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20. Dense, stupid, dumb and moronic

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Mon Jun 8, 2020, 09:44 AM

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The Four Kinds of Trump Supporters [View all] MatthewG. Jun 2020 OP

My right wing relatives Ohiogal Jun 2020 #1

There are crossovers, to be sure. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #4

one major category unifying all these is talk radio - it's ridiculous it never gets polled certainot Jun 2020 #75

This 👆🏽 nt live love laugh Jun 2020 #85

The man driving car into crowd in Seattle yesterday and shooting protester is probably a #2. spike jones Jun 2020 #48

If you're #2 or #3 you're automatically #4 Goodheart Jun 2020 #2

😂 MatthewG. Jun 2020 #3

Good OP, though. :) Goodheart Jun 2020 #5

Criminals love him lark Jun 2020 #6

I'm sure... MatthewG. Jun 2020 #7

About a month or so ago safeinOhio Jun 2020 #8

Both funny and true. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #9

The ones who want a very conservative Federal Judiciary, irisblue Jun 2020 #10

Good point MatthewG. Jun 2020 #14

Not sure how this type may fit into any of the 4 categories. marked50 Jun 2020 #11

Yeah, the hate-addicted might be a fifth category. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #15

Hate addicted is a good description-Thx marked50 Jun 2020 #36

I'd vote for hate addicted KS Toronado Jun 2020 #51

Yeah, I may have to add "hate-addicted" to the list. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #57

Those are some astute observations and descriptions. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #12

Thank you. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #16

5) Conservative/Libertarian ideologues who see him as a vehicle to push pet policies JHB Jun 2020 #13

I find most of those... MatthewG. Jun 2020 #17

I've been fortunate not to have to deal with any of the racist Trump supporters (or else highplainsdem Jun 2020 #18

I've definitely met high IQ people in category #4 MatthewG. Jun 2020 #19

Humans like stories. plimsoll Jun 2020 #25

Good point. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #28

and that's what talk radio has been used for for 30 years, and what limbaugh is certainot Jun 2020 #74

I admit I don't listen anymore. plimsoll Jun 2020 #76

they're doing very well at it with global warming alone, and i hope he gets the credit he certainot Jun 2020 #77

Yes. "Unwise" captures them too, along with the stupids. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #29

Unwise is a better descriptor than stupid. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #32

I think this has to do with the right-wing propaganda machine. PatrickforO Jun 2020 #46

yep. this wouldn't happen without that propaganda operation and that's certainot Jun 2020 #61

I agree. I've seen your posts of this before. Perhaps it is time for us to PatrickforO Jun 2020 #69

how many protestors, GOTV activists, $$$, is one unchalllenged liar with a megaphone worth? certainot Jun 2020 #73

Dense, stupid, dumb and moronic lame54 Jun 2020 #20

👍 MatthewG. Jun 2020 #21

One trait of all four, they're followers ffr Jun 2020 #22

And number 2 and 4 are being fed a steady stream of racist bile from RW radio and FailureToCommunicate Jun 2020 #23

I agree. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #24

I've encountered some of those moose65 Jun 2020 #42

they are traitors and evil samsingh Jun 2020 #26

Re cat4: Unwise. Even some very intelligent people can be very unwise. And unwoke Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #27

I like your descriptor - "unwise." MatthewG. Jun 2020 #35

That's pretty much it underpants Jun 2020 #30

#2 djacq Jun 2020 #31

I reposted this on another forum. Its good stuff. marble falls Jun 2020 #33

Thank you! MatthewG. Jun 2020 #34

I've heard a different list of characteristics of trump supporters Poiuyt Jun 2020 #37

Lots of ways to slice an orange! MatthewG. Jun 2020 #50

2a: Willfully Ignorant ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #80

McMansion-dwelling tranquilized Protestants bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #38

I think that's basically true today of those who are still with Trump Tom Rinaldo Jun 2020 #39

Nope. I live in Ohio which went for Trump last time...and most voted for him because he promised to Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #40

I'll agree there were jobs voters in '16. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #52

#3s are by large hypocrites...they don't even acknowledge it as a sin. Tikki Jun 2020 #41

What's the generalization? Democrats care more about Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #43

I know people who are a combination of 1 and 2, and 2 and 3. Initech Jun 2020 #44

I Would Add that the Religious Fundamentalists Are Narrow Minded Single Issue Voters panfluteman Jun 2020 #45

I personally know individuals from each of the 4 groups you write about here. NoRoadUntravelled Jun 2020 #47

I actually know a woman exactly like this MatthewG. Jun 2020 #54

I can see how they'd fit into the #4 group. #4 with an odd twist. NoRoadUntravelled Jun 2020 #60

The connection is paranoia and hostility to education. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #63

I seen the new ager type I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2020 #82

There's always the team sports fans NY06DemSoc Jun 2020 #49

I think there might be another category. Mme. Defarge Jun 2020 #53

I'm sure some people fit this too. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #56

Yes! Mme. Defarge Jun 2020 #59

So many of the Trump supporters I've seen are just dumber than a box of rocks. backscatter712 Jun 2020 #55

For the last 3+ years, my list has been largely the same. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2020 #58

Almost without exception, around here it's GUNS GUNS GUNS!!! BComplex Jun 2020 #62

I'm considering a fifth category. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #64

comprehensive and very interesting study by UC in Santa Cruz on trump supporters Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #65

Very interesting study. MatthewG. Jun 2020 #67

That link deserves a thread of its own Poiuyt Jun 2020 #71

I will, once I can read fully on something bigger than my phone. Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #72

5) Supreme Court Polybius Jun 2020 #66

In my experience MatthewG. Jun 2020 #68

Good list MustLoveBeagles Jun 2020 #70

Thank you MatthewG. Jun 2020 #84

I get the impression... LeftishBrit Jun 2020 #78

Or (5) vote R because my husband/wife told me to Catherine Vincent Jun 2020 #79

Another category I_UndergroundPanther Jun 2020 #81

I think you misssed at least one very important group... BadGimp Jun 2020 #83