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Originally Posted by marsplasticeraser
I think the one thing I struggle with is how anybody can think Donald Trump is competent.
I'm not trying to start a fight, but I'm actually genuinely curious.
What do you see in Donald Trump that so many of us are missing?
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Most (many?) Republicans don't like Donald Trump. They just don't like what they hear from Fox News about progressive policies more.
Not saying Fox News is telling the truth obviously. Just that the viewers believe what is told to them. They literally believe that California is aborting babies after birth. They actually think that children are being permitted to use litter boxes in bathrooms. They think Democratic cities (which is pretty much all of them) are Purge like hellscapes of crime.
They honestly believe this stuff. They think America has gone insane with leftist policies. Any contrary facts are "mainstream media" and cannot be trusted.
They see and know that Trump is a buffoon. But he's a means to getting the GOP in power, and they want that pushback against the stuff Fox tells them.
They hold their nose and vote for him. Some religious overlap there too. If you think the bible is real, and abortion is honestly infant murder, he's your guy.
This doesn't apply to the ones at the rallies of course - those folks are in a cult. You don't have power in your own life, so you listen to the strongman who played "Boss" on reality TV and feel good about stomping the "other".