The Psychology of MAGA

[Correll]

How did changing the name of army bases make America great?

Boo-YAH!

 

[MarathonMike]

I'm quite sure he didn't close any borders.

No tax on tips is ridiculous and unfair. Doesn't help low wage hard working Americans, it only helps those who get tips, many other workers don't get tips.

His tariff policy is just ridiculous, and doesn't do what you think it does. As for the US getting ripped off, I think you'll find the US does plenty of ripping off and trying to keep countries impoverished.

You think Lesotho is ripping the US off? Jeez, their a very poor country trying to survive.

FFS how do you think we went from 10,000 crossings a day to ZERO? Is the sky in your world red? Does the Sun rise in the West?

 

[Crepitus]

How did changing the name of army bases make America great?

By combatting racism.

How did changing them back make it great?

 

[Crepitus]

And here we have a perfect example of the Psychology of a Trump Hater. Literally NOTHING the man does for America or Americans is real, complete denial. Closing the border within ONE MONTH of taking office. No tax on tips directly helps low wage hard working AMERICANs. His get tough tariff policy is turning around the decades of America being ripped off by our trading partners. All a Trump Hater has to do is calm down and think logically. That apparently is a high bar.

Why do you attack the poster and not the post?

 

[Crepitus]

FFS how do you think we went from 10,000 crossings a day to ZERO? Is the sky in your world red? Does the Sun rise in the West?

Please tell me you don't believe that crap.

 

[frigidweirdo]

FFS how do you think we went from 10,000 crossings a day to ZERO? Is the sky in your world red? Does the Sun rise in the West?

Certainly wasn't by closing the borders. If he'd have closed the borders, nobody would be crossing the border.

https://www.borderreport.com/regions/mexico/vendors-at-border-crossing-say-business-down-50-since-trump-returned/

"Vendors at border crossing say business down 50% since Trump returned"

Not 100%, but only 50%.

"Jorge Chávez, who has been a vendor at the border crossing for 45 years, says in recent months, he has noticed an even lower number of people waiting in line to cross into the U.S."

So, people are waiting in line to cross into the US. Why would people be waiting to cross into the US if the border were closed?

"When asked by the El Sol Newspaper in Tijuana why he thinks people aren’t crossing as much, Carlos said many are afraid their visas will be taken away."

So, even people with legal visas are not crossing the border. Not because it's closed, but because Trump is not discriminating between those legally in the US and those not.

This is the problem with the Maga crowd, you don't understand the basics of issues.

You think the borders are closed. It's mind blowing that you can't even do some basic research.

 

[Correll]

FFS how do you think we went from 10,000 crossings a day to ZERO? Is the sky in your world red? Does the Sun rise in the West?

Libs just talk shit. It is all they have now.

 

[FredVegbarfuss]

Trump has actively decided that anytime something good happens even tangentially around him, he will take FULL credit. Then, anything remotely negative or problematic, even if it is directly related to his own actions, he will take zero responsibility and blame others or blatantly lie about it even if there is video evidence. That works for him because his supporters are tidally locked in with his nonsense.

Trump ahead of Friday jobs report: ‘Real numbers’ will be ‘a year from now’

President Trump said Thursday that “real” jobs numbers will come next year, ahead of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s (BLS) first jobs report since he fired its leader in response to dismal numbers in...

www.yahoo.com

Under a police state presidency, there are no checks and balances, no due process, no Bill of Rights that should stand in the way. https://thefreethoughtproject.com/t...ncy-when-rule-of-law-becomes-rule-by-gunpoint

 

[80zephyr]

Trump has actively decided that anytime something good happens even tangentially around him, he will take FULL credit. Then, anything remotely negative or problematic, even if it is directly related to his own actions, he will take zero responsibility and blame others or blatantly lie about it even if there is video evidence. That works for him because his supporters are tidally locked in with his nonsense.

