It's a large part of the "I know Trump is a corrupt, evil, treasonous moron but I'll vote for him anyway because Democrats are evildoers destroying America" mindset. It's what's behind the Supreme Court's concern that Trump's criminal charges are scary partisan attacks on a former president and not evidence that he committed th…
It's a large part of the "I know Trump is a corrupt, evil, treasonous moron but I'll vote for him anyway because Democrats are evildoers destroying America" mindset. It's what's behind the Supreme Court's concern that Trump's criminal charges are scary partisan attacks on a former president and not evidence that he committed the worst crimes against American democracy than any other president in history. They've all bought into the "Democrats evil" narrative that's been beamed into their brains for 40 years.
On the Democratic side, let me share my own perspective - Massachusetts, where I grew up, is known as a deep blue state but for most of my life, we had Republican governors. Good, competent, not crazy, popular governors. I also voted for Republicans for other offices over the years. But while the Republicans were learning to hate their fellow citizens and turning themselves into a party that deifies, justifies, cheers and supports the most vile human imaginable, I was learning that this party cannot be trusted with power and so I will never, ever, for any reason vote for a Republican again, even if I think they may be a better candidate. In my view, they've forfeited their right to power.
Very true.
It's a large part of the "I know Trump is a corrupt, evil, treasonous moron but I'll vote for him anyway because Democrats are evildoers destroying America" mindset. It's what's behind the Supreme Court's concern that Trump's criminal charges are scary partisan attacks on a former president and not evidence that he committed the worst crimes against American democracy than any other president in history. They've all bought into the "Democrats evil" narrative that's been beamed into their brains for 40 years.
On the Democratic side, let me share my own perspective - Massachusetts, where I grew up, is known as a deep blue state but for most of my life, we had Republican governors. Good, competent, not crazy, popular governors. I also voted for Republicans for other offices over the years. But while the Republicans were learning to hate their fellow citizens and turning themselves into a party that deifies, justifies, cheers and supports the most vile human imaginable, I was learning that this party cannot be trusted with power and so I will never, ever, for any reason vote for a Republican again, even if I think they may be a better candidate. In my view, they've forfeited their right to power.
And here we are.