Trump supporters are not "conservative" - they are "anti-liberal".

[kentuck]

This was a description given by John Podhoretz this morning on MSNBC.

We have always known that these "Republicans" are so full of hate for "liberals" that they would die happy if they knew that two liberals were going with them.

It's an irrational hate that has been cultivated by talk radio and conservative media over many years. It is similar to the hate they have for Jane Fonda, or Hillary Clinton, or abortion doctors that take the lives of unborn babies. Their hate runs deep.

So, to call them "anti-liberal" is not that far off target. They hate liberals with a passion. Anybody that criticizes "liberals" is their natural ally, regardless of how insane they may be otherwise.

[RockRaven]

1. Yep, further evidence is seen the whole "triggering libs" and "owning libs" line of conversation

that a lot of alt-righters and Trumpists revert to when they can't justify Trump's actions with conservative principles/ideology.

[Initech]

20. But hey - the more they "trigger" us the more we win elections.

Evidence - Trump campaigning for Roy Moore. So I say keep triggering us, it encourages us to vote more!

[C_U_L8R]

2. They're anti-everyone

They're the 'screw the other guy, whats in it for me' party.

That said, decades of batshit rightwing media demonizing liberals has broken their brains.

[rufus dog]

16. Look at the responses from his supporters who are directly taking the hit

The farmers, the factory workers at the nail company, they still support him even though he is directly having a negative impact on them and their families.

They aren't in it for themselves, they HATE liberals.

I find it mind boggling that people don't comprehend this. I was shocked at Sarah Palin's coming out speech. A mean, Class A Bitch out of central casting for every B movie. But they loved her. Doesn't matter that she was a horrible person with loser kids, they would point at the Obama children and claim they were horrible.

At that point it hit me, THEY FUCKING HATE US!!!! It is why they can ignore Russia and Putin. Because they hate liberals too.

So we can keep thinking it is all about them and they are selfish. It isn't, it is all about hate for liberals.

[C_U_L8R]

17. Liberals are smarter and make more money

We're also... liberal.

[mnhtnbb]

3. I thought deplorables was a pretty good description. Another would be plain old assholes.

[NY_20th]

7. ditto

[RestoreAmerica2020]

25. Clinton was right on point 'deplorables' is the correct monikker...

Her description encompasses ...every maldad republikkklan

..de·plor·a·ble
dəˈplôrəb(ə l/Submit
adjective

deserving strong condemnation.
"the deplorable conditions in which most prisoners are held"

synonyms: disgraceful, shameful, dishonorable, unworthy, inexcusable, unpardonable, unforgivable;

More

synonyms: lamentable, regrettable, unfortunate, wretched, atrocious, awful, terrible, dreadful, diabolical;

[theaocp]

4. It's just a coping strategy.

I deal with this all the time in elementary school. They just haven't outgrown it yet. Tearing someone down is so much easier than lifting yourself up. Not rocket science.

[Thomas Hurt]

5. reactionary fascists or at least fascistic.

the Pig is not selling anything new on the conservative side of the political spectrum.

He is selling the same extremist right ideology which has its foundation in the KKK and the Birchers.

racist, scapegoating, militaristic, religious bigotry, misogyny, jingoistic, paranoiac.

The right wing nutjobs I grew up with in my small town have passed this f**kery to the next generation.

[duforsure]

6. And anti-Democracy, anti-truth, and anti-brains for believing his BS.

[OnDoutside]

8. Podhoretz is an asshole, trying to separate himself from what he and others have created.

[Coventina]

9. They are Nazis. n/t

[kentuck]

10. Trump uses them masterfully in his "divide and conquer" strategy.

He knows the "words". He knows a lot of words. Especially the ones that work to divide people. And that is his only hope of ever winning any election.

[SamKnause]

11. They are EVIL, LYING, fucking ASSHOLES.

They are frauds.

They pretend to;

1) believe in small government (unless it involves women's bodies or legalizing cannabis)

2) be pro life, but (they are against health care, maternity leave, child care, food programs, etc.)

3) have morals but continue to display the complete opposite.

They are EVIL, LYING, FRAUDS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[smirkymonkey]

13. This!

[JHB]

12. The last 60 years says so are conservatives...

...so no, John, you can't disown the beast you spent a career feeding.

