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mrtesthah | 6 days ago

Unfortunately this country has literacy and education problems, and many voters were plainly ignorant of what they were voting for.

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toomanyrichies|6 days ago

They were literally taking tourist photos in front of the "Alligator Alcatraz" sign. [1][2][3]

They knew what they were voting for. The cruelty (and the authoritarianism) is the point.

1. https://theday.com/photo-single/1006536/?mode=team

2. https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/people-take-pi...

3. https://www.wusf.org/courts-law/2025-12-22/attorneys-urge-ju...

mrtesthah|5 days ago

The best way defeat MAGA is to fracture their coalition, which requires understanding its various constituencies. The “MAGA Hardliners” at the forefront of this fascist movement are only 29% of his support:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/trump-roles-sup...

Currently, his approval rating is hovering in the mid to high 30s, which tracks.

We should spend our energy on the people who can be convinced; don’t get discouraged by thinking they’re all the same.