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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago

Disagree if you want, but I've felt this way and have been saying some variation of this (but perhaps not as eloquently) pretty much since November of 2024.

Granted, in the immediate wake of the election, even I didn't think things would be this way, at least not so soon. As soon as he took office, anybody with half a brain cell could see, first-hand sans conjecture, just how much of a disaster we were in for. I was like, at this stage, we're going to have to root for the hamberders to do their thing and in the mean time we're going to have to turn the other cheek and accept those Trump voters who come to regret their vote. If there are enough of them, and they genuinely see an apology as a path out of the cult, there's a better chance of turning things around.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago

Shouldn't be turning people away that are apologetic, but don't think the path to victory lies there. All the people that are sitting out elections are the ones that should be targeted. So few of eligible voters are actually doing so.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Appologetic is the key word. There needs to be accountability, not even for a sake of justice or anything, but just due to the fact that they need to have learned a lesson to be an ally of the cause, and not just an eventual traitor.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

A University of Massachusetts-Amherst poll of 1,000 people from early April found that just 2% of Trump voters say they regret their choice and wish they had voted differently.

Jesus Christ...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 minutes ago

Just wait for the store shelves to empty this month. That number will go up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 39 minutes ago

I wonder if that 2% was because they were directly impacted by him. Additionally, I assume most haven’t changed their minds because they came in knowing that there would be hard times ahead.

With that said, I live in a very r area and have been keeping tabs on the flags. My grocery store started selling us flags last month and now there are new houses with flags. They didn’t have them up at all before.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Hope the feral and heavily armed ones turn on him

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago

I think there's a difference between someone who voted trump and realized they fucked up in a like deep , systemic, way, and someone who doesn't like this specific implemention of right wing stuff.

Like, if they regret trump but keep voting R, that's not good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Yet another reason y’all really shouldn’t go doxxing and murdering working class voters: missing the Purple Wave.

Edit: remove named user (community rule)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That’s fantastic. This encourages taking personal responsibility over their action. I think it’s important to allow people to learn and grow, without the shame. Shame keeps people locked into their false beliefs. The more apologetics we have, the faster change will come. With that said, don’t forget these people. They still have fucked up beleifs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

I agree.

I feel that on our end, it's going to be more important than ever that it's not just what we say but how we say it that will actually change how those who voted for Trump will feel.
People are capable of self reflection, but if you don't believe it then you're helping them to have no shot at it.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

At this point, if you voted for Trump and you regret it, keep that shit to yourself. I would rather not know.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yall maybe forgiving but not i any and all Trump voters are traitors. Because you cannot stand there and listen to this man commit sedition

Say shit like "i have a concept of a plan"

And still slap knee "gosh darn it that is the man I must vote for president what a patriot!"

Fuck that. Cowards all of them. Every single one in gov. And every single voter.

Remember the women who slept with Nazis and after the war? That's Trump supporters.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

Just don't say you used to support the guy and do your part to try to get him legally out of the whitehouse along with his admin buddies.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 hours ago

Hey, so long as they're willing to put the ones who aren't apologetic against the wall

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