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I have not heard such a thing from left leaning folks, but I'd quickly shut them down if they were suggesting pity for these people.

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[–] negativenull 121 points 2 months ago (5 children)

"These voters don’t support Trump because they labor under some illusion that he’s going to rescue their communities — not anymore," Bai wrote. "They support him because he’s willing to blow up the country if it means teaching insufferable intellectuals a lesson."

This here is the real motivation of MAGAs. Half the country wants this.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sucks that part of Germany is falling asleep again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

From what I see, so far it's more a case of the bad third waking up again. What happens next remains to be seen.

[–] billiam0202 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not half, a third. Another third wants to stop it, and the other third can't tell the difference.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Ah, the centrists. Because not picking a side can never be wrong, right.

...right?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago

100%. They don't care what the actual facts are. They just want to feel right and if the world burns to do that, so be it.

When you get down to it, it is a lack of emotional intelligence coupled with a lack of education which are likely factors in the development of the whole movement. It made them very ready to accept propaganda, as well.

[–] whotookkarl 11 points 2 months ago

Less than half, the 2020 election put them at about 22% (74,223,975/331,449,281).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It sounds like something I've heard before...

Target

Cambodia's previous military and political leadership, middle-class professionals, businesspeople, intellectuals, ethnic and religious minorities

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_genocide