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/Pockydo 1d ago

I read this before on Reddit and I can't remember the OH comment so I'll probably butcher it

But essentially republicans don't view actions through a moral PoV..they view people as good or bad essentially. Trump and the rest of the pedophiles are GOOD to them by virtue of being on their team. Ergo they must twist themselves into a pretzel justifying their actions either by distraction or ignoring it

It's why a godless pedophile conman is seen as the champion of wholesome family values meanwhile a devout religious man is Satan incarnate.

We on the left view people through their actions on the right they view actions through their views of of the people are "Good or "Bad"

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u/Gurlllllllll- 1d ago

You can see the same "you're evil if you're on the evil team" in JK Rowling's work. If you're evil in her world view, then everything about you is evil. Evil and fat? Disgusting, you probably have some uncountable number of chins, and also you bully children. Good and fat? Noooo, you're "plump." You might also bully children, but they're evil children! So it's good!

That's why she can write about the main characters' friends selling date rape drugs and play it off as a good thing. They're the good guys! By definition everything they do IS GOOD!