2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump supporters love Vladimir Putin because he has all three qualities they require in a leader
1 He is White
2 He is male
3 He hates everyone who is not White and male.
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)and it's the last of those that seems to energize a lot of Trump's supporters.
This is the "Let him die!" crowd, the people Trump was pandering to when he suggested he would "bomb the shit" out of ISIS.
That impulse toward authoritarianism is as unsettling as it is morally appalling. It's Trump's long suit.
Ilsa
(61,705 posts)I believe they think we all must be governed by a strict authoritarian figure, a daddy who used to tell everyone what to do and punish harshly if they disobeyed.
I just don't see why Libertarian-leaning republicans want a big daddy when they all hate big gubmint.
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)(...and it was a real struggle for me to keep that "PG" !)
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)...So He Must Be A Good Guy.
Trumpkin's Logic.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)catnhatnh
(8,976 posts)He hates many who ARE white and male also...