THEY DON'T CARE!

 I had a mini revelation today about one of my anti favorite subjects, Trumpanzees.  I've read what others have written about a dynamic but I guess it hadn't penetrated my brain in the form it took today.  That dynamic is how Trumpanzees think.  Because I enjoy exercises in futility, I'd recently engaged with a few right wing looneys on a shooting message board.  Of course, the topic was how Cheeto Face is a traitor.  

When discussing any contentious subject (which is pretty much all of them with this crowd), you must be prepared for the standard MAGA rules of engagement.  Facts contrary to their indoctrination are met with insults, whatabouts, and complete topic changes (within a thread devoted to a particular subject).  For example, the most standard is "you're a communist, Biden lover, who only watches CNN".  Anyone who criticizes their cult leader is automatically all of these things.  And don't forget how Hillary did worse things (she didn't) and fucking Hunter's laptop...Jesus, I'm sick of hearing about that.  Either produce it or let the rest of the trailer park live in peace!

And make no mistake, it is a cult, with all the hallmarks of one.

I digress as usual.  Anyway, I was pointing out to them how damning the evidence was against their Cheeto-faced god, listing various facts that I pulled straight out of court documents as well as Trump's own Truth Social.  It's almost funny how over the course of throwing shit against the wall in his defense, he unintentionally admitted to committing every one of the crimes listed on the search warrant.  (No, I don't have an account; others are kind enough to capture his posts and tweet them.)  

I was full of shit, he didn't do anything wrong, evidence was planted (even Trump's abandoned that argument), he's the most persecuted man on the planet, Biden's a criminal, etc.  And that's when the realization hit me.  They don't care!  Incontrovertible evidence could be presented to them and they'd call it fake.  Trump could be convicted of the crimes he's committed as well as the inevitable new ones that'll be uncovered after tracing who had access to the top secret material.  They wouldn't care...the jury was rigged.  Trump could stop by each of their trailers and admit he sold national secrets to foreign powers* and they would still worship the piece of garbage.

The bottom line is Trumpanzees are so invested in the cult of the Orange Man that it's become part of their identity.  Accepting what anyone with a clear head already knows would be emotionally devastating to them, so they protect their beliefs with every fiber of their being and spew hatred at anyone who disparages their god.  You can't reason with them, you can't shame them, there's literally nothing that can break the hold the grifter has over these poor gullible dolts.  And fucking Trump counts on that.  

It's both sad and disturbing that these people are out there.  Some otherwise decent people have had their lives ruined by the grift.  People who can least afford it are conned into making donations whenever Trump wants money (the fucker was fundraising off his ex-wife's death!!!); and they keep on answering the call.  People are going to prison because they trusted that piece of waste.  But these people have also proven themselves ready to engage in violence for their cult leader, so my sympathy only runs so deep.  I only hope it doesn't happen again.  No, I only hope that Trump finally finds himself where he's belonged for decades, which is behind bars. No, fuck TOC's...we're all better off with him in a shallow unmarked grave somewhere near Fresno.  Fuck him and his fucked up, larcenous family.

*likely the Saudis - what the hell did they pay Jared $2 billion for???

Midterm Elections - This Could Get Ugly

 As regular readers know, I'm a shooter and I occasionally spend time on gun related internet message boards.  Some have "off topic" sections, where pretty much anything goes, and typically contain a ton of right wing looney content, typically in the form of links to right wing looney sources.  Needless to say, no independent thought flows from the posters.  I'll occasionally pop into those areas, to see what lies are being spread and poke fun at the loons by sharing facts.  Lately, I've been seeing a trend in the lies that disturbs me.  Along with the standard messages of "Biden is the Devil" and "Trump is God" I'm beginning to see an alarming number of stories linked about how MAGA / ultra conservative midterm candidates are polling incredibly high, when the truth is these candidates are tanking.  

That's some genuinely scary shit, because there will be a ton of cult members going into the midterms with the expectation of a big fucking red wave.  When the opposite happens, there will be cries of election fraud and potentially worse.  We've already seen what happens when these idiots believe one election was stolen.  What sort of ugliness could be in store if they think they've been screwed a second time?  

The only potential saving grace is their cult leader can't say he was screwed again, which may temper the response.  Of course, he'll have something to say, nonetheless.  

On a side note, this illustrates yet another example of how the harm done to this country by Cheeto Face is incalculable.  Perhaps I'm selectively remembering, but I don't recall any candidates prior to him claiming they'd lost an election due to fraud.  But now, every MAGA candidate who loses (in the primaries) is claiming it was due to fraud, even when the results weren't even close.  

Perfect example below:

Looney Laura Loomer

This could get very ugly, come November.