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sheshe2

(97,970 posts)
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 05:13 PM Aug 2018

I finally pinpointed what it is exactly that I resent the most about Trump voters [View all]



Their willingness to jeopardize everything in exchange for settling a score of some perceived injustice against them. (because everything is about them)

It’s obvious that for most Trump voters he‘s a reflection of themselves. His narcissism, his entitlement, his resentment, his intransigence, and the juvenile way in which he conveys all of that. These human traits which are typically reviled, for a Trump voter are his assets because in him they see themselves and they get a kick out of imposing themselves on the rest of the world, regardless of the consequences to themselves or anyone else. In other words, it’s not just that they have no compunction pulling the lever for a supremely unqualified and undeserving con man, it’s the fact that this is precisely WHY they pulled the lever in the first place. History and future be damned. Like some pre-pubescent way at getting back at everyone else who dares to try to make the world a better place.

That. The satisfaction they obviously get out of burning it all to the ground. The glee with which they’re perfectly willing to set a match to something that millions of people died building and protecting. The ease with which they’re willing to betray their fellow citizens without a shred of self-reflection and then turn around and question the patriotism of others. That’s what gets to me.

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This is also why I have no patience for people like Arlie Russell Hochschild, J.D. Vance and Emily Calandrelli who always try to sell us on this nonsense that we should be more compassionate and understanding towards these intolerant people. Why? Because they’ve had it hard.

Read More: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/8/28/1791595/-I-finally-pinpointed-what-it-is-exactly-that-I-resent-the-most-about-Trump-voters

Pitiful snowflakes.
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Too many things to list, but, the least of it--that I'll never be able to wear a red baseball hat hlthe2b Aug 2018 #1
Funny. We were walking and someone was walking toward us wearing question everything Aug 2018 #10
I have a red 1955 Seattle Rainiers baseball cap. FuzzyRabbit Aug 2018 #47
My only red cap SCVDem Aug 2018 #28
Can You Imagine Cadet Bone Spurs Earning The Right To Wear That Cap? smb Aug 2018 #34
How true, thank you saidsimplesimon Aug 2018 #2
Easy Answer. democratisphere Aug 2018 #3
We changed from an industrial based economy lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #4
Death of the labor unions is more to blame than the switch to an information/service economy Yavin4 Aug 2018 #13
Damn. Apt and Solomon Aug 2018 #60
These are all good and valid points. calimary Aug 2018 #68
Nailed it. Duppers Aug 2018 #64
Four words perfectly describe every deplorable: stupid; hateful; petty; and vindictive. LonePirate Aug 2018 #5
Those four words... sheshe2 Aug 2018 #7
Spent a week in rural NorthEastern AZ last week - stupid, hateful, petty, asiliveandbreathe Aug 2018 #15
Well stated, and they are armed and violent. Rump is about to fire sessions and the Eliot Rosewater Aug 2018 #29
And gullible, don't foget FakeNoose Aug 2018 #37
Yes, they act like fascists. Sneederbunk Aug 2018 #6
I don't think Trump voters are a monolith. kwassa Aug 2018 #8
Keep reminding ourselves: more people voted for Hillary. We are the majority. Hekate Aug 2018 #9
Yep. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #48
"It's obvious that for most Trump voters he's a reflection of themselves." FM123 Aug 2018 #11
Well, they identify with only one thing about him: luvtheGWN Aug 2018 #43
Yup Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #12
Trump voters are are the Elliot Rodgers, Dylann Roofs, and Eric Harrises of politics. drmeow Aug 2018 #14
Exactly. nt sheshe2 Aug 2018 #16
K&R Scurrilous Aug 2018 #17
ignorance, massive hypocrisy, greed, and sloth. Deplorables NRaleighLiberal Aug 2018 #18
Yep. sheshe2 Aug 2018 #19
Hear, Hear! smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #20
I read this on Kos and agreed with every word. The Liberal Lion Aug 2018 #21
For me it's that they are breathing. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2018 #22
+1 dalton99a Aug 2018 #26
Most Trumpites I know jayschool2013 Aug 2018 #23
Thank you for debunking the myth. qwlauren35 Aug 2018 #59
They (Trump voters) are too stupid to exist and yet they do. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #24
Dayum fine rant, Solly Mack! sheshe2 Aug 2018 #27
I am so sick of hearing about them and their hurt feelings. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #33
Take a number. I've heard them called "resentniks" and I think it's a perfect fit. calimary Aug 2018 #61
I call'em poopy-heads. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #62
That works, too! calimary Aug 2018 #72
Please don't change it. It's perfect as it is. nt Buns_of_Fire Aug 2018 #50
It's the idea that I should feel sorry for people who cheer children being stolen from their parents Solly Mack Aug 2018 #55
OUTSTANDING! LuckyCharms Aug 2018 #54
Somewhere in left field. :) Solly Mack Aug 2018 #56
This needs to be its own OP! geardaddy Aug 2018 #65
Thank you. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #66
Gotta say, this resonates with me. Lots of points I hadn't yet put into words. nt CaptainTruth Aug 2018 #25
They would slit their own throats mcar Aug 2018 #30
They are also just so hateful and trashy obamanut2012 Aug 2018 #31
I'm not one of those tolerant understanding types 47of74 Aug 2018 #32
No, its two fold.... Ferrets are Cool Aug 2018 #35
Yup! peggysue2 Aug 2018 #36
Well said! I think instead of bitching and griping, they need to quit blaming ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #52
They are self absorbed, ignorant, racists and bullies BigmanPigman Aug 2018 #38
In other words ... Martin Eden Aug 2018 #39
Drives libruls crazy keithbvadu2 Aug 2018 #40
Victim mentality on steroids njhoneybadger Aug 2018 #41
Makes their heads explode. keithbvadu2 Aug 2018 #42
Indeed, I believe they see themselves in him too. JohnnyRingo Aug 2018 #44
And the glue that holds them all together shadowmayor Aug 2018 #45
"Their willingness to jeopardize everything in exchange for settling a score pazzyanne Aug 2018 #46
What is more, they know Democrats are the adults in the room... miffelplix Aug 2018 #49
Well said... sheshe2 Aug 2018 #51
thanks! miffelplix Aug 2018 #58
If breathing wasn't an invovluntary reflex, most of them would be dead. GoneOffShore Aug 2018 #53
Something wrong with image...FIXED DUar17 Aug 2018 #57
As long as it looks like Trump is "pwning" liberals, they're fine with him TlalocW Aug 2018 #63
We've allowed the Reddit mindset to take over politics... Blue_Tires Aug 2018 #67
Nihilists and whiny blubbering crybabies. Mc Mike Aug 2018 #69
Hubris the most, among others. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #70
yeah. n/t MBS Aug 2018 #71
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