It's useless to argue with Trump supporters. [View all]

The response to the attack on Venezuela is a good example. A majority of Republican voters support the action, even though one of their main reasons for voting for Trump was that he promised to focus on America and stop international involvement.

Trump just invaded another country and kidnapped their president. Trump says he's in charge of Venezuela now. This seems like the kind of international entanglement that many of his voters would dislike, but they're all in. Suddenly, it's "the best use of our tax dollars."

Why? Because they trust Trump. No matter how outrageous his words or behavior, hundreds of millions of Americans trust him. They figure there's a good explanation for everything he does. They believe he is a good, kind, strong leader who is using his own money to help America. NOTHING changes their minds.

Trump's supporters also believe that all Democratic politicians are crooks. They think Democrats are weak, misguided, criminal child abusers. Nothing we do or say changes these Trump supporters' minds.

I don't know how we can fix this. History suggests that the U.S. (and the world) will have to go through some terrible things before we come out the other side.

I'm sorry be so negative but I think a lot of what we're trying is a waste of time. Our only hope in my opinion is for some very strong Democratic leaders to emerge and start talking about what matters to the brainwashed fearful Trumpsters. Their clinging to Trump is fear-based, and that's the only way to approach them. Like frightened animals that will bite and claw at anyone who tries to save them.