• DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    This is the analogy I use.

    Remember those high school seniors who were bullies to everyone and treated the teachers like garbage? The ones who know they were destined to work shitty jobs or join the military because they’d never go to college or get a good trade.

    That’s your Trump voter. They know their way of life has peaked. They are too old, too dumb, or too stubborn to adapt to a changing world. They want coal plants and big gas guzzling cars because that’s what they want

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      15 hours ago

      You are missing a vital point. Those folks are mindless herd animals looking for a leader. They can’t leave the herd for fear of being lost and they are too dumb or lazy to figure things out themselves.

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        14 hours ago

        Oh, I agree. When Trump crashes and burns they’ll come up with a reason to blame the trans* folks for distracting them and vote for the next Great Leader.

        *trans, or immigrants, or Greens, or anyone except themselves

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      16 hours ago

      If you add that these bullies were given high-paying blue collar jobs, cheap houses, and wives to abuse freely, it’s no longer an analogy. The Trumpist boomers literally had this happen. When this system broke they reacted to it like the selfish, hateful idiots they are.

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        16 hours ago

        Don’t kid yourself.

        Trump has support across all age groups.

        Go back to 'Gamergate" and you’ll see how the Right created the incel movement.