There is no concept of fellow American with MAGA or the present Republican party. They hate just about every kind of American that isn't a conservative, white Chrisitan, which is most of America. And they have no respect for the Constitution, democracy, egalitarianism, the rule of law, or church-state separation - just like Putin, who actually might support church-state separation.
Obviously, morality doesn't matter to Trump supporters, or else they prefer immorality.
When one generalizes about a collective, it doesn't mean that each individual fits the profile, but rather, that the collective functions in a particular way. For example, it's appropriate to say the Americans like hamburgers even though many are vegetarians. The American right functions as an ammosexual collective even if not every self-identifying conservative agrees with the majority.
But their behavior stains the entire right. Here you find yourself having to defend yourself for being a conservative American who isn't an anti-American, morally bankrupt (right) wingnut.
One could criminalize private gun ownership and it would be consistent with that Amendment. It authorizes communities to have well-regulated militias. Militias generally keep their arms in armories.
None of those things will benefit you. Assuming that you're not in the 1%, you will continue to be taxed at roughly your current rate, which is at a higher rate than the ones who will receive the tax cuts. And your life will become more regulated under Republicans.
What they want deregulated is the businesses that exploit workers and despoil the land. You will lose more rights. Trumps economic "vision" is inflationary.
Trump is economically incompetent. His fortune was inherited and now has been squandered. He's only skilled in grifting. He has declared bankruptcy several times including with two casinos. How corrupt or incompetent at business does one need to be to lose money with a casino? We know they were making money at the tables, yet the businesses tanked under Trump.
From Wiki:
"The six bankruptcies were the result of over-leveraged hotel and casino businesses in Atlantic City and New York:
Trump Taj Mahal (1991),
Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino (1992),
Plaza Hotel (1992),
Trump Castle Hotel and Casino (1992), Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts (2004), and
Trump Entertainment Resorts (2009)."
"His external entrepreneurial and investment ventures include
Trump Financial (a mortgage firm), Trump Sales and Leasing (residential sales), Trump International Realty (a residential and commercial real estate brokerage firm),
The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative (a for profit business education company, formerly called the
Trump University), Trump Restaurants (located in Trump Tower and consisting of Trump Buffet, Trump Catering, Trump Ice Cream Parlor, and Trump Bar), GoTrump (an online travel search engine
[165][166][167]), Select By Trump (a line of coffee drinks),
[168] Trump Drinks (an energy drink for the Israeli and Palestinian markets)
[169][170][171][172] Donald J. Trump Signature Collection (a line of menswear, men's accessories, and watches), Donald Trump The Fragrance (2004), SUCCESS by Donald Trump (a second fragrance launched by The Trump Organization and the Five Star Fragrance Company released in March 2012),
Trump Ice bottled water, the former
Trump Magazine,
[173] Trump Golf, Trump Chocolate,
Trump Home (home furnishings),
[174] Trump Productions (a television production company),
Trump Institute,
Trump: The Game (1989 board game with a 2004 re-release version tied to The Apprentice),
[166] Donald Trump's Real Estate Tycoon (a business simulation video game),
Trump Books,
Trump Model Management, Trump Shuttle,
Trump Mortgage,
Trump Network (a multi-level vitamin, cosmetic, and
urinalysis marketing company),
[175][176] Trump Vodka,
[174][177][178] Trump Steakhouse
[165][179] and
Trump Steaks.
[166] In addition, Trump reportedly received $1.5 million for each one-hour presentation he did for
The Learning Annex.
[180] Trump also endorsed
ACN Inc., a multi-level marketing
telecommunications company. He has spoken at ACN International Training Events at which he praised the company's founders, business model and video phone.
[181] He earned a total $1.35 million for three speeches given for the company, amounting to $450,000 per speech.
[182]"
Take a look at the links to those businesses to see how many didn't belly up. Now he's hawking tennis shoes and Bibles. He's going broke with huge civil judgments and attorney fees. His assets will be seized and liquidated. And this guy has an MBA from Wharton. How embarrassing for Wharton.
The MyPillow guy runs laps around Trump. He made a fortune selling those pillows, although that's all gone now as well thanks to his becoming a Trump minion. Trump doesn't just bankrupt himself or incriminate himself. Pretty much anybody who got close to Trump is now broke, a defendant, or both. Navarro is in jail now. Bannon is broke and headed to jail after being pardoned by Trump once. Flynn was convicted and pardoned, as was Manafort.
Many of his attorneys have been indicted or copped pleas, some of which have been sanctioned or disbarred (Powell, Ellis, Eastman, Chesebro, Bobb, Wood, Troupis, Cohen, Habba). Rudy has suffered the worst. He'll end up broke and in prison with his assets seized like Trump if he lives. One newer understanding of MAGA is "making attorneys get attorneys."
Do you really need to be told how you are perceived after telling the world that you prefer a twice impeached, four-time indicted convicted felon, career criminal, pathological liar, serial adulterer, sexual predator, wannabe dictator, and insurrectionist who is now becoming visibly more demented each week over a decent man and successful president? What else do I need to know about a person to say that I would never trust him or his judgment?
We had a new player in our bridge club Tuesday wearing a 2020 MAGA hat who was overheard to say that he considers Obama and Biden two of the most corrupt people in the world. What else do I need to know about him or his intelligence or moral judgment? It's a litmus test.
Here's something - a roughly 4-minute YouTube -about those MAGA hats you might find amusing. This character is a consummate misanthrope who has no respect for Trump but who has learned how to use such hats to his advantage:
The liberals are having a field day. Wouldn't you if you were liberal?
And I'll bet a few are experiencing a little schadenfreude now. When Trump was announced victor in 2016, a few memes became popular with conservatives such as "**** your feelings," "Trump dementia syndrome," and "the taste of liberal tears."
The tables have turned now, but you'll find the left to be a bit more subtle. You'll have to guess what they're thinking, but it shouldn't be difficult.