[Voltaire2]

14. They are fascists.

Right wing “anti-liberal” populist authoritarianism is quite simply fascism.

[Elwood P Dowd]

15. Twenty years of Fox Fascist News and hate radio jocks Limbaugh, Savage,

Hannity, and their ilk have "created the "30 percenters". This group would prefer a white male controlled fascist dictatorship over a liberal government even if it caused them to lose their middle class income, their freedom, and their health care. If you gave them a choice of Hitler or Obama, they would choose Hitler.

[appalachiablue]

23. Amen. 30 years of Hate Radio then Fox all over has fueled this mess.

Yesterday, an Arizona caller to Thom Hartmann's program said he and his wife were moving back to Nebraska, because the HATRED OF LIBERALS is so pronounced in AZ. He emphasized that many Arizona cars have bumper stickers saying, "THE ONLY GOOD LIBERAL IS A DEAD LIBERAL."

[WhiteTara]

18. I like the term REGRESSIVE.

It expresses what they are. They aren't even worthy of the title anti Liberal.

[ck4829]

19. K&R, they would gladly reduce the US to the stone age if the 'reward' was no more liberalism

[Upthevibe]

21. There's no question this is a fact.....

IMHO, this is where it gained momentum:


In 1987, the Federal Communications Commission repealed a long-standing rule known as the Fairness Doctrine, which required both television and radio stations to air for an equal amount of time each side to a political argument. The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine ultimately paved the way for Limbaugh's now-distinct, politically conservative radio style to take shape. Not long after, the on-air host left KFBK for a position at the ABC Radio Network, bringing his newfound fame with him, as well as a reputation for having strong, right wing ideologies.

Cite: From an online site called Biography.

https://www.biography.com/people/rush-limbaugh-9382334


Add Bill Clinton's election in the early 2000's who brought with him his very smart wife for FLOTUS. Add a little bit of this and a little bit of that and you have The perfect storm....

[NewJeffCT]

22. I definitely think that is most of Trump's base

This cartoon is really spot on

Link to tweet

[Boomerproud]

24. Hey Dr. Frankenstein,

You cannot disown the beast you created.

[AlexSFCA]

26. yes, anti-liberal is the most accurate description of this movemrnt

Putin is at war with liberalism worldwide because it threatens his regime. Trump wants to be exactly like putin and gop is on board with that. Why? With demographic changes, they probably think it will be increasingly difficult for them to win elections so they’d rather go authoritarian to keep the jobs for themselves. This is what trump is all about ‘anti-freedom’.

[MadDAsHell]

27. This is spot on. This is politics today. Look at the Greatest Page.

There is far more agreement to hate the other side than there is to agree with our side.

It’s an incredibly sad state of affairs, an the Orange Turd is making it worse.

[RhodeIslandOne]

28. And anyone who disagrees with them even slightly is to them, a liberal.

They are alienating a fair amount of moderates.

[DFW]

29. I have been saying this for decades. These propagandists are hijacking the dictionary

"Conservative" just means being cautions, risk-averse, preferring reflection to rash action, hesitant to waste limited resources.

Actually, it far better describes Barack Obama than it does Donald Trump, or any other Republican, for that matter.

But "a conservative?" Now, in Republicanese, that just means an irrational hater of any Democrat or any policies* they might advocate.


*to any Republican trolls that might chance upon this thread, you might not recognize the word "policies." In Republicanese, it is spelled "policy's." You're (Republicanese: "your" ) welcome.

[DeminPennswoods]

30. Aggrieved is the best descriptor

The Trumpers are people who don't know or understand what happened to their formerly solid middle class life or why they aren't as well off as their parents and knowing their kids will be worse off.

So every bad thing that's happened is someone else's fault. It's immigrants coming in to take "their jobs". It's affirmative action helping everyone who doesn't look like them getting a job or promotion "they should have had instead". It's unions fighting for "others" and not them all while making everyone pay membership dues. It's the goverment "over regulation" not allowing them to just do what they want. The grievence radiates out to anyone who supports immigration, affirmative action, unions, goverment and so on.

They found a kindred soul in Trump, someone who is also aggrieved about everything (because he's essentially tried to buy his way into it, but has been rejected by polite society). They feed off each other.

[leftyladyfrommo]

31. Anti elite. Anti the educated. nt

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