I’m trans and when I was 18 before I came out, I was so deep into repression and self hatred I got caught up in the maga cult and voted for him in 2020. I knew this whole time I was wrong and that I had to leave the cult and come out but I didn’t have the courage to. The January 6 instruction was the beginning of me leaving the cult but it took the entire Biden presidency to fully escape and accept myself. I’m so ashamed and disgusted with myself and what I did.
I did not vote for Trump, but as an ex religious person I know that there are a lot of people who believe that they have to vote for conservatives or they will go to hell or at the least are evil. Unfortunately, religious indoctrination is very strong and when you believe you will literally be tortured for eternity otherwise you follow what your religious leaders tell you
It’s not what it’s about for everyone in his coalition, for some it’s about misogyny or homophobia, for some they just want a strongman becauss they’re under the illusion he’ll keep them safe, some believed him when he said he’d lower prices, and some people just thought their life was better before he left office and kinda hoped voting for him would bring that back (and there were of course other reasons as well)