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keep_left

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12. "He's not hurting the right people!".
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 01:34 PM
Jan 2026

That's a paraphrase from a quote in a NYT article about (delusional) working-class Trump voters. It was featured prominently on Rachel Maddow's show as well.

The full quote is "I thought he was going to do good things. He's not hurting the people he needs to be hurting!"...Trump's policies weren't attacking the brown people enough, and were in fact harming nice white people like her.

https://democraticunderground.com/10143573112
https://democraticunderground.com/10143573112#post19

That was the bon mot from an interview with a MAGA chud in the NYT. Chud lives are apparently miserable enough that if Trump isn't beating up on minorities, poor people, LGBTQ, etc. on a regular basis, they go into a tailspin because Trump isn't giving them their constant media dopamine hit to which they have become accustomed.

https://democraticunderground.com/100220834675#post13

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Let me see if I can find some sympathy... mwmisses4289 Jan 2026 #1
He actually did what he promised, loudly and repeatedly. dalton99a Jan 2026 #2
Too bad, motherfuckers. Aristus Jan 2026 #3
They Rebl2 Jan 2026 #9
And they will keep voting R. 🤷‍♀️ Raftergirl Jan 2026 #4
they will sacrifice their health so they can hate n*****s DBoon Jan 2026 #5
He's not "appearing" to make it worse, He IS making it worse! Clouds Passing Jan 2026 #6
"Donald Trump won 74pc of the vote here in 2024 but Lincoln County " Ray Bruns Jan 2026 #7
I thought I had at least 1 extra Fuck left in a back pocket, but I just cannot find it. Scalded Nun Jan 2026 #8
Was the word "white" on vacation when this was written? betsuni Jan 2026 #10
You voted for this shit. Elections have consequences. Initech Jan 2026 #11
"He's not hurting the right people!". keep_left Jan 2026 #12
They voted for him. mn9driver Jan 2026 #13
But he got Maduro JI7 Jan 2026 #14
i can't say i care for them at all samsingh Jan 2026 #15
Oh Terry.... berksdem Jan 2026 #16
But old Terry...... SergeStorms Jan 2026 #21
I hope Trump keeps up the good work Johonny Jan 2026 #17
I guess that's just the price you willingly pay for your gun-loving, anti-abortion, immigrant-hating,... Ol Janx Spirit Jan 2026 #18
This is Republican Heaven! Hieronymus Phact Jan 2026 #19
They will vote for more Republicans as soon as they get the chance. GoodRaisin Jan 2026 #20
Give Some Credit modrepub Jan 2026 #22
I have the same amount of sympathy for them as I do for... nycbos Jan 2026 #23
... supported him while he was literally calling their people all sorts of nasty names BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 #24
They voted for a candidate who vowed to hurt people. Much to their surprise, those people include them. hatrack Jan 2026 #25
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