Crack in the facade— wedge this into it?
Hey. Reading the reports of MAGA and Q folk feeling “betrayed”— if any of you have save-worthy loved ones in that position I thought of an angle that you could try. Follow me through the logic, here…
The conventional wisdom is that these types won’t ever admit to being wrong. It’s assumed they will will dig in/double down rather than admit that Trump played them like diddley bows. But it seems to me that these types also love to play the victim, no? That’s the spot. You leverage that.
Show them the lavish pity party that will be thrown— exclusively for those who can admit they were betrayed.
And admitting it isn’t even as hard as they fear. These types are the target audience for scams of all kinds (Amway, MLMs, shady preachers, Nigerian prince, you name it) so my guess is that they’ve been there before and lived to tell the tale. Just remind them of that time when they got ripped off by [insert story] and say this is the same thing. But way bigger, better, juicier.
Oh poor you! Oh, the injustice! Wah wah wah! This Trump is just like your ex/that guy who sued you/that scammer who sold you the lemon, whatever! It’s an outrage! Etc etc etc
Show them what joyous self-pity awaits those strong enough to look in the mirror and say “aw fuck, not again”
I’m not a psychologist but I feel this could work. Thoughts?
Posted Jul 18, 2025, 4:11 PM UTC