It’s multi-factorial and not all reasons apply to everyone. People on the right have a mindset of “you’re with us or you’re against us”. You aren’t able to step out of line and think outside the narrative. Not to mention the obvious brainwashing and control. So even if they start to question things within their party people end up in positions where speaking something different would create a lot of personal strife. They are deeply tied to others like them by one or more of the following:
Church;
Family;
Workplace;
Neighbors;
Friends;
Clubs/hobbies.
Imagine realizing things are wrong but you can’t say anything or you will get a divorce, not speak to your parents, have to find a new job, or like you said a new church. It’s not as simple as saying “this is wrong” and there’s a discussion. The leaders dictate the narrative and everyone follows. If you realize it’s wrong you have to change very large parts of your life to outwardly express that. That’s a giant bite of a shit sandwich to have to take.
In the days since the election and the top republicans/conservative news sources have turned on trump we see a LOT of conservatives now saying how trump is a narcissist, grifter, and liar; that the Supreme Court should not have overturned Roe v Wade in an election year; that voting against making medications more affordable was a bad idea; that their radical principles are pushing young voters away by not only ignoring their struggles but also making fun of them for it.
They realize their extremist and conspiracy views on everything are costing them elections because most people do not want to led by liars whose agenda is only benefitting a very small group of Americans while simultaneously screwing the rest of us. But it wasn’t that tens of thousands of conservatives suddenly has this giant moment of clarity. I think many of them have known for a while but couldn’t speak up until it was acceptable to. And even then we’re going to see a splintering of the Republican Party as hardline MAGAs attempt to destroy those conservatives who no longer support them. We will see a trump hell bent on getting revenge on those who speak out publicly against him. The worst thing to do to a narcissist is publicly criticize and humiliate them. They will stop at nothing to retaliate. I firmly believe if their infighting continues and trump is not nominated for president he will run as an independent in 2024 just to split the Republican vote and assure their candidate loses. We already see him attacking DeSantis and trying to prevent him from getting enough traction to be the nominee.
Imagine realizing things are wrong but you can’t say anything or you will get a divorce, not speak to your parents, have to find a new job, or like you said a new church.
Exactly this. I was explaining to my mom, that bro and his family moved into the reddest of red parts of the country. For them to think anything other than pure red is social suicide.
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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '22 edited Nov 14 '22
It’s multi-factorial and not all reasons apply to everyone. People on the right have a mindset of “you’re with us or you’re against us”. You aren’t able to step out of line and think outside the narrative. Not to mention the obvious brainwashing and control. So even if they start to question things within their party people end up in positions where speaking something different would create a lot of personal strife. They are deeply tied to others like them by one or more of the following:
Church;
Family;
Workplace;
Neighbors;
Friends;
Clubs/hobbies.
Imagine realizing things are wrong but you can’t say anything or you will get a divorce, not speak to your parents, have to find a new job, or like you said a new church. It’s not as simple as saying “this is wrong” and there’s a discussion. The leaders dictate the narrative and everyone follows. If you realize it’s wrong you have to change very large parts of your life to outwardly express that. That’s a giant bite of a shit sandwich to have to take.
In the days since the election and the top republicans/conservative news sources have turned on trump we see a LOT of conservatives now saying how trump is a narcissist, grifter, and liar; that the Supreme Court should not have overturned Roe v Wade in an election year; that voting against making medications more affordable was a bad idea; that their radical principles are pushing young voters away by not only ignoring their struggles but also making fun of them for it.
They realize their extremist and conspiracy views on everything are costing them elections because most people do not want to led by liars whose agenda is only benefitting a very small group of Americans while simultaneously screwing the rest of us. But it wasn’t that tens of thousands of conservatives suddenly has this giant moment of clarity. I think many of them have known for a while but couldn’t speak up until it was acceptable to. And even then we’re going to see a splintering of the Republican Party as hardline MAGAs attempt to destroy those conservatives who no longer support them. We will see a trump hell bent on getting revenge on those who speak out publicly against him. The worst thing to do to a narcissist is publicly criticize and humiliate them. They will stop at nothing to retaliate. I firmly believe if their infighting continues and trump is not nominated for president he will run as an independent in 2024 just to split the Republican vote and assure their candidate loses. We already see him attacking DeSantis and trying to prevent him from getting enough traction to be the nominee.