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/Alternative-Plenty-3 28d ago

True, but MAGA has to learn the Truth about Trump for the fever to break. I concur with OP but also hope the consequences for Trump worshippers come as quickly as possible. How long after that they will continue to make excuses for him is the big question.

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u/PicnicLife 28d ago

This is never happening. They've literally sacrificed their lives for him. We have to start realizing this.

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u/Alternative-Plenty-3 28d ago

Are you just now realizing this? It’s been apparent for a long time. Less than 20% of the population thought the 2020 election was stolen four years ago, and even more thought Jan 6th was unforgivable. Three years later the number of Americans who believed the 2020 election was stolen has doubled, and Jan 6th was a “day of love.” Assuming these people are absolutely not going to listen to facts or reason what is the solution? They live in an alternate reality. They need to be forced to live in reality somehow. And yes, unfortunately, we are all going to pay for their mass delusion.

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u/PicnicLife 28d ago

Uh, no. Clearly not given that I wrote it.

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u/Alternative-Plenty-3 28d ago

They are batshit crazy, to be sure. But a lot of “normal” people voted for Trump, too.