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[-] FrostKing@lemmy.world 33 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

When I actually talk with Trump supporters, it's very clear to me that many don't actually support trump. Or, at least, not the trump we see. It's usually a case of leading a busy life and making the mistake of trusting a news org to tell you the truth of the matter when you have five minutes to catch up. And if you pick one that supports trump ...well you see where this goes. It is admittedly clear that people don't understand the gravity of the situation—but as a result, the 'crime' is usually ignorance, not maliciousness. As always, the fact that this is a 'political' topic muddies the water, and no one understands what the other side actually wants. We do agree on most things, it's just silly tribalism that makes us call a large portion of the population a "piece of shit".

There are always those outliers that are genuinely evil, but I do believe they're outliers.

[-] MySkinIsFallingOff@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

"Be careful to attribute malice to actions taken by ignorance".
Something like that, I don't remember the quote correctly.

I'd say as a small counter-argument though, the amount of ignorance required to still support Trump is not something simply to hand wave away.

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 8 points 9 months ago

Hanlon's razor -- "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity"

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