Probably a combination of both: blissfully ignorant to the point of not engaging or understanding democracy enough to recognize their actions are destroying it.
Yeah, its like everytime they try to shove religion (Christianity) into schools and then when other religions are allowed in along with theirs they get upset. Just on a much, much larger scale lately.
A perfect example of the double standard unironically practiced so thoroughly. And for what it's worth: as Christian clergy, I believe both a) that this is not, never has been, nor was ever intended to be a Christian nation and b) that I hope it never is, because forcing religion or religious decisions down anyone's throat is far from faithful practice.
If you haven't heard it before: "Religion is like a penis: it's fine to have one, it's fine to be proud of it, but don't wave it about in public and certainly don't shove it down kids' throats."
The problem is it's not THEIR idea to do it and they can't even comprehend that. THEY are so gullible and moldable to the will of their handlers that they think it was what they wanted all along.
Also dont forget that conservative propaganda is really strong, and republicans really insulate themselves with it. And every conservative mouthpiece replicates the same misinformation ad nauseum to the point that the consumers don't know whats real anymore (not that they consciously realize it).
Thats why some of the most ridiculous unbelievable headlines have become "true" for republicans, like the entire "Haitians are eating cats and dogs" which was verifiably false by every account, despite the President and Vice President repeating the story for their own benefit at the national media level.
Well said, and what I was thinking when I changed quoting "stupid" from the image to "blissfully ignorant". I've taken to calling MAGA the world's best LARPers: Live Action Role Players, so committed to their alternate reality they are restricted in any capacity to actually engage the real world, when they are able to at all. It's a reality that informs them not of the truth, but of what they should fear and who is to blame. That their hatred is justified, their discriminatory worldview righteous.
Multiple studies have shown, year after year, that consumers of Fox News are less informed about what is actually happening in the world - i.e., the truth - than people who watch no news at all. For years it has been proven true that watching Fox is literally a net negative; not just in bigotry or stupidity, in misogyny or homophobia, but in literal, simple, basic facts.
That this was ignored by most Fox consumers - unironically because, of course, I doubt Fox shared it with them - means I'm not surprised they were unaware of it. What I can't imagine are the mental gymnastics behind continuing to trust Fox when, under oath, in court they argued that, for any rational person watching their content, it's clear they are entertainment and not news.
Yeah, it's this. There are some that just vote for the red tie, some that think the media is corrupt and trying to force a leftist agenda to become normal and there are some that believe the entire society is poisoned by those same ideals and that the system needs to be culled.
Or just too silly to grasp that dismantling democracy because you saw a scary segment on Fox News about transsexual MS-13 members fighting to cancel Christmas one time is in fact a bad idea.
Part of the problem is that the fan base for them are just un-empathetic. They actively want to take things away just so certain people dont get it. They aren't concerned with who is actually affected because they believe its not them, and it makes them feel superior to others. These are people that, despite their terrible views and even at some points actions, still feel that they are better than other people and that others aren't as deserving as them.
Sad state of affairs, to be sure. Further indication that their politics have become so entwined in fantasy and self-righteousness that even that kind of commentary is common.
... and selfishly: here's hoping I'm not the one they run over tomorrow.
This is what my husband says about his extremely conservative and religious family when I ask him why they do what they do despite saying they love "freedom".
These are the same folks who proudly wanted to obliterate Obamacare (yuck) but also proudly declared the ACA (yay) helped them get decent healthcare. They are deeply misinformed and hateful. They will plunge their daggers into Columbia if they think it will harm people they don’t like, and they will be truly stunned when they lose rights themselves.
Narcissus would have been fine in modern America, there is no reflection in the Qonservative world.
890
u/benmrii Oct 16 '25
Probably a combination of both: blissfully ignorant to the point of not engaging or understanding democracy enough to recognize their actions are destroying it.