I’ve frequently seen people say, “My God! How can those MAGA nuts believe all of the bullshit stuff Trump says?!” Forget all about that question. It’s irrelevant. I would argue that many of these MAGA followers (though they’d never admit it) do not believe his “stolen” election lies. This is important to understand. It’s what his lies give them permission to DO, and the behaviors they can unleash in the name of those lies that matters to them. Many of them don’t give a damn whether his claims are true….or not. His lies conveniently provide a justification for allowing their worst self out of the cage it’s usually locked up inside of. This is exactly why so many of them are impossible to sway with facts to the contrary. Many of them already know you are right. It’s the loss of an excuse to be a belligerent asshole and ultra aggressive towards others they don’t want to be stripped of, and that’s what would happen if they agreed with you. As it stands, they get to hate and blame President Biden and the “Communist” left wing “nuts” who follow him. If they admit to not believing the big lie, they’d be responsible for their choices, words and behaviors…with no one to blame…and that…is the last thing they want to have happen.
@KFFNCOACH @thejackhopkins The same can be said of Elon Musk.
@KFFNCOACH @thejackhopkins Amen. Exactly. He gives them permission to be the louts they are and they love it.