There's One Simple Reason Why It's Pointless to Try to Reason with a Trump Supporter
"Just imagine if a Democrat ran for president as someone who: Had at least one affair, was on their third marriage, and had 5 kids from three different spouses. Belittled POWs, saying that they’re not heroes, because they like people who weren’t captured. Was caught lying about how much money they had claimed to raise for veterans. Wouldn’t release their tax returns. Went nearly 20 years without paying any income tax. Was caught on video admitting to being a sexual predator. Talked about the size of their penis during a debate. Constantly had outbursts on Twitter like a petulant child. Mocked a reporter with disabilities. Defended and praised Vladimir Putin. Attacked the credibility of U.S. intelligence agencies and spies. Refused to condemn an enemy who attacked us. The list goes on and on. But when you get right down to it, there’s a very simple reason why trying to reason with Trump supporters is pointless: Because they simply don’t care. If he lies, they’ll reject any source that debunks him. If he contradicts himself, they’ll make excuses for his contradiction. If he sells them something completely ridiculous (such as asking the taxpayers to pay for his wall, claiming Mexico will “pay for it later”), they’ll blindly believe that ridiculous scam without thinking twice. They. Simply. Don’t. Care. These people have been so indoctrinated by Fox News and right-wing blogs replete with conspiracy theorists and propaganda that most of them would really rather elect a puppet of Putin than a Democrat. Many of them honestly believe that people like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are worse than someone like Vladimir Putin. They don’t care if Trump had to lie, cheat, or even get help from the Russian government to win — which is the only reason why he barely won — just as long as he won. It’s a sad time in this country. We’re dealing with millions of people who, instead of being supporters of a political party, are really nothing more than brainwashed members of the largest cult in human history."
