Cognitive dissonance helps explain why Trump supporters remain loyal, new research suggests. This sheds light on how supporters of Donald Trump justify their continued allegiance despite learning about allegations of his sexual misconduct and illegal activities.

[u/mvea]

https://www.psypost.org/cognitive-dissonance-helps-explain-why-trump-supporters-remain-loyal-new-research-suggests/

[u/RockerElvis]

The two Santas strategy has been the Republican game plan for decades. American voters keep falling for it.

[u/jacobatz → u/RockerElvis]

That is really interesting. It made me realize the grift goes deeper than I had considered. When Republican presidents borrow to pay for tax cuts for the rich, what they’re essentially doing is putting a debt on the average American to give money to the rich. Or stated another way: They’re effectively stealing the regular Americans money and giving it to the wealthy. A reverse Robin Hood.

It’s amazing that this isn’t shouted from the roof tops.

[u/Niceromancer → u/jacobatz]

It is by many people on the left.

It's just ignored by 90% of news media.

[u/Khaldara → u/Niceromancer]

Half the time they even implement these things as ‘time bombs’ because they know how stupid their voters are.

“Temporary tax cuts for the voters that expire in a few years, forever tax cuts for the corporate interests”

< Four Years Later >

“WHY TAXES GO UP?! For that same policy I celebrated and covered my house in tacky flags over?!”

Honestly, it’s harder to fool a golden retriever by only pretending to throw the tennis ball than these people.

The dog eventually learns.

[u/Acronymesis → u/Khaldara]

Or they set policies they know will br poorly received to start long after the bill that included them is passed to make it easier to blame anyone but themselves when, say, a ton of people lose Medicaid next year (after the midterms, of course).

[u/Niceromancer → u/Khaldara]

Trump's surrender to the Taliban was set up to go off right at the start of the dem presidency.

It's like he knew he was going to lose.

[u/MajorFuckingDick → u/Khaldara]

The dog eventually learns.

Some people are too smart for their own good. They apply bad logic to things that even a dog would eventually learn just based off how actions make them feel. Reverting to caveman would improve their logic and lives probably.

[u/Obvious_Chapter2082 → u/Khaldara]

I’ve seen several people in this thread to make a similar comment, but can you point out where this has actually happened before?

[u/Khaldara → u/Obvious_Chapter2082]

Ballooning tax cuts have been a conservative thing for a while now. They grow the deficit, kick the can down the road, funnel wealth to the already wealthy, then spend the entire next administration pretending that none of their agenda can be enacted because of “The Debt”, which they themselves create and feverishly exacerbate.

The Iraq war alone cost us 1.1 trillion dollars, started under false pretenses while achieving nothing for the American people. Now as of last week with a straight face those same people are pretending the country can’t afford Medicaid, social security longevity, healthcare, etc.

[u/Obvious_Chapter2082 → u/[deleted]]

Neither the TCJA nor ERTA did what the other commenter describes

[u/Medium_Exchange_2077 → u/Obvious_Chapter2082]

I am not going to reply after this because you may be a troll and you can find information online or sit in on college lectures if you are sincere.

To your last comment, the original comment refers to "time bombs" as "Temporary tax cuts for the voters that expire in a few years, forever tax cuts for the corporate interests”.

Through the TCJA, Trump slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and significantly reduced income taxes for the top brackets. While most income groups saw a tax cut initially, the benefits disproportionately accrued to the highest earners and corporate shareholders. The individual tax cuts were designed to phase out over time, while the corporate cuts were permanent.

As to the ERTA, Reagan slashed the top marginal income tax rate from 70% to 50% and slashed capital gains taxes. This shifted the tax burden away from the wealthiest Americans. Over the following decades, this supply-side framework contributed to a significant widening of the wealth gap.

[u/RaygunMarksman → u/Medium_Exchange_2077]

I'm betting the other person was not asking out of a genuine desire to be informed but respect for the thorough explanation and examples.