The Old School Republican Party died when Reagan’s neoliberalism came in. And it crumbled into the putrid swamp that is MAGA—a movement which (ironically) seeks to destroy the foundations of what made the US great in the first place.
Another great irony is the quality of people who support Trump is almost all the lowest traits: gluttony, weakness, cowardice, dogmatism, racism, credulity, and foolishness. I’d say cowardice is their primary mode of function. The loading up with guns, the xenophobia and racism, following instead of leading by example, the religious sanctimony because they fear going to hell (despite supporting Jesus with their mouth, but opposing him in their values and actions), this fear of Russia that motivates them to support Russia, even right down to the incelism/sexism, these all grow out of intense cowardice.
MAGA support for Trump emerges because Trump embodies a very public success despite these negative/cowardly values. They ignore the fact that he inherited his wealth. He’s an aspiration and inspiration for the lazy, dull-witted cowards across the US.
I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
