I know several Republicans who will say they love trump and everything he’s doing. I say well, conservation is really important to you, and trump just cut funding to wind farms, cut tons of environmental protections, cut regulations for pollution, isn’t this against everything you stand for? And they say “well nobody’s perfect.”
Then they say rfk is going to fix our country’s health! and I say he is anti vax this is the foundation he funds to create anti vax propaganda, haven’t you been pushing for vaccines your whole life? And they say well I don’t think he’s really going to do that.
And then they say trump is going to fix the border and I say “weren’t you saying for years the problem is illegals and that we should protect refugees? Trump just canceled flights for 1500 refugees who would have been totally legal to be here” and they say well I don’t know. 1 day later they’re back to saying trump and rfk are great.
I don’t think they are faking these beliefs, it’s just as soon as a republican does it they choose to not see it. I can understand looking the other way for 1 or 2 things, but when 10+ go against their core values in the course of 3 days… it’s just really disappointing to see them value “their guy” over the work they’ve done for their whole lives.
Short answer: because people are complex
Long answer: as much as the media would have you believe otherwise, life is about compromises. You weigh different values against different needs, you’re going to have to compromise somewhere or you won’t be able to live.
You’re hungry so you decide to go out for food. Your options are Chick-fil-A, a company known for their delicious chick sandwiches but also known for supporting alt-right organizations, McDonald’s, a company known for completely fucking over worker’s rights but hey they have the Big Mac, or a small Mom and Pop shop who’s politics you don’t know, except you’re in a deep red area.
You could decide on the lesser of three evils but you’re still compromising.
It’s the same with politicians. In 2020, Biden wasn’t elected so much as people voted against Trump.
Trump may not embody everything that conservatives want, but they are willing to look past those imperfections because he is going to accomplish more of their goals than a Democrat would.
I suppose the reason I don’t fully believe that is if that were the case, they would say “I’m not a fan of these things but I think trump is doing mostly a good job.” They don’t, they say he is a great president doing a great job, while minimizing or choosing to ignore the 9/10 things trump has done against their values. They won’t list what he’s done, just that he’s doing a great job.
It’s why it feels vibe based rather than anything he’s done or will do, because so long as he seems to be on “our side,” nothing he does actually matters because they just won’t look at it, and if it did happen it’s not that bad, and if it is that bad then he had to do it.
What Trump represents is worth more than the terrible things that go against their values.
Also bare in mind that now, more than ever, Trump has a cult of personality around him. Remember when his ear was supposedly shot and wore a bandage for a few weeks? All of his acolytes followed in response.
These people, and what I’m about to say I don’t say lightly, worship him. Like how North Koreans worship Kim Jung Il.