Now that most people have voted, and the risk is minimal that a few fence-sitters take my comments as an excuse to not vote for Harris, I have been thinking of this irony often lately. Trump voters will feel much more pain under Trump 2.0 than if Harris wins. Much more than they felt under Trump 1.0 when many "guardrails" were in place. …
Now that most people have voted, and the risk is minimal that a few fence-sitters take my comments as an excuse to not vote for Harris, I have been thinking of this irony often lately. Trump voters will feel much more pain under Trump 2.0 than if Harris wins. Much more than they felt under Trump 1.0 when many "guardrails" were in place. Yet they were more miserable than happy even then; they just blamed Democrats and GOP "guardrails." And miserable during Biden's term, even though Trump had more sway over GOP Congress than any former president, and SCOTUS gave them a win on Dobbs and "immunity." Bottom line is that the more Trump voters get their way, the more miserable they become. Like drug addicts. They will need to feel much more pain before a critical mass of them take responsibility and kick the habit, for their own health as well as that of their country.
What if they're too stupid, or "addicted", to even realize their own pain....??? They're satisfaction is based entirely on the pain of the "other".... i think you're underestimating the delusion involved.....
I have never thought of the analogy with drug addiction, but it is extremely on point. I think it extends to "fence sitters", in fact can be said to be more applicable to them. Their problem however comes from a different source,
Supporters of the GOP are always looking for a better high or rush, from Newt Gingrich on they have been looking for a bigger thrill. Opposing gay marriage was sitting around the campfire with mates smoking a joint. That was just fun. The Contract With America got them onto the hard stuff. Addiction came with the Tea Party. The rest as they say, is history. Expect that is for the bit that is happening today, that is.
Whereas the fence sitters It is a different problem they suffer. Fence sitters think they have two dealers, and the fence sitters before each deal (that is election), spend their whole time complaining to anyone who will listen that neither product is as good as it could or should be.
Now that most people have voted, and the risk is minimal that a few fence-sitters take my comments as an excuse to not vote for Harris, I have been thinking of this irony often lately. Trump voters will feel much more pain under Trump 2.0 than if Harris wins. Much more than they felt under Trump 1.0 when many "guardrails" were in place. Yet they were more miserable than happy even then; they just blamed Democrats and GOP "guardrails." And miserable during Biden's term, even though Trump had more sway over GOP Congress than any former president, and SCOTUS gave them a win on Dobbs and "immunity." Bottom line is that the more Trump voters get their way, the more miserable they become. Like drug addicts. They will need to feel much more pain before a critical mass of them take responsibility and kick the habit, for their own health as well as that of their country.
What if they're too stupid, or "addicted", to even realize their own pain....??? They're satisfaction is based entirely on the pain of the "other".... i think you're underestimating the delusion involved.....
I have never thought of the analogy with drug addiction, but it is extremely on point. I think it extends to "fence sitters", in fact can be said to be more applicable to them. Their problem however comes from a different source,
Supporters of the GOP are always looking for a better high or rush, from Newt Gingrich on they have been looking for a bigger thrill. Opposing gay marriage was sitting around the campfire with mates smoking a joint. That was just fun. The Contract With America got them onto the hard stuff. Addiction came with the Tea Party. The rest as they say, is history. Expect that is for the bit that is happening today, that is.
Whereas the fence sitters It is a different problem they suffer. Fence sitters think they have two dealers, and the fence sitters before each deal (that is election), spend their whole time complaining to anyone who will listen that neither product is as good as it could or should be.