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52. Disagree. MAGA are the unwitting tools of Billionaires rigging everything

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:06 PM

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Every point mentioned begins with mega-rich elite creating ideology to benefit themselves. They believe in an economic world without restraint - for them. 1700s capitalism, pre-rules, pre-taxes, pre-environmentalism. A world where you can mine, buy and sell people, empower global trading companies to carry out your exploitation for you. No risk to you, other than the money you put up. Profits to you. Everyone else in the system was paid already.

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Why is MAGA so hateful? (best concise explanation I've seen) [View all] Nevilledog Sunday OP

One important thing to understand about this analysis: RockRaven Sunday #1

Or.....they will turn en masse whilst claiming they never supported Trump. Nevilledog Sunday #2

Either way--we blow past them. pandr32 Yesterday #40

Not the Maga racist types. But the "undecided" voter types JI7 23 hrs ago #64

Exactly. progressoid Sunday #3

But they're still a minority. The true believers. paleotn Sunday #12

The worst thing about the internet/social media is that it gives the assholes ways to find each other. Intractable Sunday #25

Good point. pandr32 Yesterday #42

In 2016 as I saw all of the reptiles coming out from under their rocks, yellow dahlia Yesterday #50

maga hate anti-repub Yesterday #35

maga hate anti-repub Yesterday #36

And they'll get louder and more extreme as they shrink as a demographic going foward. Lanius Yesterday #47

There isn't another Trump. Chemical Bill Yesterday #56

This part is important: progressoid Sunday #4

There's some people here that need to wake up and smell the coffee as well. durablend Sunday #7

Collective Trauma response... purr-rat beauty Sunday #5

The entire Trump/Miller doctrine is... lame54 Sunday #6

Most were raised by bigoted people Johonny Sunday #8

Doc Holliday had the answer AverageOldGuy Sunday #9

I have a maga brother in law and he fits the descriptions to a tee kimbutgar Sunday #10

It's just so terribly sad. Our culture, our civilization leaves so many damaged like h hedda_foil Sunday #30

This Helps Me To Understand WiVoter Sunday #11

There is a Michael Wolff thread floating around here about Uncle Joe Sunday #13

Trump is extraordinarily unusual markodochartaigh Sunday #20

Curiosity of the rest of the world AverageOldGuy Sunday #24

George W Bush was another who was exceedingly un-curious Seinan Sensei Yesterday #48

The grifter's family had money that was made form nefarious and seedy means. yellow dahlia Yesterday #51

Sure, he was shunned by old money, the intellegentsia, and probably markodochartaigh Yesterday #54

I wonder about the definition of "class". Chemical Bill Yesterday #55

The Grifter is a Frankenstein's monster. He doesn't actually belong to any class, yellow dahlia Yesterday #58

raised ... justsomeguy01 Yesterday #59

I was just talking about this, They wake up to hate MagickMuffin Sunday #14

The MAGA movement, Q Anon,Tea Party, racists and masoginists and the religious right Buddyzbuddy Sunday #15

If Faux Noise had flopped back in the 1990's, there would be no others FakeNoose Sunday #16

Limbaugh was the nexus of it all kwolf68 Yesterday #32

Limbaugh, Gingrich, McConnell, Nixon, Reagan, W - no movement consists of one person, no matter how dysfunctional Martin68 Yesterday #38

Agreed. yellow dahlia Yesterday #53

Excellent. Thanks for posting. LoisB Sunday #17

A pretty good synopsis of what B.See Sunday #18

Spot on. Permanut Sunday #19

ChatGPT writes well. ThreeNoSeep Sunday #21

I wonder how a prompt from opposite-world would turn out. hunter Yesterday #60

The Religiously Insane are a part of it. They are not resentful as much as they are in the thrall of a religion that CTyankee Sunday #22

MAGA is like the logo for Disaster Capitalism SleeplessinSoCal Sunday #23

Because hate is one of the most powerful emotions and hate sells. c-rational Sunday #26

excellent post proud patriot Sunday #27

In a word: compensation RainCaster Sunday #28

Yes. "...if someone else gains, they lose." Grins Sunday #29

The triangulation of hate, greed and fear. Marcuse Yesterday #31

Excellent summary of MAGA. debm55 Yesterday #33

This captures a lot of dynamics I've struggled to put into words myself. Torchlight Yesterday #34

this the best and most complete analysis I've seen. I agree 100%. Martin68 Yesterday #37

Brilliantly written! Thanks for pointing it. CaptainTruth Yesterday #39

45 years of brainwashing propaganda brought us here. Initech Yesterday #41

Thank u-saving 2 read-why mag so hateful Upthevibe Yesterday #43

Exactly MW67 Yesterday #44

MAGA Fuel gfarber Yesterday #45

Too right! Easterncedar 12 hrs ago #66

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. Thomas Paine Ping Tung Yesterday #46

Excellent summary Wild blueberry Yesterday #49

Disagree. MAGA are the unwitting tools of Billionaires rigging everything bucolic_frolic Yesterday #52

Short version: They hate because it is the only thing they can do with their terrible fear. n/t TygrBright Yesterday #57

Their friends are MAGA. Their family is MAGA. Their church is MAGA. Glaisne Yesterday #61

I can answer that more concisely: WestMichRad Yesterday #62

Great breakdown. Thank you for posting mjvpi 23 hrs ago #63

If they can't have it they want to burn it down. North Coast Lawyer 22 hrs ago #65