Trump ahead of Friday jobs report: ‘Real numbers’ will be ‘a year from now’

President Trump said Thursday that “real” jobs numbers will come next year, ahead of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s (BLS) first jobs report since he fired its leader in response to dismal numbers in...

www.yahoo.com

Under a police state presidency, there are no checks and balances, no due process, no Bill of Rights that should stand in the way. https://thefreethoughtproject.com/t...ncy-when-rule-of-law-becomes-rule-by-gunpointView attachment 1159531View attachment 1159532

A case of malicious compliance. Yawn.

 

[hadit]

Trump has actively decided that anytime something good happens even tangentially around him, he will take FULL credit. Then, anything remotely negative or problematic, even if it is directly related to his own actions, he will take zero responsibility and blame others or blatantly lie about it even if there is video evidence. That works for him because his supporters are tidally locked in with his nonsense.

Trump ahead of Friday jobs report: ‘Real numbers’ will be ‘a year from now’

President Trump said Thursday that “real” jobs numbers will come next year, ahead of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s (BLS) first jobs report since he fired its leader in response to dismal numbers in...

www.yahoo.com

IOW, he's acting like a politician.

 

[FredVegbarfuss]

IOW, he's acting like a politician.

Yes, politicians generally should not be trusted much more. So I do not see hope with trusting government still for us. We should see we are answerable to God, and live with respect to each other. In communities with this way no government would be needed there.

 

[gipper]

Libs just talk shit. It is all they have now.

When will you ever learn?

Dems when campaigning
-Affordable Healthcare
-Living wages
-No more war

Dems when in power
-Unaffordable Care Act
-No living wages
-War w/ Russia

GOP when campaigning
-Free speech
-Release Epstein files
-No more war

GOP in power
-Censorship
-Block Epstein files
-War w/ Iran

 

[Stann]

Yes, politicians generally should not be trusted much more. So I do not see hope with trusting government still for us. We should see we are answerable to God, and live with respect to each other. In communities with this way no government would be needed there.

Sounds like you found a solution for yourself. Not for everyone. That's what makes this world so wonderful.. That's what made this country great too but it's fading fast under trump.

 

[midcan5]

Trump followers and accolades are an interesting group of followers. History is full of them and as with Germany and Italy they often lead to a bad place. It appears to deal with the deep and complex personalities of followers and the easily lead. Many people cannot stand on their own two feet to use an aphorism and Trump even though a weak man talks a good story. Human nature is a complex place. And history is full of evil.

Why Some People Follow Authoritarian Leaders—And The Key to Stopping It

To protect democracy and counteract the allure of authoritarianism, reduce people's sense of fear and insecurity, psychology research says

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[Cellblock2429]

Trump followers and accolades are an interesting group of followers. History is full of them and as with Germany and Italy they often lead to a bad place. It appears to deal with the deep and complex personalities of followers and the easily lead. Many people cannot stand on their own two feet to use an aphorism and Trump even though a weak man talks a good story. Human nature is a complex place. And history is full of evil.

Why Some People Follow Authoritarian Leaders—And The Key to Stopping It

To protect democracy and counteract the allure of authoritarianism, reduce people's sense of fear and insecurity, psychology research says

www.scientificamerican.com

/----/ Nobody leads us. But you keep spreading the insults. It's a surefire path to victory in the midterms and 2028.

 

[Hafar1014]

If we were to identify ourselves as MAGA and non-MAGA (which includes Americans across the political spectrum), perhaps we can all agree on one thing:

MAGAs appear to get enjoyment -- real enjoyment -- out of seeing non-MAGAs in some kind of distress over MAGA's actions. They cheer on Trump's constant insults and trolling, JD Vance's attacks on our former European allies, reactions to news of the rapid dismantling of the government, the release of violent Capitol criminals. They celebrate it.

So I got to wondering what this is, from a psychological perspective, and I asked Chat GPT (which is pretty freaking amazing if you haven't tried it) "is there a psychological term for a person who enjoys being disliked?"

