How psychologically well might Trump Be?

[Kishkumen]

Well, I'm not sure when I said "his base" that I had any specific group of supporters in mind. I may have to qualify what I said. For the folks in my neighborhood I have run-ins with, I think technically they'd be Trump's base, but I can't say, on second thought, that my remarks apply to them. They are Trump supporters, but mostly they are anti-Democrat. I've never seen a MAGA hat in my life, and only a couple Trump signs. I see "F Biden" stickers and shirts. They make excuses for Trump more than anything. My right-wing friend has even said he wished there was someone other than Trump and DeSantis, but make no mistake, he still likes him, he's just trying to get my respect and sound fair minded. So no, I don't think these guys are proud of Trump's increasing insanity, but they would vote Trump before JFK or any hypothetical Democrat no matter what.

But I do know others, such as from a previous job many years ago, who absolutely fit the bill. The ones who would actually buy a Trump hat and huge Trump signs, and I would say they are by far, more pro-Trump than they are anti-Democrat. And they are far smarter than my neighborhood Trumpsters. I think they hopeless contrarians. They want to offend people by liking Trump. It's not racism or transphobia or anything like that, we worked with lots of gays and people of color and everyone got along great. I literally can't explain by anything other than agitating. They even hate religion. But most definitely, the dumber the Trump comment, the more they'd laugh and say things like, "he's a god-damned genius!" Because it's disrespecting norms, sacred cows, authority, and all that.

Thanks for sharing that. You really captured some of the variety in the Trump movement.