Seriously, they are both former military, my dad was in for like 30 years, how do they like the drunk secretary? I get that he saw combat, but being in combat doesn’t automatically make you qualified for… well anything except therapy and medical care.
So you know, sociopathic racists.
Or white people who’ve never thought of the wider world. Yeah, there’s racism there, but that’s mostly fear of the unknown. Not excusing racists, just saying that people know what they know and conservative propaganda reaches them faster because it meets them where they are (afraid of the unknown and not knowing anyone who isn’t white)
The biggest mistake I think people make is they automatically assume racists must be misinformed or tricked or stupid. When they can be intelligent and know more, and it comes down to simply not liking a certain group for existing and wanting to reduce those groups influence and population within their country. And that can be despite them seeing more of the world than other people.
I think this automatic assumption of wanting to believe they are dumb or tricked is why they have successfully gained traction, since people still keep underestimating their intelligence and planning. Its like people just don’t want to believe people can actually be evil at their core.