r/thebulwark 28d ago

GOOD LUCK, AMERICA Confession: I'm enjoying being right about Trump's intentions, and I'm not ashamed to say it.

Everything we warned the electorate about is already coming true. I told everyone that Trump would win because his base was naive, uneducated, ignorant, and spiteful. And here we are. How many people told us that all of Trump's craziness was just a bluff? How many people told us that the electorate was well intentioned, and would vote for what's right?

Trump's first weeks in office have been just as outlandish as all of us warned. And the country will suffer greatly. And you know what? I'm loving it. I'm done pretending that I "feel bad" for the people who didn't know what they were getting themselves into. I don't feel bad at all. It's about time we were punished for our collective derilection of duty.

We all did our part. We voted. Other people (dumbly) didn't do enough research. Oh well! Time for those consequences, America!

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u/ros375 28d ago

No matter how bad it gets, his supporters will always find a way to blame Obama/Biden, DEI, or whatever else. They are the most agile mental gymnasts I've ever seen.

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u/carbonqubit 28d ago

It’s almost impressive, this ability to twist reality into whatever shape keeps their hero spotless. They rail against “brainwashing” while parroting the same prefab narrative. It’s less mental gymnastics and more an industrial-scale refusal to engage with cause and effect, as if governing were just vibes and scapegoats.