Here's what I got:

Yes, there are several psychological concepts that could explain why someone might want to be disliked:

1. Counterdependency – A defense mechanism where a person deliberately pushes others away or resists attachment, sometimes by behaving in a way that makes them disliked.
2. Masochistic Personality Traits – Some individuals may have a subconscious desire to create situations where they are rejected or disliked, deriving a sense of validation or control from negative treatment.
3. Rebellious or Oppositional Behavior (Oppositional Defiant Disorder - ODD) – Some people, especially in childhood or adolescence, may act in ways that provoke negative reactions as a way of asserting control or defiance.
4. Self-Sabotaging Behavior – Rooted in low self-esteem or deep-seated beliefs of unworthiness, some individuals may seek out disapproval as a way to confirm negative self-perceptions.
5. Inferiority Complex – A person with an inferiority complex may act in a way that provokes dislike as a means of reinforcing their own negative self-view.
6. Schadenfreude-Seeking (Reverse Narcissism) – Some people enjoy being disliked because it gives them a sense of power or uniqueness, as if they are above social norms or expectations.
7. Martyr Complex – A person with a martyr complex may subconsciously desire rejection or dislike to feel morally superior or to justify a belief that the world is against them.

'Trump is in charge!': MAGA activists push 'hyperpartisanship' and reject compromise

At a conservative conference in Phoenix this week, participants said they were ready to target opponents of Trump's agenda in Washington — including fellow Republicans.

www.nbcnews.com

So I see you went to the google school of psychology. I had the experience of graduate school in psychology and 30 years experience in 4 hospitals and 8 in probate practice. Let me say your post makes no sense. Its poor attempt to portray conservatives ina bad light. It fails. You cut and paste shows you have mo idea about psychology.

No one wants to be disliked. When its a goal we define that as a symptom. Its against human nature to want to be disliked. Humans need to attach be validated and accepted. AI cant explain psychology and thats what you posted. These are abnormalities of behavior and they cant apply to any political ideology

 

[Cellblock2429]

So I see you went to the google school of psychology. I had the experience of graduate school in psychology and 30 years experience in 4 hospitals and 8 in probate practice. Let me say your post makes no sense. Its poor attempt to portray conservatives ina bad light. It fails. You cut and paste shows you have mo idea about psychology.

No one wants to be disliked. When its a goal we define that as a symptom. Its against human nature to want to be disliked. Humans need to attach be validated and accepted. AI cant explain psychology and thats what you posted. These are abnormalities of behavior and they cant apply to any political ideology

/----/ Thanks, Doc. Well said.

 

[Correll]

When will you ever learn?

Dems when campaigning
-Affordable Healthcare
-Living wages
-No more war

Dems when in power
-Unaffordable Care Act
-No living wages
-War w/ Russia

GOP when campaigning
-Free speech
-Release Epstein files
-No more war

GOP in power
-Censorship
-Block Epstein files
-War w/ Iran

1. The Censorship is not restrictions on speech, but fighting back on anti-American propaganda inside of AMERICAN institutions.

2. Not sure about what is going on with the espstein files. Don't care much.

3. I don't want a nuclear Iran. They are evil islamic nutballs. And that operation seems to be over and to ahve been nicely limited. It was a battle, not a war, not on our end. So... good. More generally speaking, MAGA was never PACIFISTIC, but about reducing entanglement and endless war. There will be war and conflict, but hopefully less and more limited as we move forward.

 

[gipper]

1. The Censorship is not restrictions on speech, but fighting back on anti-American propaganda inside of AMERICAN institutions.

2. Not sure about what is going on with the espstein files. Don't care much.

3. I don't want a nuclear Iran. They are evil islamic nutballs. And that operation seems to be over and to ahve been nicely limited. It was a battle, not a war, not on our end. So... good. More generally speaking, MAGA was never PACIFISTIC, but about reducing entanglement and endless war. There will be war and conflict, but hopefully less and more limited as we move forward.

You’ll never learn. You’re stuck on stupid.

 

[Correll]

You’ll never learn. You’re stuck on stupid.

Surely you've seen disgusting anti-American and/or anti-white propaganda being presented as fact in educational settings.

What should we as a society do about that?

Explain what you think our response should be from the ground up. Please. I want to know.