Did you find trump supporters among people that you least expected would support him, or did you find them exactly where you expected?

I’ve been shocked by some trump supporters and not at all surprised by others.

It’s not his hardcore supporters who surprise me. Hearing their defense as to why they support him confirms a few things that unite them all: hidden bigotry, ignorance, immaturity/inability to admit erring, and deep rooted unaddressed animosity, just to name a few. So in the end, no surprises at all.

The ones who surprised me are the ones who won’t renounce trump simply to remain opposed to Democrats. Maybe I just don’t understand conservatism. I overrated their intelligence or underrated their selfishness.

I thought I was a good judge of character. I now know how easily people can hide their true selves. trump gave them permission to reveal their true character.

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bijouxbroussard · F

There are a few people from EP whom I definitely would never have predicted as Trump supporters. Most have blocked me, or I’ve blocked them. I obviously never really knew them. As far as I’m concerned they might as well have been closet KKK. To me it’s basically the same thing. 😒

DraytonSawyer · M

@bijouxbroussard Ya know, I have a fairly strong dislike of Trump, but the nonsense you people spout off about him amazes me. He is not a racist, or a white supremacist, or a Russian colluder. He is just a dumbass with a mouth on him. The REAL reason you hate him, is because he doesn't play into the liberal or socialism nonsense that you people adore so much.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DraytonSawyer No, I know Trump is a white supremacist because of over 40 years in the public eye and the fact that white supremacists know he’s one of them. George Bush II wasn’t a liberal. He also wasn’t a particularly good president. But I never thought he was a racist, never thought he hated women, and I never thought he was a crook. So yeah, I know the difference. And feel free to [b]block[/b] me.

DraytonSawyer · M

Not ONE thing Trump has done has been racist, or white supremacist. You liberals hate the fact that he is anti ILLEGAL immigration. Key word: ILLEGAL. And you judge a man because of a certain piece of trash group supports him? You know, the Black Panthers (a radical quasi-terrorist group) supported Obama? Does that make Obama a terrorist? Get real, and be honest with yourself.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DraytonSawyer I’m not going to argue with you just because [b]you[/b] are obviously ignorant of Trump’s history, not to mention his racist attacks against Obama. So if you’re not going to block me, I’ll block you. No problem.

DraytonSawyer · M

I don't need to block you; I'm not a liberal, and your words nor opinions affect me.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DraytonSawyer Then I guess you didn’t need to comment on my post—yet you did.

DraytonSawyer · M

To point out your ignorance. Hopefully some people will open their eyes to the ignorance of liberalism, eventually, and nonsense like AOC and those two vile terrorist-lovers will be voted out of Congress.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DraytonSawyer Go on back to your Klan meeting. I don’t like white supremacists [b]or[/b] their apologists.

WalksWith · 56-60, F

@bijouxbroussard

You're a better woman than I am...talking to them (for me) is like going swimming in nuclear waste. I just can't do it!!

bijouxbroussard · F

@WalksWith Yeah, it gets incredibly tiresome. I’d save myself headaches if I just said “bye” and blocked as soon as they appear on my posts. 😅

WalksWith · 56-60, F

@bijouxbroussard

Lol!! Yes, it would!!