Trump supporters look like total fools

[Beachnutt]

they're the laughing stock of the world.
You have to be a complete IDIOT to still support this conman and the longer this goes the more stupid they look.

[blueknight73]

1. They don't see it that way,

In their minds this is all a political witch hunt that was perpetrated by the Dems because they hate Trump. They truly believe the election was stolen and the Dems just want Trump out of the picture. This is what being in a cult does.

[hurple]

48. They also truly, sincerely believe

That they are the majority and that their numbers are growing every day.

[Skittles]

56. I disagree

they know damn well Trump lost the election but are willing to go along with the ruse as long as it helps the repuke effort to suppress the vote

[blueknight73]

62. Nah,

You are seriously underestimating their intelligence. These people are in a cult. They absolutely believe everything he says. I live around them and hear them every day

[Cosmocat]

65. I know these people

Yes, it's a cult.

But, it's a cult of hatred of the evil liberal.

45 just hijacked it.

They love him because he overtly did what traditional pols mealy mouthed about.

Sure, they have the "stupid" voters who believe the bs.

But most of them full well know what is going on and are full on board w it because it's getting over on the libs.

[Cosmocat]

64. You are correct

nm

[I_UndergroundPanther]

57. I want trump out of the picture

And the republicans too.

[rampartc]

2. they have looked stupid since that first ride down the escalator

i still have no earthly idea why they picked that cult to join.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Same reason people liked Hitler.

[rampartc]

14. do they really think trump made the trains run on time?

or that he'd be a "fun guy to have a beer with" which is how karl rove described g w bush?

if a guy like trump sat on the next bar stool i would move.

[Irish_Dem]

16. Trump sells the same thing Hitler sold to the people.

-Make Germany great again.

-Germany is a victim of ________ (fill in the blank.)

-White Christians are the only ones who count.

-Hatred, brutality, extermination of others is necessary for survival.


The list goes on and on but you get the drift.

[3Hotdogs]

18. Then imagine if Bannon was on the next bar stool....

... the stink......

[2naSalit]

26. From both of them!

[Beachnutt]

4. Yes they have but with the latest developments

it is absolutely undeniable that trump is and always has been a con man.
The trump flag flying fools will be laughed off the block soon.

[yardwork]

28. Racism, mostly.

I can't be certain that every Trump voter is racist, but his racism wasn't a deal-breaker for them. Nor was his mocking a disabled journalist, mocking families who lost their children in war, sexually assaulting women and bragging about it, etc.

Trump represents the opposite of all those so-called "family values" the Republicans have been yapping about all my life.

[Oldtimeralso]

43. Did they really join the cult?

There was a rumour at the time that the crowd at the "escalator event" were paid to be there.

[rampartc]

46. these might all be crisis actors and "conservative" operatives

bussing from trump rally to school board meeting, to peaceful blm event to cause trouble for some minimum wage and hopes of being "discovered" .

[catbyte]

5. No kidding. There was a big Jeep parked in my small independent grocery store

parking lot yesterday all decked out with a "LET'S GO, BRANDON!" tire cover and one of those "F*CK BIDEN AND ANY DEMOCRAT WHO VOTED FOR HIM blah blah blah" flags waving on the back. The parking lot is right next to the station where I get gas and the reactions were great. Some flipped off the Jeep, some just shook their heads. It was clear that it was an unpopular opinion because of the dozen or so folks I saw walk by it, none of them agreed. I didn't stay long enough to see the actual traitor. At least he's stupid enough to out himself.

[yardwork]

30. I love the Dark Brandon memes.

A beautiful example of taking back an insult.

[Hekate]

61. Would be great to have a stack of them printed out to slip under Trumpista windshield wipers

[yardwork]

69. Oooohhhhh....

[sop]

6. It makes you wonder what else these fools need to find out before the Trump fever breaks.

I suspect this will only end when Trump pleads guilty to some charge to avoid prosecution and a prison sentence. Even then there will be Trump supporters who still believe he was unfairly persecuted by the deep state.

[Kaleva]

11. The Magahats are lost causes

True believers feel they will win even in defeat.

