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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThey hated Obama because he expected them to be better than they were
They didn't like to be reminded of their failings.
They love Trump because he's always worse than they ever imagined he could be. He sets the bar lower everyday so they don't have to do anything to exceed expectations.
Will they ever get tired of winning?
Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Shell_Seas
(3,336 posts)bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)Forces them to jump through so many hoops to find flaws to point out to justify their racism. Add in being a spectacularly successful black man and you get Obama Derangement Syndrome.
You are right about Trump. He's so bad that it's easy to point out the many ways they are "better than the President". He legitimizes their twisted little world. "Yea, I'm a racist, misogynistic asshole, but Trump..."
dlk
(11,582 posts)He was a continual challenge to their flawed belief systems.
zaj
(3,433 posts)DetlefK
(16,423 posts)greymattermom
(5,754 posts)are finding out the hard way that that's not ok.
Claritie Pixie
(2,199 posts)Plus his skin isn't white.