Of course, not all Trump voters believe any of that nonsense, all they really care about is tax cuts and removal of all regulation on business.

The Deplorables actually, sincerely, believe they are saving the country from godless Communists and preserving traditional American values.. The others are just willing to sell it out for their own personal short-term financial gain. And the latter, unlike the former, know exactly what they’re doing. You don’t really think people like Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell, Newt Gingrich and Lindsay Graham actually believe that red meat smegma, do you?

Underneath the cultish lunatic behavior of the Trump base is a profound ideological cynicism and malicious self-interest that extends deep down into the core of the American soul. No matter who wins this culture war, I’ll never fully trust my fellow countrymen again.