Maybe the Republicans will surprise us and actually do a great job. We’ve been wrong before, after all.
Déjà vu- I posted that exact same optimistic sentiment on talkfreethought after the election in 2016, and just like this post, RVonse responded with approval to my post. (Of course, I didn't have a sarcastic smiley at the end of my post in 2016.)
My optimism was misplaced. Trump proved to be everything we suspected him to be. He is a criminal with no sense of shame. He is a buffoon who swoons for our enemies and scorns our allies. He is lazy, narcissistic, duplicitous, petty, foolish, easily triggered, vicious, vacuous, unprincipled, undisciplined, and stupid. His character is and was a known quality. I was willing to
How anyone could convince themselves this man possesses any virtue whatsoever is baffling. I've asked a few Trumpers for what they admire most in the man, and they mention a few things. Some talk about how bad his opponents are (non-sequitur), some list a personal quality I can easily refute with examples (self-deluded), some mention one of his stated policy goals which turn out to be objectively bad for the economy and/or non-1%ers (ignorant), or unnecessarily cruel or unjust to a minority group (bigoted). Those are his supporters: People who literally can't think of anything they like about him but have been convinced to think the alternative is worse, fools who's perception of reality is twisted in to an Orwellian doublethink to think Trump possesses the opposite of all the qualities he has repeatedly demonstrated, uneducated dumb-asses who believe in fantasy versions about how fundamental structures in the world work, and racists/bigots who think the key to prosperity is to excise or intimidate certain types of people until they disappear.
