- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
Summary
Jennifer Piggott, a self-proclaimed “MAGA junkie” from Parkersburg, West Virginia, regrets voting for Donald Trump after being fired from the Bureau of Fiscal Service during widespread cuts under DOGE.
Despite earning top performance reviews, she was among 125 civil service workers dismissed, sparking local outrage.
Piggott expressed disappointment, saying she expected Trump to protect working-class jobs.
A federal judge ordered reinstatement, but the Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court, leaving affected workers on paid leave.
Piggott has faced vandalism and threats after speaking out.
“I expected better from the person who is literally famous for being one of the worst people in America!”
Seriously, how are these ‘people’ so unable to see the world around them? It’s pathetic
They insulate themselves from the difficult topics and nuance of the real world with Fox News and a carefully curated Facebook/X feed.
Instead of having their beliefs challenged regularly and being forced to critically think and introspect, they only reenforce their world-view and get fed a steady dose of fear, hatred and outrage until they’re incapable of human empathy with people different from them.
It’s awful. I’ve seen it with several family members and friends. Good, kind-hearted people transformed into the most hateful versions of themselves with only their most negative emotions driving their decisions.
It takes something deeply personal and challenging to force them to reevaluate. And for some that’s not even enough. They’ll double down instead of admitting they might be wrong, and go back to the comforts of their carefully crafted world instead.
There’s another level to the delusion. The conservative voter is told that they are exceptional and special and the rules obviously won’t apply to them. The rules are only for low performers and criminals.
And by “carefully curated,” you mean “not curated at all, and instead uncritically accepting what the capitalist elite’s Algorithm shovels into their faces by default.”
Even that sometimes shows them what they don’t want to see, so then they block or remove the offending content.
But he said he was going to make everything better. There was literally no way of knowing that he wouldn’t.
“not hurting the right people” was famous from the first time and they voted for him again.
People with the most privilege tend to think they have the least.