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ShazzieB

(21,704 posts)
29. I suspect a lot of the anger, as well as its intensity, comes from their Dear Leader.
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 05:08 PM
Yesterday

HE will not be happy until and unless of the following are completely eliminated from this country:

● all LGBTQIA+ people
● all non white people (or most; he might keep a few for doing things like garbarge collection and other manual labor)
● all feminists (he'd eliminate all women if he could, but he knows some are still needed for sex, procreation, and housekeeping)
● all Democrats, liberals, progressives, and "woke" people of every stripe
● all those whose first language is anything other than English
● all those who don't meet dear leader's standards of physical perfection, including fat people, short people, women whose boobs aren't big enough to suit Dear Leader, anyone with any kind of visible disability or imperfection (what constitutes either of these to be defined by him)
● all those who are highly educated in any field he doesn't approve of or at any institution he doesn't approve of
● all those who are intellectually curious and/or prone to forming opinions of their own that don't perfectly match his
● the list goes on and on, but I'm sure you get the idea

The MAGA are angry at most of of the people on this list because Dear Leader has convinced them that "those people" have it in for them and are the cause of all their problems. This makes them angry; and he stokes that anger every chance he gets, over and over again, which makes them even angrier.

Their level of commitment varies, from those who are already getting tired of him to those who will always worship him unquestioningly as long as he keeps assuring them that he is "fighting for them." I suspect that the latter group has gotten smaller since his second term started and will continue to shrink as long as he keeps fucking up spectacularly, which he is bound to do. Time will tell.

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Because nothing will ever be enough to fill the holes in their souls. Irish_Dem Yesterday #1
Will never be enough kerouac2 Yesterday #2
That's what they're paid for, and they know propaganda's life blood is based on emotion not reason. Uncle Joe Yesterday #3
Love Joy John Coktosten Yesterday #4
Nailed it malaise Yesterday #5
They want that thar Social Secuitee money. chouchou Yesterday #6
The cult will not rest until all non-cultists are dead or silenced. dalton99a Yesterday #7
And then they will turn on each other Prof. Toru Tanaka 20 hrs ago #45
I understand her rhetorical point, but this is getting uncomfortably close to defeatism. sop Yesterday #8
Yeah, some days feel like that. Joinfortmill Yesterday #16
She is speaking from a place of despair Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #25
feeling as I do as a straight white gal Skittles Yesterday #26
Joy Reid Is Standing Up In Defiance And Calling For Others To Join Her DallasNE 23 hrs ago #39
There are tens of millions of Americans who literally will NEVER, for as long as they live, RockRaven Yesterday #9
You know what drives that malaise Yesterday #12
This old girl thinks Obama was possibly the smartest, most elegant President ever. JFK was another one.. Joinfortmill Yesterday #19
One of those racists is trump, Bayard Yesterday #28
According to Vance, they want you to say "Thank you!" Beartracks Yesterday #10
C'mon, zip tie some more children ya fucking losers..... Blue Owl Yesterday #11
To post a YT Short: littlemissmartypants Yesterday #13
Excellent ... and please don't forget Diamond_Dog Yesterday #14
Well, that about covers it. Back to the last century. The hate I have for these montherf*ckers is beyond measure. Joinfortmill Yesterday #15
A quote from the 19983 movie "Tombstone" AverageOldGuy Yesterday #17
Hell hole... BattleRow Yesterday #22
It's a hate cult. It's like an addiction, the more hate, cruelty, and violence they Gaugamela Yesterday #18
Over the decades, there has been a gradual erosion in the self-esteem of many people who are now MAGA dedl67 Yesterday #20
Excellent succinct analysis. llmart 22 hrs ago #41
I grew up in the South in the 1950s. The notion of innate white male superiority was then considered a fact. dedl67 12 hrs ago #49
I am 100% with Joy Reid on this -- she says what I have been thinking Hekate Yesterday #21
Hatred is all they have iemanja Yesterday #23
Ive heard of love hate relationships. BattleRow Yesterday #24
Is THIS what kicked off vladimir futon's "gratitude" screech??? niyad Yesterday #27
I suspect a lot of the anger, as well as its intensity, comes from their Dear Leader. ShazzieB Yesterday #29
because their family and friends can't stand them. and think they deserve the respect of their family and friends. boston bean Yesterday #30
They know that they are dying. Collimator Yesterday #31
Agree. love_katz 22 hrs ago #40
It's "Extinction Burst." Wednesdays 20 hrs ago #46
LOVE that Lao Tzu quote! calimary 19 hrs ago #47
Some people aren't happy unless they're unhappy. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #32
Joy's Mom enid602 Yesterday #33
They are not done. They want voting rights repealed. All civil rights and environmental protection gone. n/t Evolve Dammit Yesterday #34
More? Trump wanted a sword from the Eisenhower Library in Abiline,Ks Bengus81 Yesterday #35
I saw this live and loved it. LittleGirl Yesterday #36
Short answer, total subjugation CanonRay Yesterday #37
They're angry because normal people won't validate their evil natures mdbl Yesterday #38
Excellent! K&R brer cat 22 hrs ago #42
"what more do you want?" Takket 21 hrs ago #43
I think there are some better questions to ask. Queso Delicioso 21 hrs ago #44
It's not just you. Boomerproud 10 hrs ago #51
They're angry because they know they are a dying breed. progressoid 19 hrs ago #48
Someone told me a long time ago something that might explain some of this Playingmantis 10 hrs ago #50
They want genocide, they are clearly working themselves up into a rabid lather, aiming for a Rwanda-type event Blues Heron 9 hrs ago #52
They've been programmed to be mad. The Emile 9 hrs ago #53
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