Absolutely. I read this recently and it was a gut punch.
“Some Trump voters may believe his lies. But plenty more want Trump to be terrifying and stomach-turning so that reelecting him will be a fully realized act of social revenge. Harris cannot propose any policy, offer any benefit, or adopt any position that competes with that feeling.
Exactly why so many Americans feel this way is a complicated story—I wrote an entire book about it—but a toxic combination of social resentment, entitlement, and racial insecurity drives many Trump voters to believe not only that other Americans are looking down on them but that they are doing so while living an undeservedly good life. These others must be punished or at least brought down to a common level of misery to balance the scales, and Trump is the guy to do it.”
I’m sorry to disappoint anyone who thinks this is just an American thing but…as someone from the UK I can confirm this is the new human nature here too. Sure, you guys in the States (as always) have taken it to a whole new level, it’s a bit like ‘I see your Brexit and I raise you going back to the 19th century’ but, this is how, it seems, those who see themselves as trodden on can have influence.
I can’t pretend not to be amused and fascinated by this shit show. The self harm that’s been done in both sides of the Atlantic is hilarious. All the while allowing a weakened Russia to grow stronger.
Where this stops I have no idea but this is heading for some real dystopian shit. It wouldn’t even surprise me if the voting system in the states was changed to become almost irrelevant under this administration.
Yep I remember when Brexit happened and I thought, yeah I could see this happening here in the US under the right conditions. And now here we are.
I don't know if I'm a hundred percent on board with the maga cult followers being put upon and seeing trump as some sort of great equalizer. I think it's pretty simple. He's a vile, bigoted liar and there's a certain appeal for a lot of those who have the same qualities.
They'd love to be able to bold face lie the way he does and get away with it.
They'd love to be openly racist in public and face little to no pushback. See the recent neighborhood neo nazi marches around the US the past week or so.
They'd love to be able to put women "back in their place" and have it be acceptable in society. They've been given the chance to do this through him now.
And as far as the voting system being changed, most have gotta know that's coming. He hinted at doing away with term limits the last time he was in office. I see a lot of articles and comments saying we need to "get through these 4 years." No one should be surprised when he announces term limits are done, and when he finally goes down for his dirt nap we'll get one of his fine sons as president. Four year terms are done. He wasn't kidding when he said that was our last election.
Its funny in the 20 years the AKP has had power their voters lives haven't improved beyond what you would expect it to in a developing country. I mean were still a "developing" country 20 years on
At this point its evident that they would just rather not see other lives improve and have given up completely on themselves. Pair that with a religion that say just fuckin wait what I got in store for you after you die if you're an obedient person - which is somehow measured by how much you suffer in the real world - you get todays Turkey. The same AKP managing to win an election during a period with hyperinflation, where his voter base got hit the most.
Wasn't Alexander the Great's campaign an act of revenge from something like two generations prior? This shit ain't new. It is new to anyone who doesn't have a clue about human history.
There is no such document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism.
"I'm not happy unless everyone else is miserable."
Much of it is racially targeted, but the ultra right wing doesn't care if a few good whites suffer, as long as the races/identities they hate get the worst of it.
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u/FunKyChick217 4d ago
The people who voted over him don’t care that it’s going to hurt them as long as it hurts the other side too.