Authoritarian Followers
We know a lot about authoritarian followers, but unfortunately most of what we know indicates it will be almost impossible to change their minds, especially in a few months. Here are some things established by experiments. See if you recognize any of these behaviors in Trump supporters. Compared with most people:
They are highly ethnocentric, highly inclined to see the world as their in-group versus everyone else. Because they are so committed to their in-group, they are very zealous in its cause. They will trust their leaders no matter what they say, and distrust whomever the leader says to distrust. (build a useless wall, deport 12 million immigrants, etc.)
They are highly fearful of a dangerous world. Their parents taught them, more than parents usually do, that the world is dangerous. They may also be genetically predisposed to experience stronger fear than people skilled at “keeping their heads while others are losing theirs.” (Guns are our last best hope against liberals and big government)
They are highly self-righteous. They believe they are the “good people” and this unlocks a lot of hostile impulses against those they consider bad. (MAGA, there are good people on BOTH sides--nazis)
They are aggressive. Given the chance to attack someone with the approval of an authority, they will lower the boom. (Go on, get him out of here, lock her up...
http://mashable.com/2016/03/12/trump-rally-incite-violence/)
They are highly prejudiced against racial and ethnic minorities, non-heterosexuals, and women in general. (Yup)
They will support their authorities, and even help them, persecute almost any identifiable group in the country. (captured war heroes, gold star families, hurricane victims)
Their beliefs are a mass of contradictions. They have highly compartmentalized minds, in which opposite beliefs live independent lives in separate boxes. As a result, their thinking is full of double-standards. (just look at these miserable fucks)
They reason poorly. If they like the conclusion of an argument, they don’t pay much attention to whether the evidence is valid or the argument is consistent. They especially have trouble realizing a conclusion is invalid. (But But But Hillary, Obama, the democrats....everyone else but the man pulling the strings, we got a snowstorm...so much for global warming)
They are highly dogmatic. Because they have mainly gotten their beliefs from the authorities in their lives, rather than think things out for themselves, they have no real defense when facts or events indicate they are wrong. So they just dig in their heels and refuse to change. (see above)
For the fuller analysis of Right Wing cultists / authoritarians:
https://theauthoritarians.org/donald-trump-and-authoritarian-followers/#more-21