Conservatives only trust things they can see. If it can’t be seen directly with the naked eye in real time it is a conspiracy or imaginary.
It’s why things like vaccines don’t seem real to them. They can see the needle and the injection but what happens afterwards is an unknowable, untrustworthy thing.
It’s also why MAGA had such a hard time processing Biden’s win. Saying things like, “he didn’t even hold that many rallies” or “attendance at his rallies were low!” Because to them, a physical presence is necessary to convince anyone that someone is serious about winning their votes (or even real).
Since anything unseen is scary to them it’s easy to point the finger at people they don’t see very often and say, “they’re the ones responsible for your troubles!”
All of these are very good points. That’s a great tie-in to how they viewed Biden. They thought that him “campaigning from the basement” and Democrats taking social distancing seriously meant that Biden could not have possibly won. I think they take the same view on things like yard signs, as well, come to think of it. The Democrats don’t really have the equivalent - or at least it’s much more rare - where someone that may support a given candidate has to buy a bunch of branded gear like some kind of cult member…
Conservatives only trust things they can see. If it can’t be seen directly with the naked eye in real time it is a conspiracy or imaginary.
It’s why things like vaccines don’t seem real to them. They can see the needle and the injection but what happens afterwards is an unknowable, untrustworthy thing.
It’s also why MAGA had such a hard time processing Biden’s win. Saying things like, “he didn’t even hold that many rallies” or “attendance at his rallies were low!” Because to them, a physical presence is necessary to convince anyone that someone is serious about winning their votes (or even real).
Since anything unseen is scary to them it’s easy to point the finger at people they don’t see very often and say, “they’re the ones responsible for your troubles!”
All of these are very good points. That’s a great tie-in to how they viewed Biden. They thought that him “campaigning from the basement” and Democrats taking social distancing seriously meant that Biden could not have possibly won. I think they take the same view on things like yard signs, as well, come to think of it. The Democrats don’t really have the equivalent - or at least it’s much more rare - where someone that may support a given candidate has to buy a bunch of branded gear like some kind of cult member…