This!!! This is the conundrum I have been dealing with for the past eight years! I have asked and asked, friends, family and strangers WHY they would vote for Trump, why they feel Trump is qualified to lead this country. And all I have EVER gotten is, "Well, he's a good businessman" (far too easily debunked by his numerous bankruptcies alone). "He's not part of the political establishment." (Well duh! Look at how stupidly he handled things for four years.) "He'll drain the swamp." (Trump IS the swamp, and it got bigger and deeper under his watch). "He's respects religion" (Uh, not even going there). "He respects law enforcement and the rule of law." (How does one even argue with this kind of obvious brain dead stupidity???) And the list a vague, unsupportable "reasons" just goes on.....
The bottom line is a bunch of ignorant sheep who just either want "something different" (without having any idea of what that is) or they want to burn it all down without caring about what happens after. And they are ashamed to be honest enough to admit it
I’m convinced that it’s because they live in an information bubble that is based out of fear. Trump thrives on the fear and encourages to them that the news they listen to is ‘fake’.
I mean if you turn on AM radio, even in a market like Portland it is diluted with right wing radio shows that incite fear, talk about how Sleepy Joe wants trans kids to compete in the wrong gender sports and a whole myriad of social things that really have no impact on peoples day to day life.
All the media markets ie podcasts, radio shows, blogs, twitter etc are just saturated with fear based talking heads trying to cash in on this stuff.
I just listened to Lars Larson the other day go on a rant about how Kamala Harris is low IQ. He beats that into his followers heads and they believe it, while the people who actually have a clue know that she’s exponentially smarter than Trump and it’s not close.
Republican Party has been on a fear based platform for years (they’re taking our guns!). Now with all the different outlets, opinions and mouth breathers it’s been amped up even more. Trump put accelerant on that fire and now we’re where we are at.
These people don’t believe any actual scientific facts, because they’re told America is going to hell in a hand basket and the main stream media can’t be trusted.
On the plus side, many fiscal conservatives have dropped the party since Trump came about and the party is populated with degenerates.
The country is split between Trader Joe’s types and Walmart shoppers.
just my take.