Trump Supporters are Cowardly Idiots

Via Digby, I saw this interview today with an anonymous Trump supporter.

He allowed me to reproduce our conversation on condition of anonymity, out of concern for how the views he expresses might be used to deny him future opportunities.

No matter what this idiot thinks, he does not live in a police state.  No jack-booted government thugs are going to break down is front door, slap him in chains, and drag him off to jail in front of his sobbing wife simply because he supports Donald Trump.

On the other hand, people like me will call him a cowardly idiot.  And apparently, that's enough to scare him into anonymity:

Disagreement gets you labeled fascist, racist, bigoted, etc. It can provoke a reaction so intense that you’re suddenly an unperson to an acquaintance or friend. There is no saying “Hey, I disagree with you,” it's just instant shunning. Say things online, and they'll try to find out who you are and potentially even get you fired for it.

Admittedly, cyberbullying is a genuine concern these days, and there's no way to know for sure, but it seems much more likely that the bullies are the ones who support Trump and the victims support Clinton rather than the other way around, seeing as Trump is a bully himself.  And no matter who wins in November, that's not likely to change any time soon.

If you believe in something enough to vote for it, you should stand behind it.  Watch how it works:

I think Donald Trump is a dangerous, ignorant asshole, and therefore I plan to vote for Hillary in November!!!!  And my name is at the bottom of each post.  Was that so difficult?

Fundamentally, this guy supports Trump for one reason and one reason only:

If Hillary wins, we're going to see a further tightening of PC culture. But if Trump wins? If Trump wins, we will have a president that overwhelmingly rejects PC rhetoric. Even better, we will show that more than half the country rejects this insane PC regime. If Trump wins, I will personally feel a major burden relieved, and I will feel much more comfortable stating my more right-wing views without fearing total ostracism and shame. Because of this, no matter what Trump says or does, I will keep supporting him.

So let's see.  Apparently this guy is upset because one or several people labeled him "fascist, racist, bigoted, etc." and decided to stop being friends with him.  So he logically decided that the best way to change that would be to support a presidential candidate with a long history of bigotry and xenophobia and disrespecting women.  And to maintain that support "no matter what Trump says or does".  If he truly believes this is going to change the way people react to him, he's an idiot.  And because he doesn't have the courage to declare his support publicly, he's a coward, too.

However, I must admit that there are plenty of people who DO support Trump openly.  Those people are only idiots, not necessarily cowards.