I got my little sister back

[berniesandersmittens]

My little sister has been a die hard trumper since 2016. We haven't spoken much the past few years because I'd rather not fight with her.

However, since June 22 we have been talking nearly every day.

Keep in mind, she's only 25, white, naturally blonde, and completely aloof to her privilege. She's always been pro choice, but hasn't been vocal until recently.

She has done a complete 360 on her political views since Roe was overturned. She told me how she now understands why Democrats were so upset that Hillary lost. She now understands that the SCOTUS was at stake, along with our rights.

She's acknowledged Kavanaugh and Barrett both lied under oath in their confirmation hearings. She also thinks they should be impeached.

Also, she's acknowledging the BLM movement as a civil rights movement and supports gay marriage.

She's had quite the shock to her young and naive ideologies.

I hope this is not an uncommon occurrence around the nation. Women are MAD.

Reach out to the women you might've written off. You may find an unexpected ally.

[Karadeniz]

1. Amazing good news !!! I hope she can spread the word....

[berniesandersmittens]

4. She's definitely not shy

I'm the introvert of my siblings. She's definitely the extrovert. I'm just so happy that she's using her loud mouth for the good side now lol

[brush]

64. Glad you got her back. Women are pissed around the naiton.

[AllTooEasy]

78. So she finally understands what Blacks have been complaining about after...

...her rights were infringed?

Hmmm. Yeah. OK.

I can easily guess her position regarding BLM after Roe is re-established. Blacks, especially Black women, have seen this movie before.

[irisblue]

2. I am thrilled for both you and her.

[berniesandersmittens]

6. Thanks !

Sisterhood and Persisterhood!

[calimary]

28. OOooooooooooH LIKE that!!!

"Sisterhood and Persisterhood!"

The second may be the most important. PERSISTENCE! If we give up, We. Are. LOST.

EVERYTHING will be LOST. This is NOT the time to be silent! Just figure it this way: that's what the bad guys want: for us to be silent. For us to meekly give in. For us to acquiesce, to cave to their preferences.

I WON'T.

[berniesandersmittens]

32. Nevertheless, she persisted

[brush]

67. Persisterhood...what a great turn of phrase.

May it spread far and wide. Might consider copyrighting it.

[berniesandersmittens]

74. I think Eleizabeth Warren coined it

Nevertheless she persisted

[onecaliberal]

3. Woot woot!

Happy for you both.

[berniesandersmittens]

18. Thanks

One small step for Democracy. I hope there are many more!

[Claustrum]

5. Congrats and great story.

I am just curious. Was she against BLM and gay marriage before? Was Roe the single issue that made her changed?

Also, what drew her to TFG?

[berniesandersmittens]

11. She was againstfor anything drumpf was againstfor

I always thought she was lost in the cult.

Turns out, the cult lost her!

She never really spoke bad of BLM or Gay rights. Now it seems the real world opened her eyes and forced her to THINK for herself.

[albacore]

7. Congrats.... it must be like seeing your sister leaving a cult that was damaging her.

Wait....
That's exactly what trumpism is.
Anyway, congrats on getting your sister back from the brink.

[berniesandersmittens]

24. See my reply above

It really is a cult. I'm hoping for a mass awakening. I think all of us here at DU are.

[electric_blue68]

8. Such *wonderful* news! Enjoy your reconnection!

[berniesandersmittens]

26. Thanks

[LoisB]

9. This is great news! I'm glad you got her back.

[berniesandersmittens]

29. Me too

I've missed her.

[claudette]

10. So good to hear

Liberals may have gained a voter but better that you have your sister back in good graces!

[berniesandersmittens]

15. Shes now a vote against Huckabee and Tom cotton

[irisblue]

22. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[ProfessorGAC]

49. Welcome To DU, Claudette!

I've been here nearly 21 years. Hope you enjoy it as i do.

[claudette]

62. Thank you!

I'm surely enjoying it so far!

[ARPad95]

12. "She has done a complete 360 on her political views since Roe was overturned."

Congrats to her and you! However, it's a 180 degree change on her part. 360 degree means no change at all.

[berniesandersmittens]

13. I'm a hillbilly damn it!

I had my shoes on

[True Blue American]

86. Mine are off right now, but

I want to praise your sister for the change. It is a part of growing up. Very happy for you and I understand women all over the country are crossing over.

