What would Trump supporters do with the cognitive dissonance produced when the leader of a flag waving political movement is revealed to have called our war dead "losers" and "suckers?" They will simply refuse to believe it, and the mental gymnastics will involve believing that John Kelly is somehow corrupt.
What would Trump supporters do with the cognitive dissonance produced when the leader of a flag waving political movement is revealed to have called our war dead "losers" and "suckers?" They will simply refuse to believe it, and the mental gymnastics will involve believing that John Kelly is somehow corrupt.
Yes, everyone is corrupt *except* Trump, who has been chosen by The Divine to "save" America. I wouldn't trust these people to operate a crayon, let alone vote.
I don't think they feel the cognitive dissonance. To them war produces guys with a chest full of medals. But thinking about the dead, the maimed, and those whose PTSD is very obvious makes them feel all icky inside, so they avoid thinking about that part entirely. Sort of like WW II movies...heroes. The only one that dealt with the aftermath in any accurate way was The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946. They skip over the Vietnam War movies as too icky.
MAGAs will always find a way to justify it, while the finest Trumpite thinkers say "Pay no attention to what he says! .... judges! .... woke tyranny! .... the Democrats are Marxists! .... This is our last chance to save America from the left!"
I once got into a discussion about the stolen election and was told that "2000 Mules" proved that it was stolen. As part of my response, I noted that even Bill Barr thought it was "unimpressive". That's when I found out that Barr is a member of the Deep State. If it can happen to Bill Barr, it can certainly happen to John Kelly.
What would Trump supporters do with the cognitive dissonance produced when the leader of a flag waving political movement is revealed to have called our war dead "losers" and "suckers?" They will simply refuse to believe it, and the mental gymnastics will involve believing that John Kelly is somehow corrupt.
Yes, everyone is corrupt *except* Trump, who has been chosen by The Divine to "save" America. I wouldn't trust these people to operate a crayon, let alone vote.
That made me spit out my coffee! You nailed it!
I don't think they feel the cognitive dissonance. To them war produces guys with a chest full of medals. But thinking about the dead, the maimed, and those whose PTSD is very obvious makes them feel all icky inside, so they avoid thinking about that part entirely. Sort of like WW II movies...heroes. The only one that dealt with the aftermath in any accurate way was The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946. They skip over the Vietnam War movies as too icky.
You got that right.
MAGAs will always find a way to justify it, while the finest Trumpite thinkers say "Pay no attention to what he says! .... judges! .... woke tyranny! .... the Democrats are Marxists! .... This is our last chance to save America from the left!"
I once got into a discussion about the stolen election and was told that "2000 Mules" proved that it was stolen. As part of my response, I noted that even Bill Barr thought it was "unimpressive". That's when I found out that Barr is a member of the Deep State. If it can happen to Bill Barr, it can certainly happen to John Kelly.
My retired military officer family members love him. They hate their former congresswoman, Liz Cheney.
That is so weird. My formerly Navy son regards TFG as a traitor to the oath to the Constitution which he also swore to, and still feels bound by.
Why??
Cognitive dissonanceтАж