Here we are, Black Friday, officially Christmastime now. America is in a sour mood. Grocery prices are up, and so are energy prices. Donald Trump lies incessantly about both. The American people are onto him. They’re pessimistic about the future.

The distrust goes way beyond the economy. Over these last few weeks, ever since the government shutdown, it’s finally begun to sink in on people that Trump and his entire administration are a bunch of raging ideologues or incompetents or both, peddling a fantasy version of their strength that people no longer buy. There’s no longer any doubt about it: The MAGA crack-up has begun.

Look at a few things that have happened in just the last week: https://newrepublic.com/article/203744/there-no-doubt-it-great-maga-crack-up-begun-trump

  • The Velour Fog @lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read headlines like this.

    I’ll believe it when my MAGA relatives turn their backs on Fox News and Trump. Until then, this is weapons grade hopium.

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    3 months ago

    The thing is, everything has gone exactly right and to plan for Trump and his cronies. All he meant to accomplish was making himself billions, making his family and friends billions, and keeping himself out of jail. Ten months into his term, he has accomplished that. He may even get the remaining 3+ years to continue the grift. Anyone who seriously expected different, is insane.

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    3 months ago

    It’s not true if you live in a deep red state. They treat politics like football teams and REFUSE to ever change parties because their whole family tree has voted red, so they won’t change it.

    Also most pastors here are hard MAGA and think gay people are going to murder them at every chance, so they spread constant propaganda to the members, so they all vote red as well.

    It’s a well thought out propaganda train to take advantage of the fact 90% of these people have a 5th grade education and at least 3-4 children.

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      3 months ago

      I’ve seen a few magats around here start to bitch about prices but they don’t tie those price increases to trump. They do not have the capacity to look past whats right in front of them. Its why they vote for the GOP to begin with. So they will vote for trump. Its all the ones who vote red to fit in that the GOP need to be worried about.

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    3 months ago

    "I’m confident the crack-up is definitely happening because everyone I talk to is upset and against trump.

    What’s that?

    Yes, I spend all my time on leftist websites and only surround myself with people who think like me, why do you ask?"

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        3 months ago

        I would chalk that up to people just not wanting to identify themselves as supporters. They would rather hide their support so when they pull up to stores/friends or families homes, they cannot easily be shown to be awful people.

  • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    The only thing that can theoretically shake MAGA is a failing economy, and even that is easily displaced onto scapegoats. This article is delusional.