Yup, that’s it exactly. It’s surreal to see the same thing happening over and over. I check in every now and then to see what they’re talking about and sometimes I really feel like I’m in some alternate reality. Their perception of things is so completely different. They still think Trump has some kind of master plan and that all the tariffs are chess moves to make other countries comply with his demands. They’re also convinced that all the short-term pain will result in long-term prosperity and that the U.S. will be respected again and back to its rightful place as world leader.
And I’m here thinking… are we talking about the same guy? It makes no sense. I don’t understand how they can see/listen to Trump and get this impression.
They weren’t happy with the tariffs at first. Some post were really critical, but now they kind of all got on board and suddenly they all agree with it. It was even worse with the Signal leak thing. At first some of them were so pissed about it. But then suddenly they pivoted to blaming the journalist for not leaving the chat and then they started some argument about semantics, like they weren’t ‘war plans’ they were ‘battle strategies’ as if changing the words actually changed the issues. By the end they all agreed that a mistake might have been made, but they are all loyal to Trump and loyalty is super important.
It’s also at least 40% “We’re being brigaded by the liberal elite”
The sub operates in cycles and it’s like clockwork
Trump (or republicans in general) do something outrageously bad.
Sub is in uproar about it.
People start accusing /r/politics of brigading.
About a day later, the sub has it’s marching orders in line and it’s no longer upset about the thing.
About a day after that, nobody on the sub was ever upset about it and everyone agrees it was actually a good thing.
Every. Single. Time.
Yup, that’s it exactly. It’s surreal to see the same thing happening over and over. I check in every now and then to see what they’re talking about and sometimes I really feel like I’m in some alternate reality. Their perception of things is so completely different. They still think Trump has some kind of master plan and that all the tariffs are chess moves to make other countries comply with his demands. They’re also convinced that all the short-term pain will result in long-term prosperity and that the U.S. will be respected again and back to its rightful place as world leader.
And I’m here thinking… are we talking about the same guy? It makes no sense. I don’t understand how they can see/listen to Trump and get this impression.
They weren’t happy with the tariffs at first. Some post were really critical, but now they kind of all got on board and suddenly they all agree with it. It was even worse with the Signal leak thing. At first some of them were so pissed about it. But then suddenly they pivoted to blaming the journalist for not leaving the chat and then they started some argument about semantics, like they weren’t ‘war plans’ they were ‘battle strategies’ as if changing the words actually changed the issues. By the end they all agreed that a mistake might have been made, but they are all loyal to Trump and loyalty is super important.
Surreal.
Still the best explanation that I have seen, from the former Greek finance minister:
https://unherd.com/2025/02/why-trumps-tariffs-are-a-masterplan/
That guy is smart but he’s giving Trump way too much credit. Trump doesn’t think, it’s just vibes-based grifting as hard as possible
E: spelling, thanks autocorrect
Doesn’t have to be Trump’s plan.
This is an important, and correct, take. Thanks