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"I don't regret the vote": Why most Trump voters stand by him, even as he ruins their lives (www.salon.com)

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It's not totally hopeless: Some swing voters who backed Trump may learn their lesson

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[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago

I think the difference is that you're an intellectually capable person. I remember reading that a person of very low IQ is simply unable to imagine anything different than their perceived reality. If you asked a very low IQ person how they would feel right now if they hadn't eaten breakfast, they wouldn't be able to provide an answer beyond "What do you mean? I did eat breakfast."

I think about this a lot when I see people parrot talking points from Fox News without being able to intellectually explain any nuances or create any new information from what they've heard.

There's a reason why white men without college degrees are the largest Trump-voting demographic. The more educated a person becomes, the less likely they are to support Trump.