As shown at left, Republicans generally believe that their country either is failing, or has already failed, in many essential ways.
This may have begun with the Big Lie, i.e., the groundless assertion that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Trump, which ended tens of millions of voters’ confidence in the integrity of U.S. democracy after 240 years of success. It’s kind of ironic that confidence in election integrity was considered to be stronger before the information age, when massive cheating actually could have happened undetected.
In any case, the supposed failure of the United States is now emblazoned into Republicans’ minds with concepts like:
• Biden has opened our borders, giving away our jobs and killing our kids with overdoses of fentanyl.
• The U.S. economy is in freefall decline.
• Our military is now so woke that it’s no longer capable of defending our country.
• Crime rates are on the rise, and immigrants are the cause.
Part of the human condition is that we find ways to believe what make us feel good inside. But never before has the world’s most powerful democracy fallen prey to such a huge and calculated profusion of lies.
Some people may be, but, to a person, the foreigners I’ve met are deeply saddened, and terrified of the consequences of the Trump regime.
Their feeling is simply that America re-elected a convicted felon, rapist, and traitor who attempted to overthrow the U.S. federal government. If we’re willing to do that, we’re capable of anything, regardless of how depraved.
I’ve never understood why those who compose total bullshit like this don’t go for the gusto. Why 95% and not 99% or 100%?
Trump’s actual approval rating among Republicans is somewhere between 75% and 80%, as can be easily verified by anyone on Earth with a cell phone or computer. That number continues to dwindle, as he faces more pressure regarding the war, gas prices, child rape, etc.
Obviously, the president’s supporters are suckers for his lies, but isn’t this a bit over the top?
I get a call every week or so from someone working for a start-up in oil exploration, hoping that I’ll invest. I guess my name and cell number got collected somehow from various online searches I’ve made.
I’m always quick to explain, “Oh, sorry, I don’t support wrecking the planet, even if I can profit from it. Neither should you. Bye now.”
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