[jimfields33]

27. When they drop Trump, DeSantis is waiting in the wings.

[agingdem]

37. they "cleave onto" Trump because

he hates who they hate..Blacks/Hispanics/Jews/Muslims/Native Americans/Asians/ LGBTQ/women/the poor/the disabled..and he gives voice to their hate..Trump in the White House allowed them to brandish their guns, threaten, maim, kill "the other" with impunity..they were down with the Muslim ban, the wall, "shit hole countries", separating families, babies in cages, "good people on both sides", coddling despots, his callous disregard for human life, disappearing 300,000 covid dead,..they don't care if he's a deranged megalomaniac..they don't care if he lies and cheats, they don't care if he steals classified documents..screwing the government...you go Donnie!..they had four years of Trump legitimized hate..and Biden took that away...and they want it back...

[kentuck]

7. When Trump is called on his lies...

As Judge Dearie has done, that is the only way to stop the laughter and the foolishness.

[orangecrush]

8. This.

[Xoan]

9. There appears to be an ample supply...

Of stupid to endure for years to come.

[The Wizard]

10. They really are total fools.

Many now identify as independents running away from the Trump Stink. Too late.

[RAB910]

12. In fairness, this was always true

[Mr. Ected]

13. And so were W's supporters in the 2000's

They behaved like angry, spoiled children, then abandoned him as soon as his lunacy became undeniable.

You'd think they'd learn from their mistakes, but they don't. It's hard to admit you're wrong, especially when you're entirely motivated by anger, jealousy and hatred.

[RocRizzo55]

15. There will always be many

It’s a known fact that half the population have a below average intelligence

[3Hotdogs]

23. Whatever gave you that idea?

[MissMillie]

17. It's like they're holding on to a seriously terrible poker hand

Both literally and figuratively they've poured a boat-load of money into a 7 & 2 off-suit and they're prepared to throw more money into the pot rather than to admit that they've got nothing and they've made the wrong bet.

There's a term that behavioral scientists use to label this behavior, but I can't think of it at the moment. (Maybe it will come to me after I have more coffee.)

[Funtatlaguy]

20. Cognitive Dissonance

[MissMillie]

21. that works, for sure (n/t)

.

[yardwork]

32. This is hilarious and so true!

From now on when I think of Trump supporters I'm going to think of this.

[jmbar2]

40. From economics - sunk cost fallacy

Think of how much money the spent on hats, Tshirts, wheel covers, donations, etc. Mostly modest-income people.

[MissMillie]

42. that's it! that's the one I couldn't think of

I worked for economists/game theorists for more than 20 years, but I couldn't get that phrase into my head this morning.

[Danascot]

54. Sunk cost fallacy

The sunk cost fallacy describes a tendency to follow through on endeavors where time, money, or effort has already been invested.

The sunk cost fallacy is also related to commitment bias, or a tendency to remain committed to past behaviors despite those behaviors having undesirable outcomes. By failing to understand that the resources expended will never be recovered, the individual makes decisions based on past costs and not on more rational future costs and benefits.

Lastly, sunk cost fallacy may have some relationship with loss aversion. This is a cognitive bias suggesting that the pain of losing something is more powerful than the pleasure of gaining something. As a result, people are more likely to avoid losses than seek out gains. In the context of the sunk cost fallacy, the individual equates a loss with not following through on their decision.

[Funtatlaguy]

19. Once Rupert Murdoch turns on Trump, some MAGATS will too.

Since most Trump voters only get their news from Fox or other right wing sources, they don’t really know the extent of what Trump has done.
If and when Rupert realizes that Trump is doing more harm than good to what Rupert wants, Fox and others will start telling their followers to turn on Trump.

[Jarqui]

22. Rupert will

He started this summer and backed off
The GOP need the Democrats/Independents/Others to take him out or for him to self destruct
The GOP don't want to lose the support of his cult
They have DeSantis in the wings ready to go

[I_UndergroundPanther]

58. Wish we could deport murdock

And shut down faux,oan and one america news for peddling traitor propaganda and lying.
Why is propaganda put on the airwaves that goes against democracy "free speech"?

[Jarqui]

63. I fear that one day, these US media oligarchs

will be looking at a country in great distress - possibly civil war

And the result will be, their super rich companies will no longer be secure nor will they be worth anything close to what they were because the US dollar will have tanked along with Wall street. And they'll be asking themselves, as they fear for the well being of their families, "were these absurd tax breaks really worth this?"

