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I will never fully understand why people have made this their entire identity.
Usually because their life sucks, through some combination of the shitty societal things like corporate greed that effects us all, as well as their own failings, like not trying in school, being an asshole so they don't have freinds etc.
And instead of accepting they are somewhat responsible for their own life, putting in the emotional labour of Introspection, admitting their mistakes and working hard to correct them, they listen to the guy on the TV who tells them everything bad about their life is actually because of the liberals and the illegals and trans people, and if we can just stop them, then all their problems will be fixed and Trump is the guy that's going to stop them, so they worship Trump because that's easier than helping themselves.
It's really quite profoundly sad, isn't it
Yeah, I started reading that comment thinking I’d come up with some snarky comment relating it to the conservatives in my extended family or whatever. But then by the end I just felt deflated.
Imagine someone with no personality whose life is so miserable the closest thing they can tell to joy is making other people as miserable as they are. Adding to what @gmtom said...their life is very likely shitty, and some shyster tells them it's everyone else's fault and he should blame minorities. The only way he thinks he can make his life better is by actively making other people's lives worse.
...and buy a bunch cheap march promoted the figurehead who fills his mind with such trash