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Why do liberals think Trump supporters are naive’?
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Someone I know published this on his Facebook page. I thought you might want to read it.
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From an excellent comic book artist, Steve Lightle, comes this:
"LET US UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER "
An anguished question from a Trump supporter: ‘Why do liberals think Trump supporters are naive’?
The serious answer: Here’s what we really think about Trump supporters - the rich, the poor, the malignant and the innocently well-meaning, the ones who think and the ones who don't...
That when you saw a man who had owned a fraudulent University, intent on scamming poor people, you thought "Fine." That when you saw a man who had made it his business practice to stiff his creditors, and his subcontractors, you said “Okay." That when you heard him proudly brag about his own history of sexual abuse, you said, "No problem." That when he made up stories about seeing Muslim-Americans in the thousands cheering the destruction of the World Trade Center, you said, "Not an issue." That when you saw him brag that he could shoot a man on Fifth Avenue and you wouldn't care, you chirped, "He sure knows me." That when you heard him illustrate his own character by telling that cute story about the elderly guest bleeding on the floor at his country club, the story about how he turned his back and how it was all an imposition on him, you said, "That's cool!" That when you saw him mock the disabled, you thought it was the funniest thing you ever saw. That when you heard him brag that he doesn't read books, ( except Hitler’s bio) you said, "Well, who has time?" That when the Central Park Five were compensated as innocent men convicted of a crime they didn't commit, and he angrily said that they should still be in prison, you said, "That makes sense." That’s when you heard him tell his supporters to beat up protesters and that he would hire attorneys, you thought, "Yes!" That when you heard him tell one rally to confiscate a man's coat before throwing him out into the freezing cold, you said, "What a great guy!" That you have watched the parade of neo-Nazis and white supremacists with whom he curries favor, while refusing to condemn outright Nazis, and you have said, "Thumbs up!" That you hear him unable to talk to foreign dignitaries without insulting their countries and demanding that they praise his electoral win, you said, "That's the way I want my President to be." That you have watched him remove expertise including worker safety, consumer and environmental protection from all layers of government in favor of people who make money off of eliminating protections in the industries they're supposed to be regulating and you have said, "What a genius!" That you have heard him continue to profit from his businesses, in part by leveraging his position as President, to the point of overcharging the Secret Service for space in the properties he owns, and you have said, "That's smart!" That you have heard him say that it was difficult to help Puerto Rico because it was the middle of water and you have said, "That makes sense." That you have seen him start fights with every country from Canada to New Zealand while praising Russia and quote, "falling in love" with the dictator of North Korea, and you have said, "That's statesmanship!" That Trump separated children from their families and put them in cages, managed to lose track of 1500 kids, (6 have died in custody) has opened a tent city incarceration camp in the desert in Texas - he explains that they’re just “animals” - and you say, “Well, OK then.”
That you have witnessed all the thousand and one other manifestations of corruption and low moral character and outright animalistic rudeness and contempt for you, the working American voter, including reducing taxes for the highest incomes and raised taxes on middle class by redefining the tax brackets, and you still show up grinning and wearing your MAGA hats and threatening to beat up anybody who says otherwise, via his narrative it’s ok to harm anyone that disagrees. That he suddenly abandons our allies, the Kurds, who have helped us fight terrorist groups for years, a withdrawal strategy contrary to the vehement opposition voiced by our Generals and you assume he knows best. That reliable mainstream news sources have documented over 14,000 of his lies in about 3 years and you rationalize it away by saying , “all politicians lie.” That you claim the President is supposed to be a role model for children and demand the ouster from office any Democrat who has been caught cheating on their spouse or has 1-2 sexual harassment claims made against them, yet totally ignore a “man” who brags about being able to “grab them by the pussy” and has been accused of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment, including non-consensual kissing or groping, by at least 23 women with an additional 43 allegations of sexual misconduct against Trump published in 2019 - and you say, "It's locker room talk. All men do it."
What you don't get, Trump supporters in 2019, is that succumbing to frustration and thinking of you as ignorant may be wrong and unhelpful, but it's also...hear me...charitable. Because if you're NOT naive or ignorant, we must turn to other explanations, and most of them are less flattering.”
