MAGA Thinks The Performance of Being Smart Is Actually Being Smart
You’ve seen it happen in real time.
A Trump supporter walks into a debate, a comment section, a family conversation, or a live stream with total confidence. They say something that sounds like a position. It has the shape of an argument. It has the rhythm of someone who knows what they’re talking about. For about ten seconds, it could pass.
Then someone pushes back. Not even aggressively. Just a follow up question. Just a “can you explain what you mean by that.”
And it falls apart.
But here’s the part that makes your head spin. They don’t care. They don’t care that it fell apart. They don’t…
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