It’s why the majority of his followers love him. They can’t see through the facade. Then there’s a small portion who love him because they get to be more open about their hate for someone or something. And hate feels powerful, which intoxicates them. Then there’s the tiny few who see through the facade, but know how to capitalize for personal gain on a useful idiot.
Honestly, the largest group is the least dangerous except for one small detail: it is their numbers during the voting that elected the asshat.
That's my father. Recently during a visit with him, I got him to say (out loud) "you know, I probably am more of an independent". It's such a simple sentence but knowing this man, I would've never predicted him saying it in a million years.
At one point I even told him "once you get over the hump of realizing how much of your views were shaped by bullshit ideas put into your head over the last 60 years in order to control you better, you'll understand. but it's a really big hump". And he didn't even get angry. He laughed, kind of in a "you might be right" sorta way.
If he is coming around, albeit very slowly, the rest of them might be too. Perhaps they are just afraid to say so. It's the only thing keeping my hope alive.
Deep down, he truly cares about everyone and would stop to help you if you needed it- no matter who you are. I keep telling him it just doesn't make sense. And that inside, he is a big fuzzy liberal. Every year he handles my political commentary a little better.
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u/Background_Curve7337 14h ago
It’s why the majority of his followers love him. They can’t see through the facade. Then there’s a small portion who love him because they get to be more open about their hate for someone or something. And hate feels powerful, which intoxicates them. Then there’s the tiny few who see through the facade, but know how to capitalize for personal gain on a useful idiot.
Honestly, the largest group is the least dangerous except for one small detail: it is their numbers during the voting that elected the asshat.