... until THEY lose their job to the Trumpcession.

Difference is that Trump Term 1 didn't really impose a cost on them directly. And so far, the idea of hardship sounds alright.

But when they are dumped to the curb at age 66 with social security cuts, half the 401k they thought they had, and even Walmart ain't hiring...

They need to be eaten by the leopards...

Yes, but the number of Trump supporters is dwindling.

This is true of USA in general though. The state is always attacking people inside and outside its "borders". But people still genuflect, sing the anthem, "defend the constitution", etc. It's not just "social identity". It's a nationalist cult.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_religion

Social identity is key to survival, so it's no surprise how resistant people are.

An old mentor of mine at UCLA did a study where they put people in an fMRI machine and monitored brain function when feeling rejected during a digital game of catch. When the other two "players" (NPCs) started only tossing between each other and excluding the participant, the part of the brain responsible for physical pain triggered.

Not being rejected from others around you is so important to human survival that evolution hardwired our brain to feel pain at the slightest hint of being rejected. Other experiments found similar, we forego an awful lot to stay in good graces with our society.

**EDIT: Like you all didn't just try to get us all to vote for a literally brain-dead guy who let you get poorer for four years. You may not want to admit it, but you're the same as they are.

LOL

The irony here is that this meme is equally applicable to all partisans no matter your team color.

The blame can always be shifted. Dying of diabetes because your Medicaid got cut? That’s actually the fault of that DEIgger president who broke healthcare.