I have a theory that many believe there is something besides the government that helps them - “keep the government out of my Medicare” - so it kinda doesn’t matter if the candidates they elect want to burn it all down. The mysterious “they” will make sure FEMA checks go out, their Social Security cost of living updates are implemented correctly, passport requests get processed, etc. Because they don’t understand how the government really works, they think it’s great for Trump to destroy the deep state without the slightest idea what that would mean.

We have clean air and water because companies want to treat factory waste out of the goodness of their hearts, right? Food labels say what’s actually inside the package because companies are super honest, aren’t they? It couldn’t be government regulations forcing them, could it?