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'MAGA junkie' fired in DOGE cuts now regrets voting for Trump: 'I expected better'
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They insulate themselves from the difficult topics and nuance of the real world with Fox News and a carefully curated Facebook/X feed.
Instead of having their beliefs challenged regularly and being forced to critically think and introspect, they only reenforce their world-view and get fed a steady dose of fear, hatred and outrage until they're incapable of human empathy with people different from them.
It's awful. I've seen it with several family members and friends. Good, kind-hearted people transformed into the most hateful versions of themselves with only their most negative emotions driving their decisions.
It takes something deeply personal and challenging to force them to reevaluate. And for some that's not even enough. They'll double down instead of admitting they might be wrong, and go back to the comforts of their carefully crafted world instead.
And by "carefully curated," you mean "not curated at all, and instead uncritically accepting what the capitalist elite's Algorithm shovels into their faces by default."
Even that sometimes shows them what they don't want to see, so then they block or remove the offending content.
There's another level to the delusion. The conservative voter is told that they are exceptional and special and the rules obviously won't apply to them. The rules are only for low performers and criminals.