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Why is MAGAworld so angry?

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oski003 said:

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GoOskie said:

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Anger and fear is what drives the world. It gets votes and stuffs bank accounts.

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That's how Biden got elected.

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Cal88 said:

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It seems like there is less of that post-election chaos this time around, probably because the Democrat establishment and the MSM haven't been agitating as much.

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tequila4kapp said:

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concordtom said:

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I watched 60 Minutes last night.
I saw the opening. Ho hum.

Now I'm reading the outrage from MAGAworld, and as I read the posts, all I can ask is,

"What are you so angry about?"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/60-minutes-opening-prompts-maga-115818782.html

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Im not opening the link.

Have people not paid attention on the left? Protesters - Antifa - were in the streets of Portland burning federal buildings in 2016 after Trump's win. Prominent people publicly mimic his death, openly say F#%^ Trump on national tv broadcasts, etc. We have people contemplating suicide, giving up sex for 4 years, calling our President elect Hitler, etc. Two assassination attempts; 1 failed attempt followed up with a public apology and offer to pay a reward for someone else succeeding. There's a TON of anger there too

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Big C said:

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But... but... Trump is an existential threat to democracy!

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philly1121 said:

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Its an interesting dynamic. In other threads, 34, movielover and 003 are constantly putting up stats showing how they owned the libs. Ok. Fine. I'd do that too. Spiking the football is something I like. But there is a measure of anger coming with those stats. "You lost and this is why!" "You're in trouble now libs!"

It doesn't seem like MAGA is satisfied with victory. Know why? Because its a movement fueled by isolation, anger, exclusion. Of "get back at them". Its akin to Carl Schmitt's description of "friend and enemy". Its not about the win anymore. Its about revenge.

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tequila4kapp said:

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philly1121 said:

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Its an interesting dynamic. In other threads, 34, movielover and 003 are constantly putting up stats showing how they owned the libs. Ok. Fine. I'd do that too. Spiking the football is something I like. But there is a measure of anger coming with those stats. "You lost and this is why!" "You're in trouble now libs!"

It doesn't seem like MAGA is satisfied with victory. Know why? Because its a movement fueled by isolation, anger, exclusion. Of "get back at them". Its akin to Carl Schmitt's description of "friend and enemy". Its not about the win anymore. Its about revenge.

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I appreciate that you didn't characterize my posts as angry.

I find the Why? discussion to be a very interesting political / cultural exploration. "Everyone" hates Trump. The economy "is good." D's hand picked a successor to their ousted incumbent President and the entire party rallied around her. Harris had 1.5 BILLION dollars. She lost. WTH happened?

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Anarchistbear said:

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Nobody 's angry

64% of the population voted- about 50/50- so 32% Tr, 32% Harris, 36% no
Outside of a few loons on twitter from each side I'd say very few people are angry.
Most people- outside of media bubbles- don't care about the choice or the outcome: this includes large amount of people who did vote

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Eastern Oregon Bear said:

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philly1121 said:

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Its an interesting dynamic. In other threads, 34, movielover and 003 are constantly putting up stats showing how they owned the libs. Ok. Fine. I'd do that too. Spiking the football is something I like. But there is a measure of anger coming with those stats. "You lost and this is why!" "You're in trouble now libs!"

It doesn't seem like MAGA is satisfied with victory. Know why? Because its a movement fueled by isolation, anger, exclusion. Of "get back at them". Its akin to Carl Schmitt's description of "friend and enemy". Its not about the win anymore. Its about revenge.

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I'm reminded of a monologue I heard many years ago. Maybe it was from Swimming To Cambodia. The speaker talked about how the Khmer Rouge survived in the jungles of Cambodia for decades living off of bugs and tree bark while they plotted their revolution. They were angry and pissed off and it grew more and more over time. The tide turned and they took over Cambodia. There was no joy, just a conviction that now everyone else would pay for their years of struggle and hardship. As we know, millions of Cambodians paid the ultimate price.

This reminds me somewhat of the current situation. MAGA won, but they are still angry and pissed off and ready to exact retribution. Do I think we will have pyramids of human skulls? Of course not. I do think the next four years will be more about getting even than governing.

That's what I'm thinking right now. Last week I felt like we were on about page 65 of It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis. Hopefully I'll be wrong and cooler heads will prevail.

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