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When Trump started leading the GOP primary, I thought it was because he understood ugliness PR better than the GOP; he took their bigoted dog whistles and turned them into bullhorns. I thought he just had a deep talent for the exploitation of rubes and zero shame. But
watching and rewatching the clips from the Capitol attack changed my mind. What really makes the MAGA's love him is that he, in so many ways, is just like them, and it was only natural that chose him as their hero. Some shared traits:
Delusional self-regard:
Those that stormed the Capitol are as much heroic patriots driven by principle as he is a business genius. They're seditionists and he's a serial failure and deeply indebted fraud and con-man.
Those that stormed the Capitol are as much heroic patriots driven by principle as he is a business genius. They're seditionists and he's a serial failure and deeply indebted fraud and con-man.
Meanness:
He caged children and separated families and they LOVED it. He frequently encouraged brutalizing protesters at his rallies and they were happy to oblige. He denied the reality of COVID and they were stoked to ignore any remedial action that would've saved lives
He caged children and separated families and they LOVED it. He frequently encouraged brutalizing protesters at his rallies and they were happy to oblige. He denied the reality of COVID and they were stoked to ignore any remedial action that would've saved lives
Lying:
He lies. Constantly. And their entitled insistence on the right to complete govt. control despite being the minority is based on the lie of white supremacy. They feel they deserve to rule & view as a birthright the continuing dividends systemic racism provides them.
He lies. Constantly. And their entitled insistence on the right to complete govt. control despite being the minority is based on the lie of white supremacy. They feel they deserve to rule & view as a birthright the continuing dividends systemic racism provides them.
Hypocrisy:
His "success" was built on intentionally unpaid loans & bills and fleeing into bankruptcies when his incompetence caught up w him. They hate big govt & the welfare state, but love farm & oil subsidies & getting more from the fed govt than their red states pay in taxes
His "success" was built on intentionally unpaid loans & bills and fleeing into bankruptcies when his incompetence caught up w him. They hate big govt & the welfare state, but love farm & oil subsidies & getting more from the fed govt than their red states pay in taxes
Conditional loyalty:
Trump only tolerates those who serve him. Disagree w him or refuse to submit (or tell the truth) & get thrown under the bus. They screamed "blue lives matter" until they broke the law en masse & then started crushing police skulls and gouging cop's eyes out
Trump only tolerates those who serve him. Disagree w him or refuse to submit (or tell the truth) & get thrown under the bus. They screamed "blue lives matter" until they broke the law en masse & then started crushing police skulls and gouging cop's eyes out
He's only out for himself, as are they. He's prone to loud self-pity when taken to task, as are they. He's the consummate user; they wanted to hang Mike Pence when he wouldn't help their coup.
Etc., etc., etc.
Anyway, call your Senators and tell them to kill the filibuster
Etc., etc., etc.
Anyway, call your Senators and tell them to kill the filibuster
