We will now see how Trump supporters react to Trump's sociopathy directly affecting them. Until now, the base, as well as the Right Wing media echo chamber, has performed moral gymnastics to justify inhumanity against the demonized/scapegoated "others" (minorities/Liberals)...1/
...or to justify norm/institution trampling, illegal, & unconstitutional behavior b/c it mostly happened in the abstract, & the base has been fed a disinformation campaign by the Right Wing Echo Chamber that has told them that Trump didn't do what he's actually has done, or...2/
...the base as been told that Trump's behavior (extorting Ukrainian election interference ) is perfectly acceptable. Often the issues (constitutional law) are so complex that people have no direct point of reference/understanding so they have to rely on external news sources...3/
.....But now the formula of 1) Trump lying, 2) the Right Wing Echo Chamber propagandizing the lies, and the base dutifully and unquestioningly accepting the narrative will be tested because....4/
...Trump's base will be directly affected, may die, and/or have family members who die.
And if/when that happens, it would seem unlikely that they would sit quietly while Trump and Right Wing media lie about the gravity of the situation, and the loss/suffering they experience. 5/
And if/when that happens, it would seem unlikely that they would sit quietly while Trump and Right Wing media lie about the gravity of the situation, and the loss/suffering they experience. 5/
Threads that touch on the above issues: 6/
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Perhaps the China Tariff issue will provide some precedent:....10/...
