All of his supporters in 2016 were also bad people. They saw the "grab them by the pussy" tape, they saw him make fun of a disabled person, and thought he was still a worthy candidate for their vote.

[–] in4aPenny@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Whenever I brought this up to my Trump-supporting aunt (who lives in the UK) she would just wave it off and say, "Oh that's fake news." I genuinely think they're incapable of even entertaining those facts, let alone seeing them and supporting them as you say. It's an absurd level of brainwashing.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

Oh, I got sick of Trump so quickly that around a year after he got in office I was just catering discussions with "Why would you support a known and admitted rapist?" Doesn't advance the conversation with those fools, but it certainly ends it.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 points 10 months ago

Belief is social. People struggle to believe things that clash with their in group. They'll go to great lengths to avoid it.