The Women Who Support Trump and DeSantis' Insanity Just Got Worse
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Women who support Trump cite party, economy over sexual misconduct (The Washington Post)
SUMMARY: When a New York jury found former president Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse earlier this month, it was the first time he had been held accountable for behavior that more than a dozen women have alleged over many decades. But would his supporters, particularly women, care?
Days after the verdict, more than a dozen women interviewed in this swing county in the all-important battleground state of Pennsylvania were overwhelmingly unmoved by the news. Some shrugged it off as men being men. Others dismissed it as part of a broader Democratic attempt to take down Trump. And a few found the verdict troubling but were willing to look the other way.
Former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who won a $5 million judgment in her civil case against Trump for sexual abuse and defamation, amended her claim last week, asking for additional damages after the former president mocked her on national television after the verdict. But the fresh allegations are unlikely to change the minds of women supporting Trump.
If the election were held today between Trump and President Biden, most of the women said they’d vote for Trump, citing a visceral dislike of Biden and economic woes as the reasons driving their vote.
MY TAKE: Any woman supporting Trump is like the Lakota tribe saying, “Gen. Custer’s not such a bad guy.”
There is a disconnect here because these women don’t seem to understand that when they support a sexual predator (“The 26 women who have accused Trump of sexual misconduct”), they are sending a message throughout society that it’s okay to sexually assault women. All will be forgiven. Not wanting to hold a man accountable for sexual assault translates into: it’s not really a crime, just bad manners. This not only insults women, but puts them at perpetual risk.
Let’s look at the two reasons given to betray their own gender: a visceral dislike of Biden and economic woes. The “visceral dislike” is nothing more than a “gut reaction” which is the result of years of political and social training. There’s no reason, logic, or critical thinking involved, which diminishes the value of their opinion. That, too, is a bad precedent for valuing women’s intellect.
“Economic woes” is a two-pronged problem. First, they would have to prove that there are in fact economic woes, that Biden is responsible for them, and that he hasn’t done enough to combat them. Economists tell us that the economy, despite inflation (which is happening worldwide), is actually in good shape (see the facts on the economy in the article below: “More High-School Grads Forgo College in Hot Labor Market”). The U.S. deficit ballooned under Trump because he cut taxes for corporations and the wealthy (“Tax Cuts Are Primarily Responsible for the Increasing Debt Ratio”). Yet, they don’t blame him. The economic excuse is just buzzwords to justify their lack of courage, integrity, and knowledge.
The second prong of the economy excuse is the most disturbing. It implies that they are willing to support a rapist and molester if it means more money in their pockets. They are willing to sell out their daughters, their sisters, their mothers, and themselves. This is true despite a poll that found 43% of GOP-registered women said they had been sexually assaulted in their lifetimes.
To these women, sexual predators aren’t such bad guys.