I finally pinpointed what it is exactly that I resent the most about Trump voters
Their willingness to jeopardize everything in exchange for settling a score of some perceived injustice against them. (because everything is about them)
It’s obvious that for most Trump voters he‘s a reflection of themselves. His narcissism, his entitlement, his resentment, his intransigence, and the juvenile way in which he conveys all of that. These human traits which are typically reviled, for a Trump voter are his assets because in him they see themselves and they get a kick out of imposing themselves on the rest of the world, regardless of the consequences to themselves or anyone else. In other words, it’s not just that they have no compunction pulling the lever for a supremely unqualified and undeserving con man, it’s the fact that this is precisely WHY they pulled the lever in the first place. History and future be damned. Like some pre-pubescent way at getting back at everyone else who dares to try to make the world a better place.
That. The satisfaction they obviously get out of burning it all to the ground. The glee with which they’re perfectly willing to set a match to something that millions of people died building and protecting. The ease with which they’re willing to betray their fellow citizens without a shred of self-reflection and then turn around and question the patriotism of others. That’s what gets to me.
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This is also why I have no patience for people like Arlie Russell Hochschild, J.D. Vance and Emily Calandrelli who always try to sell us on this nonsense that we should be more compassionate and understanding towards these intolerant people. Why? Because they’ve had it hard.
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Pitiful snowflakes.
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again.... ever.
I don't usually wear it; I keep it to remind me of the times Dad took me to the baseball games when I was a kid.
They've been lied to by hate radio and faux news for way too long and they always fall for it.
They've been played by the Koch Brothers, Rupert Murdoch, Mercer, and other one-percenters and they can't see the truth in front of their eyes. They're so brain-washed now that there's no hope for these people.
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The rest of us have to be dragging them along, kicking and screaming, into the future with any and all progress made by forward moving humans - because they are simply too stupid to exist.
Yet they do.
We move ahead and they kick and scream about how unfair it is to them. Yet there they are, oozing inside the open door (won't someone please close the door already!) - still stupid. Still existing. Still kicking. Still screaming.
Think of the direct benefits to society that cooperation brings about - how knowledge benefits people. The improvements that come with knowledge and understanding.
Apparently, it also gives the stupid a handhold on survival, no matter how far removed they are from the source. A benefit to us inures them with the same benefits, no matter how little they make use of it. No matter how much they whine about it.
It's the stupid that will always be with us.
And it's because of who we are - open to people changing. Open to people learning better. Open to human kindness and decency. Open to the boundless human spirit.
They have been given chances - all day everyday - every-fucking-day they have the chance to learn, to read a book, to stop letting Fox and Trump tell them how and what to think.
We seek, they retreat. We clear our way into the future. They simply dig in.
They are stuck in fight mode and have clipped their wings in the process. They fight the future. They fight change - neither battle they can win and then they blame the "other" for it - but never blaming the people actually making life worse for them.
But none of that means we have to validate their stupid. None of that means we have to tolerate the intolerable. None of that puts their stupid on the same footing as facts and science.
None of it means I have to try and understand them when they don't even bother trying to understand themselves.
They simply don't care. They only know they don't feel special.
Well, boofuckinghoo.
I've had it hard too. Doesn't give me the right to be stupid.
That was a rant - in the heat of the moment. Tomorrow, after time for reflection, I might just decide to say (about Trump supporters) "Oh, fuck those whiny asswipes" and be done with it.
ETA: an "of". 'Cause sometimes I'm sloppy in my ranting.
Bravo 
that sticks in my craw.
Know what I mean?
Thanks!
You're too kind.
they're nihilists. 
Drives libruls crazy
of some perceived injustice against them. (because everything is about them)"
… and that is it in a nut shell. My trumper sister has used that argument against me, threw me out of her family because I am a liberal. Needless to say, I no longer have contact with her. She was just too toxic. It is a common trait for all tRump voters. When she was okay with separating children from their families and told me it wasn't her problem and that "illegals" had no business being here, that was the last straw and I realized there was no help for her any more.
She is my baby sister, 15 years younger than I am, and I miss the person she use to be.
And welcome to DU, miffelplix. 
(from Wiki, for my own clarity)
Being a scientific type, this characteristic bothers me the most, and in ~90% of them, they have no validity in being that way. It's bad enough this late in life to be around anyone that will not engage in critical thinking, but I refuse to even speak with those that want to stuff their parroted philosophy down my throat without allowing any rational discussion.
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Republicans were very precise and selective in choosing Americans they wanted to convert into their clan, beginning in Nixon's time or before. They've always had to have a boogie man and hired heartless operatives and political psychologists through the years such as Lee Atwater and Frank Luntz to design attack techniques with precision. They both induce new fears into vulnerable culture groups, but also take full advantage of existing ones.
This requires finding the personality types and subsets of society that are most vulnerable to brainwashing - those in fear of losing something (wealth, manhood, class distinction, etc.), those who are poorly educated, and those with ingrained cultural flaws such as racism, xenophobia and misogyny. Next, all you have to do is fund the brainwashing machinery - that was easy for them.
I could discuss in length the various personality and cultural types I've witnessed in my 70 years that have fallen prey to this disease of America, but won't bother you with that.
Of course, there's always the wealthy that are permanent fixtures of the Party and who are mostly visible only via their checkbooks. We all know they're supporters out of pure raw greed. I don't expect an euphony in any of them until the Nation is on the verge of total collapse. But, I will never allow myself to forget that these are the people who brought this plague upon the USA.
SheShe, you owe me eye bleach, LOL.............
