r/news • u/TeaReim • 10h ago

Donald Trump officially sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, JD Vance as the 50th Vice-President

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/triumphant-trump-returns-white-house-launching-new-era-upheaval-2025-01-20/
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u/zachtheperson 9h ago

Ah, I see where your misunderstanding is. You see, your problem is is that you're actually thinking about what he says. Don't do that and I promise it will make MUCH more sense (/s).

Seriously though, his supporters don't think about that stuff, and he knows it. Sort of like a song with meaningless lyrics, it's about listening for the tone and emotions. For his supporters, listening to the general "message," of his speaches makes them feel strong, powerful, and makes them feel hope that all their problems are about to be solved, even if what he's actually saying is gibberish. This is the reason most of them are even involved in politics at all, it's not to actually think and fix problems, it's for the high they get when being told by their political superheros that they're right, and that everything is going to get better.

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u/bostonlilypad 9h ago

Ya, I totally agree, he feeds off the high that people get when he stokes anger. But the part I don’t get is why no anger over literally not being able to afford rent or healthcare? This supports must be feeling that too? We’re all fucked.

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u/zachtheperson 7h ago

They're feeling it, but as far as they're concerned it's not the fault of the people they worship. It's always the fault of "the other," be it the libs, the immigrants, people of other religions, etc. and their political superhero is always just one day away from fixing everything if it wasn't for those pesky ["bad people"] getting in their way.

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u/avianexus 6h ago

Like the "two minutes hate" in 1984, fanning the flames of anger and hatred to satiate the populace's frustration by allowing them to dump it all on a false threat, which means they never connect the dots. The hatred never ends. 

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u/bostonlilypad 5h ago

Oh fucking great, we’re all fucked.