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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFinally, a plausible explanation why Trump supporters stick with Trump...
..no matter what depraved thing hes said or done. We understood that cruelty was the point, but thanks to Tom Nichols at the Atlantic we now know that its not just the promised overt retribution against the people they dont like, but just the fact that we cant stand Trump is enough, as Nichols explains:
It's well established that the appeal to Trump from his hardcore fans is that he disgusts all of the people they hate and if Trump does more of that, all it does is make them cling to him tighter.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tom-nichols/
OAITW r.2.0
(27,914 posts)WestMichRad
(1,684 posts)Well put, OAITW.
paleotn
(18,945 posts)Blue Owl
(54,283 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(27,914 posts)birdographer
(2,457 posts)Authoritarian Nightmare by John Dean and Bob Altemeyer, you will get some more insight into why they support him. They make it very clear, they site trials from decades ago studying why people need authoritarian figures (which are just as viable today), they do a great job of clarifying for those of us normal people totally baffled by why someone would support such a cretin. Well-written and fascinating. Can't recommend it enough.
Maru Kitteh
(28,899 posts)BigMin28
(1,368 posts)They know trump is more than willing to inflict real suffering on people. That's what they love most of all.
bdamomma
(65,685 posts)has contempt for them, and they are oblivious.
misanthrope
(8,029 posts)Prometheus for their blazing schadenfreude.