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croes ◴[04 Apr 25 13:27 UTC] No.43582033[source]▶
Drain the swamp for sure.

At which point does the ordinary MAGA hat realize Trump isn't working for them?

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cssinate ◴[04 Apr 25 13:37 UTC] No.43582192[source]▶
It's gotta be tough! When you've made that your entire personality, it's hard to drop it. You've made friends, and perhaps lost others, by being this person. To just admit "I was wrong" potentially means alienating all of their friends and family. I'd imagine it's why so many people are still so vehemently flat earthers.
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netsharc ◴[04 Apr 25 13:43 UTC] No.43582268[source]▶
And admitting it would mean bursting the bubble of "I'm an intelligent person." (and even "a good person"). It's easier to construct a virtual reality where you're still the one with the clue and everyone else are just utter morons.

Also, with everything being written down nowadays (on your social media), changing your opinion means inviting mockery of past comments being dug up to be flung at you. Then again, the idiots in power seem to have developed a thick skin for this.

A little over a month ago: https://www.npr.org/2025/02/26/g-s1-50605/conspiracy-theorie... / https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43194910

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1. ajmurmann ◴[04 Apr 25 14:08 UTC] No.43582652[source]▶
The social issue go much beyond this. The country to a large degree has sorted itself along party lines. Changing your political opinion in either direction will likely lead to arguments with people you are close to and might get you ostracized from your friend group or even family. For most people this is much worse than being ridiculed online!