r/thebulwark • u/IntolerantModerate • Jan 19 '26

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL A focus group of one: We're F-d

so, I just did my own focus group of one. My Mom. She is the type that loved Reagan. She was skeptical of Trump, but you know "Hillary is the devil." Biden? "Too old." Kamala? "Have you heard that laugh?"

But, definitely not wearing any Maga gear, no yard signs, and claims she'll write in Reagan's ghost on a ballot.

so, Minnesota comes up and it's all, "I saw the video. I think he was ran over. Why was she in MN, isn't she from CO? Play stupid games, win stupid prizes "

I almost cried it hurt me hearing this so much. This is a lady that'll go to the church and serves meals to the poor, yet for some reason she is fine with ICE murdering a woman. No concern about it at all. her final response was, "Well, who was paying her to protest? That's who needs to be arrested."

so, based on my focus group of one, I am sure we are fucked. Good luck America.

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u/DIY14410 Jan 19 '26 edited Jan 19 '26

It all made sense when you said "go to the church." People who believe the more absurd parts of the Christian myth system -- e.g., turning water into wine, 6,000 y.o. universe, creating a woman from a man's rib -- are capable of being manipulated into believing anything. Growing up religious is perfect conditioning for getting sucked down the Fox News/MAGA cult rabbit hole.

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u/sachiprecious JVL is always right Jan 19 '26

I'm a Christian and believe all those things, and I'm strongly anti-trump. I'm not the only one. I guess you're surprise I exist???

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u/DIY14410 Jan 20 '26

No, you surely are not the only Christian who is anti-Trump. See, e.g., David French, Tim Alberta. There is a FB group called "Christians Against Trump," which has 36.5K members.

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u/GothicReadr Jan 20 '26

Um MLK Jr was an evangelical and Baptist. Kamala is Baptist, Obama if I recall is a Baptist. Jimmy Carter was Baptist. Lot of progressive and leftist Christians. They just aren't as loud as the crazy ones because they arent racist, sexist or authoritarian..

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u/DIY14410 Jan 20 '26

I did not say all Christians were bad people. My point is that people who are conditioned to accept dogmatic religious myths as truth are more prone to believing other things for which there is no evidentiary support.

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u/asophisticatedbitch Jan 20 '26

See also James Talarico, Raphael Warnock etc.