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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:29 AM Jun 2020

I do not understand why Trump voters want to live in America.

They do not want to live in a democracy. They do not believe in fair elections. They don't believe in negotiating or compromise. They don't want to be led by a president, they want to be led by a dictator. The want to force all their beliefs upon all of us, including their religious beliefs. They only care about the constitution when it suits their needs. When it doesn't they abuse it. The 2nd amendment is one example.

Everything they want is already in place in some countries around the world. They should move there, they would be much happier. What they are looking for here in America will not be excepted.

Trump voters should be told, You are free to leave America, go live some place where you will be happy.

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I do not understand why Trump voters want to live in America. (Original Post) shockey80 Jun 2020 OP
They do want to live here. MontanaMama Jun 2020 #1
Exactly what I was going to say Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2020 #2
their entire worldview is wrapped around white privilege. why would they give up anything. unblock Jun 2020 #3
They would ask the same question about you. former9thward Jun 2020 #4
Russia has lots of room randr Jun 2020 #5
Saudi Arabia, too. Plenty of undeveloped space. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #7
Send them to Siberia. roamer65 Jun 2020 #6
They'd find similar people wherever they went, but... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #8
Trumpers do not realize that there is as much poverty amongst whites.... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2020 #9
Some have a mission to save America from all us Libs; they enjoy spreading conspiracy 42bambi Jun 2020 #10
Trump's a useful idiot to them DeminPennswoods Jun 2020 #11
They think they own it. NT enough Jun 2020 #12
Recently, Doc_Technical Jun 2020 #13
Easy access to guns and the system is rigged in their favor. McCamy Taylor Jun 2020 #14
They want to live here if it were 1950. redstatebluegirl Jun 2020 #15

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,436 posts)
2. Exactly what I was going to say
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:35 AM
Jun 2020

They believe that they are entitled to lord over this country in perpetuity and do what they want and they don't like the idea that they have to share the country with a wide and diverse group of people whose ideas and beliefs conflict with their own.

unblock

(52,309 posts)
3. their entire worldview is wrapped around white privilege. why would they give up anything.
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:41 AM
Jun 2020

they don't want to go where there aren't any black people

they want to have black people around to beat up on and take advantage of so they can feel superior.

they think their white skin entitles them to "win" at everything.


given that, why on earth would they leave their country voluntarily?

well, other than by secession, a concept they seem to adore....


KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
7. Saudi Arabia, too. Plenty of undeveloped space.
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:51 AM
Jun 2020

They would love the Saudi's attitudes toward women.......

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,856 posts)
8. They'd find similar people wherever they went, but...
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:52 AM
Jun 2020

... also dissimilar people like here.

Many of them have a "right-wing authoritarian" personality. (Which I personally think can be learned or unlearned, but it's often described like it's an innate personality trait.)

Here's a test for it:
https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/RWAS/

I scored a zero when I took it a couple years ago (or whatever indicates anti-RWA the most).

The strongest indicator for a Trump supporter during the 2016 GOP primaries was a RWA personality. More thzn education, income, or anything else.

There's a lot of overlap with white evangelical Christians, people who often want to force their views on others (but not always).

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
9. Trumpers do not realize that there is as much poverty amongst whites....
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:55 AM
Jun 2020

Than amongst African Americans.

Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi, much of the South, have growing poverty rates amongst whites. They are too ignorant to even research that. Cuts in taxes means cuts to education . For these states rank at the bottom for spending on Education, Health Care, as well as having the higher high school drop out rates, lower quality of life as well.

42bambi

(1,753 posts)
10. Some have a mission to save America from all us Libs; they enjoy spreading conspiracy
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 11:55 AM
Jun 2020

theories and lies about us. MAGAs want their America back ... like it was before..........??? to what, I don't know, nor do I understand.

DeminPennswoods

(15,290 posts)
11. Trump's a useful idiot to them
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 12:02 PM
Jun 2020

Some of them get a kick out of how he enrages liberals. Some of them don't like to pay taxes. Some of them don't like government regulations. Some of them want conservative judges. Some of them want to live in a christian theocracy. Then you have the xenophobic, homophobic and racists, but I think they are the minority.

Doc_Technical

(3,527 posts)
13. Recently,
Sat Jun 6, 2020, 12:39 PM
Jun 2020

I have been giving more thought about what happened
to Yugoslavia.
If we can't live together, then perhaps we should
live separately.
As with anything else, the devil is in the details.

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