One would think that after all of Trump’s malfeasances, like instigating the Jan 6th attempted coup, that supporters would see how immoral he truly is and back away from him. But there are still millions supporting him. Why? They see themselves in Donald, which is known as identity fusion. By rejecting him, they would be acknowledging their own flaws to some degree but their pride will not allow that, so they continue down his destructive path.
The other reason why people still back Trump has to do with distorted reality. Being a sociopath with magical thinking, Trump has his own reality. Followers, who base their reality on feelings rather than facts, tend to believe that Trump has the truth but outsiders do not. This feelings-based truth is called post-truth. Historically, this unmooring from objective reality is the harbinger of authoritarianism. Trump is perceived as the only one holding the truth, so he still has strident followers.
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Steve Rasmussen
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