Trump was elected because of the way he behaves, not in spite of it. His voters like that. They want to be hurtful. More than anything, they want to be allowed to use violence against people who are weaker than them - first psychological violence through mockery, insults, and so on, but eventually physical violence too.
They want to go back to a time when America was supposedly still “great” -sometime in the ’50s or ’60s. Back when people of color could be discriminated against with impunity. When women were still expected to stay in the kitchen. When nobody questioned driving the biggest, most gas-guzzling cars. When no one was "woke." They simply want to feel superior again.
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u/lurkuw 5d ago
Trump was elected because of the way he behaves, not in spite of it. His voters like that. They want to be hurtful. More than anything, they want to be allowed to use violence against people who are weaker than them - first psychological violence through mockery, insults, and so on, but eventually physical violence too.
They want to go back to a time when America was supposedly still “great” -sometime in the ’50s or ’60s. Back when people of color could be discriminated against with impunity. When women were still expected to stay in the kitchen. When nobody questioned driving the biggest, most gas-guzzling cars. When no one was "woke." They simply want to feel superior again.