[yardwork]

33. I go back and forth on this.

I used to feel that this was the fault of Fox News and other brainwashers. The propaganda is definitely a problem. BUT I had 5 minutes of Fox News inflicted on me over a year ago and I still remember how repulsed I felt. Nobody would watch that dreck unless they already agreed with it. That's the problem.

[Ferrets are Cool]

24. Isn't it sad that there are MILLIONS of them walking around.

How the hell do they even function in society?

[dclarston13]

25. If any non-caucasian supports the Rethugs they are fools

And they don't see it, especially of they are focused on single issues like abortion. The people of color will be the first to be victimized. Who complains about immigrants from the Eastern Block, not near as many people. I think that is because they look like "us". People of color are easier to hate on because their color stands out, the same with LBGTQ community. If Desantis and Abbot shipped Russian immigrants to Martha Vineyard it would not have had the same visual impact to the Rethugs.

[DownriverDem]

29. Should fight for their party by

voting for the Dem candidates and then take their party back.

[keithbvadu2]

31. But they are 'owning the libs'.

But they are 'owning the libs'.

It makes sense to them.

[RocRizzo55]

35. The only thing that they own

Is bovine fecal matter.

[bucolic_frolic]

34. But to each other they are gold

The truth has been revealed, but only to them!

[Maeve]

36. It's not just that they LOOK that way....

What you see is what they got

[NoMoreRepugs]

38. Agree a bazillion percent.

[GreenWave]

39. Morons several communities over

Have turned their front yards into Trump cult worship shrines and call Biden the traitor.

[Chainfire]

41. They, and they alone know the real truth, it is us that are the fools.

We are working to destroy the country by destroying Trump. That is what they really believe and it is a belief based upon "faith," so no amount of evidence can change it.

[lambchopp59]

44. Methinks some, even many might... might be realizing:

I play occasionally on Quora: get into some pointless debates with MAGA fools: who attempt every angle of personal attack imaginable to "trigger" this lib. I never expect to be able to change the POV of those fools.
If I find myself even slightly agitated, I'll walk away till I can come back with Vulcanesque subtle logic.
Oh, God do they ever entrap and trigger themselves. Not my goal, mind you. I want youth to read good debate, and apparently it gets views.

Until the Hannity debacle.
Plenty of "OMG he expects people to believe..." from other lucid individuals.

From the MAGAts: *** crickets. ***

Methinks TFG may have finally lost much of the internet-capable this time.

[brooklynite]

45. See: the Millerites....

They were a religious sect who believed the Rapture was going to occur in the mid 19th Century. Many of them sold their homes, gave away their goods, and gathered on hilltops in their Sunday finest waiting to be whisked off to Heaven. When nothing happened they either stuck to their beliefs and rationalized new dates, or joined a slightly different church, but never lost their underlying beliefs.

[mwb970]

50. This happens repeatedly.

The cult in question often claims that their actions prevented the imminent disaster. Anything to avoid the simple truth.

[Farmer-Rick]

52. Were they the sect that disapproved of all sex?

No sex anytime at all. Of course they died out. But they made good furniture.

[The Bopper]

47. My thoughts

A segment of society likes to be led through life so they can blame everyone around them for their situation they are in. That way it’s never their fault.

[Turbineguy]

49. Trump needs to separate them from more of their money

to pay New York.

So he will tell them how clever they are in supporting him.

[Kablooie]

51. But Trump is not down and out yet.

You may laugh now just like we laughed when he first ran but He may run again and a majority of Republicans could still support him.

Until he’s locked up or dead he remains a serious threat to our country.

[Silent3]

53. They won't feel like fools if Republicans take the House in November

Which is still a big risk for us. They will of course still be fools, foolishly dragging the whole country down with them, but in their addled brains they'll be heroes.

[OAITW r.2.0]

55. WWG1WGA

[I_UndergroundPanther]

59. It looks like how slime mold moves

And how flocks of birds move.

[OAITW r.2.0]

60. Exactly...they are celebrating their single minded devotion to Trump (or any other leader they glom

onto)....no questions asked.

Nature gives us clues.

[Kid Berwyn]

66. That's because they ARE total fools.

Hoodwinked by a madman.

[Emile]

67. +1 spot on!

[Patton French]

68. It's really quite remarkable

I know trump supporters that are otherwise intelligent and accomplished in their careers. I don’t get the disconnect.