The Psychology of MAGA

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

/----/ Nobody leads us. But you keep spreading the insults. It's a surefire path to victory in teh midterms and 2028.
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The midterms are a complete wipe for the Republicans.

Gonna be fun to watch.

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[Correll]

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The midterms are a complete wipe for the Republicans.

Gonna be fun to watch.

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Not unless something changes dramatically.

THe midterms are looking GREAT. 2028 even better.

 

[rightwinger]

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The midterms are a complete wipe for the Republicans.

Gonna be fun to watch.

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Looking forward to Republicans running on their economy

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Looking forward to Republicans running on their economy

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All they have to do is run on the vapidness and hate of the left cult.

Boom.







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[rightwinger]

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All they have to do is run on the vapidness and hate of the left cult.

Boom.







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Republicans have their own hate to defend

Most elections hinge on the state of the economy.
Republicans will live or die on their economic decisions.

Are you better off than before Trump was elected?

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Republicans have their own hate to defend

Most elections hinge on the state of the economy.
Republicans will live or die on their economic decisions.

Are you better off than before Trump was elected?

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Yes.

I live in a country that gets safer by the day.








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[gipper]

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.

You comprehend the divisive tactics, but fail to understand who is responsible and why.

Your response should be to oppose those responsible.

 

[WelfareQueen]

Looking forward to Republicans running on their economy

You kids gonna run again on open borders, lawlessness, chicks with dicks in women's sports and little girls' bathrooms? You have to I guess because it's all you've got.

Should be a winner again, am I right?

 

[rightwinger]

You kids gonna run again on open borders, lawlessness, chicks with dicks in women's sports and little girls' bathrooms? You have to I guess because it's all you've got.

Should be a winner again, am I right?

Only so long Republicans can run on their fear mongering.

They will have to defend their economic decisions and blaming Biden is not going to cut it

 

[Correll]

You comprehend the divisive tactics, but fail to understand who is responsible and why.

Your response should be to oppose those responsible.

Explain what you think our response should be?

 

[dblack]

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.

Is this really much different from the enjoyment, the celebration, of the left when they tweak noses with their woke shit? When they pass laws force conservatives to accept trannies, illegal immigration, socialism, etc ... and don't they enjoy the wails and complaints of backward conservatives who don't want what the left is forcing on them?

We're in a period of revenge government driven by the culture war. Conservatives used to fight against the left's abuse of government. They used to advocate for limited government, free markets, and individual liberties in the face of the left's social engineering ambitions. They don't do that anymore. The fear machine has convinced them they are at war, that they are no longer merely advocating for their ideology, they are fighting for survival. The fear machine has convinced the left of the same thing. Principles are out the window and they can justify ANYTHING they do with the survival/warfare mentality.

 

[Mac1958]

Is this really much different from the enjoyment, the celebration, of the left when they tweak noses with their woke shit? When they pass laws force conservatives to accept trannies, illegal immigration, socialism, etc ... and don't they enjoy the wails and complaints of backward conservatives who don't want what the left is forcing on them?

We're in a period of revenge government driven by the culture war. Conservatives used to fight against the left's abuse of government. They used to advocate for limited government, free markets, and individual liberties in the face of the left's social engineering ambitions. They don't do that anymore. The fear machine has convinced them they are at war, that they are no longer merely advocating for their ideology, they are fighting for survival. The fear machine has convinced the left of the same thing. Principles are out the window and they can justify ANYTHING they do with the survival/warfare mentality.

We see the two ends of the political spectrum behaving in similar ways pretty regularly. Now we have MAGA going full Cancel Culture after the Left polluted the country with it prior.

I could be wrong, but I don't remember the lefties putting so much attention on "owning the righties".

 

[gipper]

Explain what you think our response should be?

Number 1…stop being a uniparty dupe. Stop hating fellow Americans and realize the elite globalists who run and control things are your enemy.

I know I’m wasting my time. You’re irredeemable.

 

[Correll]

Number 1…stop being a uniparty dupe. Stop hating fellow Americans and realize the elite globalists who run and control things are your enemy.

I know I’m wasting my time. You’re irredeemable.

You saying "hate" is the issue.

I don't hate dems. I oppose leftards and their policies.


YOU need to... dismiss my legitimate political disagreements. So you shit talk.

 

[Stann]

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

You actually believe all of this is only a conservative movement. It is not.

 

[Hafar1014]

You actually believe all of this is only a conservative movement. It is not.

You have to do more to make a valid point

 

[dblack]

We see the two ends of the political spectrum behaving in similar ways pretty regularly. Now we have MAGA going full Cancel Culture after the Left polluted the country with it prior.

I could be wrong, but I don't remember the lefties putting so much attention on "owning the righties".

No, they're more subtle about it. It's like the difference between Obama and Trump. Obama is eloquent and gracious, whereas Trump is vulgar and crude - but under the veneer he was just as divisive. And clearly his "in your face" comments ("Elections have consequences!") were meant to provoke. And aren't tranny celebrations in the White House meant to tweak noses? That's certainly how they're taken by conservatives.

As a libertarian, I can't help but observe that the real problem is the unfortunate consensus that government is there to "run" society, rather than merely keeping the peace. Each side wants to force its values on the other. Once you go there, once you've conceded to the idea that the government is there to tell us how to live, then it becomes imperative to control the government, whatever it takes. Whatever lies you have to tell, whatever crooked shit you have to engage in - if you don't want to live under the thumb of the "other side", you have to take over yourself.

"I'd rather be a hammer than a nail" - that's how they see things. They're no longer interested in generally preventing government from "hammering". They just want to be swinging the hammer.

 

[Stann]

You have to do more to make a valid point

If it is not apparent to you then it's you who has to do more to make your point. You have to go back at least 3 pages in this discussion alone to get a piece of what I have expressed and that is only the tip of the iceberg.

 

[Mac1958]

No, they're more subtle about it. It's like the difference between Obama and Trump. Obama is eloquent and gracious, whereas Trump is vulgar and crude - but under the veneer he was just as divisive. And clearly his "in your face" comments ("Elections have consequences!") were meant to provoke. And aren't tranny celebrations in the White House meant to tweak noses? That's certainly how they're taken by conservatives.

As a libertarian, I can't help but observe that the real problem is the unfortunate consensus that government is there to "run" society, rather than merely keeping the peace. Each side wants to force its values on the other. Once you go there, once you've conceded to the idea that the government is there to tell us how to live, then it becomes imperative to control the government, whatever it takes. Whatever lies you have to tell, whatever crooked shit you have to engage in - if you don't want to live under the thumb of the "other side", you have to take over yourself.

"I'd rather be a hammer than a nail" - that's how they see things. They're no longer interested in generally preventing government from "hammering". Than just want to be swinging the hammer.

I spent many years before I retired essentially being a problem solver. This is not how it's done.

This is far from a serious environment. The problems we face are serious and getting worse, and there is simply no one at the ******* wheel.

 

[midcan5]

Good piece on maga below. Maga is not deep - is Trump deep, it is simply the weak who follow a loud mouth who is also weak being a draft dodger and sex offender. Weak people follow loud mouths, history is full of examples. George Wallace is another one in America.

https://academic.oup.com/book/60493/chapter/522480384