

  6. thisismynamesilly on

    So… Fear?

    1. FEAR of Fake News and a deep state plot to overthrow the will of the people.

    2. FEAR the economy will get worse if a democrat is elected president.

    3. FEAR of immigrants and of the white population being “replaced.”

    4. FEAR of the wars in Ukraine and Israel and that more will start and that only Trump can prevent them.

    5. FEAR that the US is on the brink of failure and they need a savior from the “radical left.”

  7. In summary basically Trump supporters are diluted and their version of reality is not what actually exists hence they vote against their own interests

  8. I don’t give a shit about understanding them anymore. I only care about beating them. Crushing them. WHATEVER IT TAKES!

  9. No need and pointless to understand. MAGA are like cultists. Cult members of a specific group does not care if they commit mini holocaust, torture, kill, rape, etc. They don’t need reason. They just follow. They will ignore everything.

    It’s a waste of time and effort trying to decrypt their brainwaves or thoughts.

  10. Accidentally had a conversation with a Trump supporter. Everything he mentioned was about the Biden crime family, Hunter’s laptop, and how because Trump is a billionaire he must be seeking the presidency out of love for his country. I almost threw up. Mentioning the $1.7B he cost the taxpayers by housing the Secret Service at his properties at inflated prices simply could not convince him that Trump is all about himself. It is a lost cause. His supporters are too far down the rabbit hole. Vote blue or commit suicide because you won’t want another four+ years of this.

  11. Fear is a limbic system motivator. With a few false hoods and a bit of exaggeration, it is pretty easy to rouse the irrational into a fervor.

    By nature Trump is a used car salesman. He utilizes the simplest sales technique. Attention, interest, desire, action.

    America is failing- attention. Interest- they are eating people’s pets. Desire- You want to save America? Action- hate her, vote for me and send me money to get others to vote for me.

    Con man working the con.

  12. If you go to a church with a pastor that supports Trump, and actually consider yourself a Christian, you need to find a different church.

  13. PineappleTraveler on

    They literally believe in lies. They think Biden closed the economy for the pandemic, forgetting March’20-January’21.

  14. One of the worst articles i have read in a while.

    The part about drumpf not starting any wars and somehow bringing up gaza and ukraine is the stupidest bullshit i have read this month!

  15. The Grand Old Party has become riddled through and is dying of an epidemic of AIDS…Arrogant Ignorant Deplorable Suckers

  16. I’m done trying to “understand maga.” Mobilize the vote so we never have to hear from them again.

  17. My experience with fellow gen xers, who support trump, is really simple. They have one or several traits. They are narcissistic. They regularly frequent the bar with their regular crew. They were popular in high school and want to tell you all about it. While waiting for your to go wing order. They have a divorce or divorces and it was never their fault. They are quick to anger and say people need an ass whooping, while standing there doing nothing, clutching their pearls. You smell the toxic masculinity oozing out of them, including the women.

  18. This article is LOL stupid 🤣

    He wants us to take the people wearing diapers on their asses and their ears as rational good faith actors 🤣