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Makes me curious...

When Trump says he believes Veterans that are killed...injured..or captured are LOSERS.... why do his minions still support a person that is like that? He does not want to be seen with Veterans that are injured or lost limbs in war...saying its bad for his image... YET these minions some are vets and some are not. I just dont understand
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Ynotisay · M
I think it's similar to why evangelicals go all in with a non-believer. Or the blue collar guys he screws, who he wouldn't cross the street to spit on, think he's on their side.
I think the common thread is grievance. He's given them the OK to rage, yell and hate. Because that's who he is. It's the only explanation I can see.
LLcoolK · 51-55, M
@Ynotisay But you're not hating by stereotyping evangelicals and "blue collar guys" as people looking for an excuse to rage and hate? That's a very broad brush to use as you paint others. It must be very comfortable for you to paint others as haters while blinding yourself to your own bigotry.
Ynotisay · M
@LLcoolK It's not comfortable for me. But it's the truth. If I'd said 'the vast majority" would you have felt the need to defend....whoever or whaterver? Most likely yourself? Nearly 70% of Evangelicals support Trump. He's a non-believer. Clearly. It's the in mid to high 60's for white working class without college education. And Biden has done far more for that group of people than Trump ever did. Directly and indirectly.
But do this. Tell me something that those people are FOR. Something that supports progress that betters the lives of others. Not what they're against. That's easy.
And bigoted? I'm around those people. I can deal with them individually. Collectively I have no respect for them. I can't respect people who kiss the hand that beats them. Or those who believe that fables, DRIVEN by "us vs. them,' should be the cornerstone of this country. But hate is a big word. I didn't use that word. You did.
But again, let me know what those voters are for. I'm interested.
But I'll stand with what I said. Grievance. It's driven by grievance. Real or imagined. Mostly imagined because that's what they're fed. A quick trip to any right wing "media' outlet will show that to be true.
LLcoolK · 51-55, M
@Ynotisay It’s interesting that you assume I made my comments in defense of evangelicals and “blue collar guys” because I am one of them. Because you seem to assume that you are speaking from some sort of moral high ground or some great irrefutable truth, it appears that you believe that if someone disagrees with you it is because that are offended. I am not even slightly offended. Your words carry no weight with me personally. Anyone can read your words and see the bigotry in them without being the target of your words. Your condescension concerning large groups of people you cannot possibly know or fully understand speaks for itself and gives vivid insight into your mindset. Trump supporters have clearly stated over and over what “those people are for”. The list is long and easy to discover. The real question would be, “What are you for?” A pseudo intellectual often asks the very question you did, demanding to know something that has been clearly articulated without first being accountable to answer the very question they ask. Most likely, yourself? You are basically accusing millions of people of being unthinking idealogues which is impossible for you know about a large group of people, while at the same time speaking as an ideologue yourself which you have made evident for anyone reading your post. As far as the word hate is concerned, did you read your own words? You used the word hate as you described the mindset of millions of Americans. To quote you, “He’s given them the OK to rage, yell and hate”. Again, I think the glaring error you make in accusing me of using the word hate while claiming you did not use the word hate speaks loudly of the willing blindness you harbor concerning your own bigotry. A “quick trip” to any left wing media outlet will easily reveal the source of your parroted ideology. Your words have no credibility.