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[Zkuq]

SanAndreasX said:

Zkuq said:

The impression I've been getting along the years is that there's probably a significant chunk of Republican politicians that don't really like Trump but play along because they see him as their chance as politicians - their only chance at the moment. I'm sure many such people are just waiting for the Trump era to be over. That said, there are surely many politicians that actually like Trump, so we'll see how things pan out.

This is what I keep trying to tell people. Trump is a symptom, not a disease. 

MAGA is the result of 200 years of white conservative grievance because the world isn't the way they want it to be. That's not going to go away when Trump does. Before Trump, it was Reagan. Before Reagan, it was George Wallace. In Wallace's case, they settled for Nixon as a more nationally acceptable alternative for moderates. Trump is the Wallace presidency they wanted back in 1968. It's not about eggs, or "kitchen table issues." It's about punishing the heathens. "Heathen" is the Christian version of "infidel." They'll gladly go into an economic depression if it means they take their enemies down with them.

You're talking only about politicians, right? I'm asking because my impression is that among the people, he has support from more groups than that, and he's a symptom of not just one but several diseases.

Last edited by Zkuq - on 26 February 2025