I think for the Trump supporter delusion to work, it generally has to include the assumption that they’re in the majority. “The Silent Majority™” and all that. Which is probably part of why they get so butthurt when a public figure tells them to go fuck themselves.
Anecdotally, this is exactly it. Talking to my parents is like being in a parallel universe because they think everyone thinks like them and “is just too afraid to say it” or “is being silenced.” The mental gymnastics are astounding.
Yeah. They generally expect it when it’s someone famous who was already openly against what conservatives are doing. But when a big name person or group who is normally (at least in their minds) not openly political says that Trump is a POS, it further shakes their understanding of what those they like to think of as “non-woke” actually believe.
I think for the Trump supporter delusion to work, it generally has to include the assumption that they’re in the majority. “The Silent Majority™” and all that. Which is probably part of why they get so butthurt when a public figure tells them to go fuck themselves.
I’ve always found it amusing that the loudest assholes in the world consider themselves silent.
Anecdotally, this is exactly it. Talking to my parents is like being in a parallel universe because they think everyone thinks like them and “is just too afraid to say it” or “is being silenced.” The mental gymnastics are astounding.
Yeah. They generally expect it when it’s someone famous who was already openly against what conservatives are doing. But when a big name person or group who is normally (at least in their minds) not openly political says that Trump is a POS, it further shakes their understanding of what those they like to think of as “non-woke” actually believe.