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Re:Nikola founder Trevor Milton, convicted of fraud, granted... by lotsofpulp on Thursday March 27, 2025 @11:36PM (#43501263)
They vote for him because he is openly corrupt. They just think they will be beneficiaries of some of the corruption.
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Re:Nikola founder Trevor Milton, convicted of fraud, granted... by Terr_ on Friday March 28, 2025 @08:32PM (#43511542)
A slightly more-charitable option: The supporter is willing to take a small virtuous socioeconomic hit as long as Trump/Republicans ensure that "those people" remain an underclass beneath the supporter, because that's how they think the world has to work.

Structurally similar to how another person might pay more taxes if it meant free school lunches for poor kids or whatever.

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Re:Nikola founder Trevor Milton, convicted of fraud, granted... by wraaath on Friday March 28, 2025 @10:18PM (#43512157)
And then they get summarily purged by DOGE. Reddit LeopardsAteMyFace style.
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Re:Nikola founder Trevor Milton, convicted of fraud, granted... by vintermann on Sunday March 30, 2025 @04:58AM (#43522592)
It's a very basic conman trick, to make the victim think they're in on the scam, as opposed to being its target.
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