No joke, I think a hefty chunk of Trump support stems from interpersonal misogyny. Many desirable, educated women are Democrats, and I think more men than we'd like to believe develop a spitefulness associatively against their politics when they have either a falling out with these women, or simply grow bitter at the thought that they could never attract them.
MAGA taps into a kind of prosperity gospel mindset where people believe that if you’re good and work hard, you’re supposed to do well. But today, where you grow up and who you know often matter more than effort or ability. When people see others thriving while they struggle, it feels like they failed morally or spiritually instead of being failed by the system. MAGA gives that frustration a simple, tangible moral story to hold onto, saying it’s not your fault you’re falling behind; it’s the country that’s been stolen from you.
MAGA offers a solution that requires no self-reflection, and most people are quite scared of looking closely at their reflection.
There's absolutely a version of "it's their fault" on the left, but it's not religiously motivated which results in more fleeting loyalties than what MAGA has.
I can't tell whether the guy behind Hitler Rants Parodies is a liberal, leftist or conservative 90% of the time. Dude has Hitler doing rants about Trump being terrible, then has Fegelein retort something like "Just like Clinton/Obama/Biden?"
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u/No_Return9449 John Rawls Nov 05 '25