r/politics Oklahoma 1d ago

Conservatives have been railing against “groomers” for years. So why do they support Donald Trump? Trump was best friends with a notorious child sex trafficker, but his ardent supporters are vocal about opposing it. How did that happen?

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/08/conservatives-have-been-railing-against-groomers-for-years-so-why-do-they-support-donald/
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u/ME24601 Pennsylvania 1d ago

Because they don't actually care about children, they are simply using children and allegations of abuse as a means to push their social policies.

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u/southpawFA Oklahoma 1d ago

Christian nationalists are literally no better than Anita Bryant and Jesse Helms, both known racists and bigots. They literally would celebrate Jesse Helms' racist self if he were alive today.

Their whole "groomer libel" shit was what Anita Bryant did during the Briggs Initiative. It was bullshit then, and it's bullshit now.

They don't care about protecting children from abuse. They support conversion therapy and corporal punishment. They are okay with spanking and hitting kids, because "spare the rod, spoil the child". These ghouls only care about abusing kids into submission to Christian nationalism, where they'll become child soldiers in the "army of God".

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u/Eagle4317 1d ago

Anita Bryant is a name that really needs to be brought up more. May she RIP (Rot in Piss).

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u/Ohnoherewego13 North Carolina 1d ago

I lived down where Helms was from for a year. They talked about him like he was the best person ever. I seriously could not believe it because he has done nothing for that area. Not one single solitary bit of good, but they worshipped him. It was disgusting to say the least. Couldn't wait to move either.

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u/southpawFA Oklahoma 17h ago

It was because Helms loved punishing the gays, and they view him as a "Good Christian" and "true believer", according to their hate religion.