6th August 2025, 11:01 AM
I also frequently wonder what the appeal is given that his amoral behavior and hateful, divisive rhetoric are directly antithetical to the Christian values the right purports to endorse (namely anything Jesus said--the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, etc.--they seem more obsessed with Old Testament, vengeful, Levitican-style legality, "rules for thee, not for me" theology). He's not even good at pretending to be morally upright. He's a pathological liar, and he's not even good at it; his lies are so unconvincing. He's not the slightest bit charismatic (Reagan at least had that going for him).
But yeah... as Weltall pointed out, they love how vulgar and hateful he is because he appeals to their basest instincts. He's "owning the libs." In the end, that's what's most important to them. He shares their enemies. He hates the same people they hate. And that's all they care about. Any morals, values, or principles that they claim to possess can easily be compromised or even discarded in favor of sticking it to those damn librulz. The MAGA cult is not unlike the KKK or the Nazi Party in their ability to rationalize obvious evil and still act like a loving, merciful God is on their side--such is the ways of cults.
But yeah... as Weltall pointed out, they love how vulgar and hateful he is because he appeals to their basest instincts. He's "owning the libs." In the end, that's what's most important to them. He shares their enemies. He hates the same people they hate. And that's all they care about. Any morals, values, or principles that they claim to possess can easily be compromised or even discarded in favor of sticking it to those damn librulz. The MAGA cult is not unlike the KKK or the Nazi Party in their ability to rationalize obvious evil and still act like a loving, merciful God is on their side--such is the ways of cults.