=============================="LET US UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER "
An anguished question from a Trump supporter: ‘Why do liberals think Trump supporters are naive’?
The serious answer: Here’s what we really think about Trump supporters - the rich, the poor, the malignant and the innocently well-meaning, the ones who think and the ones who don't...
That when you saw a man who had owned a fraudulent University, intent on scamming poor people, you thought "Fine." That when you saw a man who had made it his business practice to stiff his creditors, and his subcontractors, you said “Okay." That when you heard him proudly brag about his own history of sexual abuse, you said, "No problem." That when he made up stories about seeing Muslim-Americans in the thousands cheering the destruction of the World Trade Center, you said, "Not an issue." That when you saw him brag that he could shoot a man on Fifth Avenue and you wouldn't care, you chirped, "He sure knows me." That when you heard him illustrate his own character by telling that cute story about the elderly guest bleeding on the floor at his country club, the story about how he turned his back and how it was all an imposition on him, you said, "That's cool!" That when you saw him mock the disabled, you thought it was the funniest thing you ever saw. That when you heard him brag that he doesn't read books, ( except Hitler’s bio) you said, "Well, who has time?" That when the Central Park Five were compensated as innocent men convicted of a crime they didn't commit, and he angrily said that they should still be in prison, you said, "That makes sense." That’s when you heard him tell his supporters to beat up protesters and that he would hire attorneys, you thought, "Yes!" That when you heard him tell one rally to confiscate a man's coat before throwing him out into the freezing cold, you said, "What a great guy!" That you have watched the parade of neo-Nazis and white supremacists with whom he curries favor, while refusing to condemn outright Nazis, and you have said, "Thumbs up!" That you hear him unable to talk to foreign dignitaries without insulting their countries and demanding that they praise his electoral win, you said, "That's the way I want my President to be." That you have watched him remove expertise including worker safety, consumer and environmental protection from all layers of government in favor of people who make money off of eliminating protections in the industries they're supposed to be regulating and you have said, "What a genius!" That you have heard him continue to profit from his businesses, in part by leveraging his position as President, to the point of overcharging the Secret Service for space in the properties he owns, and you have said, "That's smart!" That you have heard him say that it was difficult to help Puerto Rico because it was the middle of water and you have said, "That makes sense." That you have seen him start fights with every country from Canada to New Zealand while praising Russia and quote, "falling in love" with the dictator of North Korea, and you have said, "That's statesmanship!" That Trump separated children from their families and put them in cages, managed to lose track of 1500 kids, (6 have died in custody) has opened a tent city incarceration camp in the desert in Texas - he explains that they’re just “animals” - and you say, “Well, OK then.”
That you have witnessed all the thousand and one other manifestations of corruption and low moral character and outright animalistic rudeness and contempt for you, the working American voter, including reducing taxes for the highest incomes and raised taxes on middle class by redefining the tax brackets, and you still show up grinning and wearing your MAGA hats and threatening to beat up anybody who says otherwise, via his narrative it’s ok to harm anyone that disagrees. That he suddenly abandons our allies, the Kurds, who have helped us fight terrorist groups for years, a withdrawal strategy contrary to the vehement opposition voiced by our Generals and you assume he knows best. That reliable mainstream news sources have documented over 14,000 of his lies in about 3 years and you rationalize it away by saying , “all politicians lie.” That you claim the President is supposed to be a role model for children and demand the ouster from office any Democrat who has been caught cheating on their spouse or has 1-2 sexual harassment claims made against them, yet totally ignore a “man” who brags about being able to “grab them by the pussy” and has been accused of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment, including non-consensual kissing or groping, by at least 23 women with an additional 43 allegations of sexual misconduct against Trump published in 2019 - and you say, "It's locker room talk. All men do it."
What you don't get, Trump supporters in 2019, is that succumbing to frustration and thinking of you as ignorant may be wrong and unhelpful, but it's also...hear me...charitable. Because if you're NOT naive or ignorant, we must turn to other explanations, and most of them are less flattering.”
Christmas blessings and Peace
Terry
some people, besides me, try to understand where the Trump supporters are coming from in light of what I take oto be "facts" that are known and recorded. Perhaps you can help me to understand. many thanks. and have a blblessed Christmas.
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