‘Apparently I’m an idiot’: Three-time Trump voter in Pennsylvania sounds off on Iran war

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/-apparently-i-m-an-idiot-three-time-trump-voter-in-pennsylvania-sounds-off-on-iran-war-259487301657

41 Comments

  1. Quiet-Corner6150 on

    It sucks they got this far. But I think it’s worth appreciating if they get to the point of calling themselves idiots. It doesn’t forgive all things, but at least they figured it out this much.

  2. Sure_Nefariousness56 on

    Hmm…. northern PA enjoys closer psychic proximity to Alabama than to Manhattan.

  3. Ironically, that woman was less of an idiot than the other people he spoke to. They apparently still believe Cheeto’s bullshit.

  4. Constant_Flamingo828 on

    But the other folks were still drinking the Kool Aid. I grew up around these people. They’re fucking morons. The lot of them.

  5. I get the schadenfreude, but the “apparently I’m an idiot” phase is really important for pulling people out of a cult. It’s the first crack in the armor that gives an outsider a way in.

    This is where you need to play a counselor role, help them understand how they were misled, how to identify it happening again, how to stop it from happening again, deconstruct the cultist persona, and invite them into a new social circle. If they are met with derision, rejection, and spite, that just sends them back into the cult.

    It’s not about winning a single argument, it’s fighting a long war with the alternate-reality that they’re drowning in, pulling people out, and making sure they don’t fall back in.

  6. SolarTsunami on

    “apperently I’m an idiot” is usually quickly followed by “nobody tells me what to do, its not like I’m an idiot”

  7. Needle_Bearings on

    Nah.  These sucks never learn.  They’ll vote for the next Republican and deny ever supporting Trump. Just like Bush.

  8. long_strange_trip_67 on

    I doubt the rest of the world will ever trust the United States again after witnessing Trump. Scary thing is is that he was elected by 77 million people who are just as bad as he is. Once Trump is gone, they’ll still be there and it could happen all over again. Fuck MAGA

  9. OilInternational2566 on

    So lemme get this straight.

    It wasn’t Trump’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wasn’t Trumps failure to disclose his tax returns. Wasn’t the Four Seasons Total Landscaping debacle. Wasn’t the January 6 Capitol attack. Wasn’t the classified files taken to Florida. Wasn’t ICE. Wasn’t that Trump RAPES KIDS. Wasn’t Trump calling Vets losers. Wasn’t Trump banking 4 billion dollars off the Presidency. Wasn’t the E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump conviction. Wasn’t the tariffs that made EVERYTHING more expensive. Wasn’t the illegal aliens concentration camps. Wasn’t no affordable healthcare plan yet. Wasn’t Trump making a fuck ton of $$$ off hosting the G-7 at His Own Resort. Wasn’t the proposed annexation of Greenland. Wasn’t Trump leading the country to the longest government shutdown in American history. Wasn’t nepotism and other ethics abuses by Ivanka and Jared. Wasn’t Trump’s rogues gallery of former campaign & administration officials who have been convicted of committing crimes. Wasn’t Trumps Interference in DOJ Investigations. Wasn’t Venezuela. Wasn’t senior Trump administration officials using private email accounts and email servers to conduct government business. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.

    What made this guy suddenly go hmmmm was the war with Iran.

    Okay then. At least there was finally a line in the sand for this guy that made him question the cult leader.

  10. D-MAN-FLORIDA on

    I think it’s funny how the first three were supportive but sounded very apprehensive about it. “I…I support the war…it’s worth the higher gas prices…” sounding like they are trying to convince themselves that they are okay with it. Meanwhile the last one was way more colorful about her displeasure about it, not mincing words about it.

  11. Express_Pound_1572 on

    “apparently i’m an idiot” is crazy dude. like, the warning signs weren’t just red flags, they were giant flashing neon billboards for nearly a decade. but hey, at least they finally got there i guess. better late than never? lmao.

  12. Three out of the four they showed still supported him. Because they believe that Iran would nuke the US some day.

    There should have been a follow up question, does it change your perspective to know that the Director of Counterterrorism resigned today because he said that there was in indication that Iran was an imminent threat to the United States?

    It might not have moved the needle right now, but it might have started making them think.

  13. moomooraincloud on

    I mean, I could have told you that 10 years ago and saved us all a bunch of time.

  14. I was optimistic with that headline and then I watched the video. These people just parrot whatever the fuck they’re told. We’re doomed.

  15. Terrible tittle. Most of the people they spoke supported Trump and what he’s doing. You can really see the Fox News in them. The directionless execution of this war is going to take a long time to settle down to the Fox News viewer if they even ever do.

  16. bognostrocleetus on

    Please, if you realize that that you’re an idiot, in the future please please start listening to smart people. This anti-intellectualism is going to do us all. Just admit that you don’t know enough to have a serious opinion on things and just live and let live.

  17. First time shame on you second time shame on me third time youre just a braindead idiot

  18. As a European from Germany, it is getting harder by the day to know who is more influenced by propaganda. The average Joe in the US or Oleg over in RuSSia.

  19. DelayedIntentions on

    She’s not waking up, she’s just mad that she has to pay more for gas. She only cares because it affects her.

  20. So like the whole birther thing didn’t convince you. And the grabbing women by the pussy didn’t convince you.

    And the attempt to overturn an election and calling a riot on Jan 6 didn’t convince you.

    There is nothing apparent. You are indeed an idiot.

  21. Goodeugoogoolizer on

    If you watch this news segment, it shows 4 people, and the first three all say “the war in Iran is good because we were about to get nuked, and higher gas prices is worth it” and only the last lady says “I shouldn’t had voted for him”

  22. If only there was some sign like the last 3 republican presidents starting a recession and going to war in the Middle East.

  23. The cool thing about realizing you are an idiot is that makes it possible to stop being an idiot.

  24. It would be interesting to know why these people who believe Trump think that a massive attack on Iran was necessary. Just because Trump says so, and whatever he says is always true? If that’s the case—if you believe everything Trump says—then you really can call yourself an idiot.

  25. In germany there is a saying: „Selbsterkenntnis ist der erste Weg zur Besserung“ which translates to: „Self-awareness is the first step towards improvement.“

  26. GeneralKenobi_212th on

    No bigger idiot than a person who votes for Trump. Mans been an obvious fraud for decades.

  27. Wise-Attitude-8852 on

    I wish it was funny, but it’s not.
    Too many Americans are dumb as a brick and don’t know or pay attention to anything.

    It’s beyond me.

  28. Excellent_Raisin8523 on

    Ironically, of the people he interviewed, the one who said “I’m an idiot” was the only one who showed any signs of intelligence.

    During the campaign, Trump cultists were zealously anti-war, anti-regime change and anti-high prices. Now, suddenly they’re pro-war, pro-regime change and pro-high prices. Proving once again that whatever the Cult Leader says, goes. And absolutely ANYTHING the Cult Leader does is right.

  29. Newplasticactionhero on

    Weird that this war their breaking point. Like, the mountain of bullshit before that wasn’t enough.

  30. NibittyShibbitz on

    Not only is she an idiot, she is a selfish bitch. She was good with trump when he was negatively affecting other people, but now it’s hitting her in the pocketbook and she’s mad.

  31. EmergencyJacket207 on

    Anyone that voted for Trump three times isn’t an idiot. They’re full of hate. Plain and simple.