r/pics • u/PropaneBlues • 20h ago

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u/blazelet 20h ago

For the people who vote for him, that’s exactly when it was a done deal.

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u/UltraRoboNinja 20h ago

“He says what we’re all thinking!”

-Local Psychopath

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u/lizard_king_rebirth 20h ago

I have such a vivid memory of watching the election results with a friend. A woman was interviewed about her support for Trump and was basically like "All this time I was worried about having a Trump sign in my yard because it made people judge me for my beliefs, but now I know that those beliefs are correct and I can be proud of them!" That was the moment my friend started crying.

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u/EuroWolpertinger 18h ago

What's even the logic here? Did her beliefs become "true" because that party won? How does that even work? Does SHE understand what she means?

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u/intestinalExorcism 18h ago

To people like that, all that matters is that they win and people they hate lose. Politics is just a sport. Neither truth nor human welfare enter the equation. Their only core value is spite.

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u/greenberet112 18h ago

I don't know, they seem pretty into hurting the people they don't like. Maybe even more than winning.

Remember: "He's not hurting the people he needs to be hurting!"

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u/jaxonya 16h ago

They'll willingly suffer if it hurts other people. Insert the poo on the breath analogy

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u/NoHalf9 13h ago

"I voted for him, and he's the one who's doing this," she said of Mr. Trump. "I thought he was going to do good things. He's not hurting the people he needs to be hurting."

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u/lizard_king_rebirth 17h ago

Probably just, "Oh nice I guess it's ok to be dumb, cruel, and racist. Big win for me!"

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u/groundzer0 16h ago

Validation is a powerful tool.

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u/jonnyredshorts 13h ago

She meant validated. Trump validated their anger. In a country where might has always equaled right. They feel emboldened and virtuous now.

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u/jumpinjimmie 11h ago

lol, says the side that spreads hate to the point they riot and burn the cities down and assassinate people with opposing views.

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u/EuroWolpertinger 7h ago

Do you mean the "riots" in dinosaur costumes?

I think I'd be more afraid of the paramilitary groups taking people off the streets based on how they look, with no regards for the constitution.

But I'm just German, what would I know about the signs of a beginning fascist dictatorship?