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[-] Switorik@lemmy.zip 197 points 6 months ago

Even after losing his business to Trump’s policies, he stands by his vote: “Given the two people running, regardless of what they said on the campaign trail, I would’ve voted for President Trump again.”

His brother Stephen agrees: “I don’t think I had a choice to vote any other direction.”>

This got me. I would put money on that he would vote for Trump again.

[-] frazw@lemmy.world 156 points 6 months ago

Yeah the logic always stuns me.

"If I vote for a Democrat they'll probably take some of my money through taxes and I'll be poor"

Trump wins and ruins their business, they lose all of their money.

"At least I'm not poor because of evil Democrat taxes"

They have truly been brainwashed. Whatever bad shit republicans do they still believe the Democrats must be worse, because the republicans told them so. Even though the republicans have provably been lying to them for years.

[-] AniZaeger@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

Many Trump supporters would like to consider themselves to be "devoutly religious" (the way the treat others says otherwise, but that's beside the point). People who are "devoutly religious" have a tendency to take things they are told as gospel (pun definitely intended), regardless of how utterly illogical and detached from reality it may be. If the "right" person comes along, 100% of what is said will be believed 100% of the time. It's something that RepubliCons have taken advantage of for years, and it's something that is second nature to con artists like Trump and that Nigerian prince that won't stop sending me gods damned emails.

[-] drhodl@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Meh. So long as they say sorry to Magical Sky Mummy every Sunday, they can do whatever they fucking want to. Don't look to the religious for examples of humanity and decency.

[-] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago

...And the Left does the same thing.

Back in the day, a lot of folks couldn't bring themselves to vote for Jimmy Carter because he wouldn't take a strong stand on South African apartheid. We got ronald reagan who embraced embrace South Africa.

[-] Triumph@fedia.io 48 points 6 months ago

That's not at all how that played out.

One, John Anderson ran as an independent in 1980, after losing the Republican primary. He had been a Republican until then. Early in that primary, he was a viable candidate for the nomination. He was initially likely to take more votes from Reagan than Carter.

Anderson supported the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), as well as an extension to the time for it to be ratified. The Republican party did not. Carter refused to debate Anderson; Reagan did not. On top of all that, at the time, the conventional wisdom was that Carter was a weak president, partially because of the still-imprisoned diplomats in Tehran, and a failed attempt to extricate them - which Carter took full responsibility for. This set of later circumstances probably took more votes from Carter. All that said, Reagan swept the popular vote by almost nine points, and took the electoral college handily.

Source: I was there.

[-] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 6 months ago

If you're going to put words in my mouth, please order a side of chips and salsa.

Show me where I said that was the only reason Carter lost.

[-] Triumph@fedia.io 36 points 6 months ago

Show me where I said you said that.

[-] marduk@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 6 months ago
[-] Triumph@fedia.io 7 points 6 months ago

A human head weighs eight pounds.

[-] moody@lemmings.world 3 points 6 months ago
[-] Triumph@fedia.io 3 points 6 months ago

I'm not Adele. I'm also not Lionel Richie.

[-] Bo7a@piefed.ca 3 points 6 months ago

But are you an insulting dog puppet?

[-] Triumph@fedia.io 4 points 6 months ago

So here's the interesting thing: I don't know.

[-] Bo7a@piefed.ca 3 points 6 months ago

I'll be sure to keep an eye on you and let you know if I figure it out.

[-] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 36 points 6 months ago

He would have voted for Trump again, even if HE KNEW his business would go under?! Wtf are these people thinking? That's some royal hate

[-] Goodeye8@piefed.social 27 points 6 months ago

It's just good old brainwashing. They believe that voting for democrats will ruin their life so they vote for republicans and if republicans ruin their life then it's bad luck.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 8 points 6 months ago

Republicans don't know how to think. All they know is what daddy tells them. lol

Idiots.

[-] AniZaeger@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

The "blind faith" demanded by religion has conditioned them to be the perfect marks for a con artist like Trump.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago

Yeah because they won't lose a lumber mill this time.

Right?!

[-] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

“I wish more of my bones were broken”

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 12 points 6 months ago

That's the amazing part. No, not them saying they'd still vote for Trump. The fact that they can still talk with half their face gnawed off. I just wonder - was it because of the "any Democrat/leftist bad" mentality, was it because she was a woman, or what it because she was black? He said it wasn't anything said on the campaign, so it wasn't how badly they tanked her run. Maybe a combo?

If you're going to pull that dead end thinking, then how about trying to change the Republican party to help the American public? (I initially said "better", but we're starting at zero)

[-] drhodl@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Jeebus! Even cockroaches learn over time. Magats truly are morons!

[-] rayyy@piefed.social 5 points 6 months ago

He committed member of the Pedophile Protection Team (PPT), aka, Guardians Of Pedophiles (GOP).

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