You will never get the MSM TO SHOW IT. Couple of blurbs, then back to Joe Biden’s low ratings.

They really are a detriment to our Country.

[Shermann]

19. A 360-degree spin on the highway will wake you up! nt

[liberalla]

14. That's fantastic! You almost never hear of this type of conversion. Does she have friends

coming to the same conclusion? I hope we have many more of these stories coming out!

I'm happy for you, and I'm glad you posted about it. Thanks.

[berniesandersmittens]

27. She's been vocal on FB and at work

I've missed the little turd.

[rurallib]

16. Had to be a great feeling to see here come back!

love to hear good news like this!

[berniesandersmittens]

31. I hope more stories like mine are happening

As a member of the Persisterhood, I am so stoked to welcome my own sis to the cause!

[Initech]

17. Excellent! I hope this is a sign of awakening!

As to how evil these fuckers really are! Maybe more people will start waking up now!

[berniesandersmittens]

35. It is my most fervent hope....

If there is an afterlife, I hope RBG is smiling at my little family story. Persisterhood!

[TheRickles]

20. Great news, but don't exaggerate - her shift was "only" 180 degrees, not 360. :-)

[berniesandersmittens]

25. I was gonna edit but screw you guys!

360s are scary as hell

[lambchopp59]

30. Oh hell, after pulling their heads out of the sand...

360 degrees can be a beautiful pirouette. Let em spin.

[Hekate]

21. Wonderful news!

May the healing between you continue.

[berniesandersmittens]

41. Thanks

[Demovictory9]

23. Good news

[Wounded Bear]

33. Oh noes!!! She's getting "woke"...

Sad that it took something fairly personal (as a young woman I'm sure she's cognizant of women's health issues) for her to have what looks like a change of heart. I hope many millions more "wake" up.

[berniesandersmittens]

53. She has a daughter and is adamant that she doesn't want more children

She is really pissed that she has to have a man put his fingers in her in order to get birth control.

And she's afraid that banning birth control is coming soon.

[Wounded Bear]

57. She should be afraid. They are definitely after birth control of all forms...nt

[Ziggysmom]

34. She may have had friends leading her astray. Young women can be followers and try to

fit in with a group. I know I was shy about my feelings at that age. Now at 62 I don't give a fiddle what other people think. Congratulations on your relationship with your sister! Hold onto her tight!

[TomSlick]

36. Great news.

I continue to harbor hope for my brother. He was raised better but after a career in the Army and now living in Kansas, he is a full-on RWNJ.

I suspect woman will come to the light quicker than men - especially white men - but hope springs eternal.

[LymphocyteLover]

37. wowowowowow!

[Tadpole Raisin]

38. Show your sister itsjstme's post. She'll go out of her mind

(In a good way)! And better yet, she will spread it far and wide!

Why these TFG women don’t know these things already is beyond me but if they are now willing to think I love the idea of expanding their knowledge so that it becomes less likely they will revert back. We take advantage of every window of opportunity.

Congratulations on your sister regaining her sanity!!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216903275

[lambchopp59]

39. Desperation...

The more the cult loses its grip on reality... the more tinfoil hats emerge in attempts to revive stupidity.
I suspect the more some hear rants against the "woke", massive gun violence incidents and goofball deflections such as "groomers" in the light of the Jan 6th hearings shattering the dreamscape...
Fixed News has become drilled down on the "Biden did that" song so monotonously... tiresomely... while reality is cracking from under them. At least every time I tune in there for 10 seconds it's the same stupid song.
Hopefully there are many, many more pulling their heads out of the sand. Trump-world is getting smaller and smaller.
I'm flat on my back recovering from surgery so there's the teevee.

[berniesandersmittens]

89. Hope you get better soon

Hope you've got some good pain meds to help

[SheltieLover]

40. Yaaaaaay!

So happy for you, BSM!

[berniesandersmittens]

45. Thank you

[mopinko]

42. damn you. i'd written off my trumpkin.

[berniesandersmittens]

46. Try again mo

[mopinko]

48. nah. i dont want him back.

might buy some weed from him again, but...

[packman]

43. Well, not to challenge your sense of spin

360 spin would put her back to where she was originally - I believe she did a 180

Nevertheless - Great

[berniesandersmittens]

47. Wouldn't a 360 make you look at yourself?

If you did it fast enough?


Like I mentioned in an above reply.... Screw you guys! I'm a hillbilly!

[ProfessorGAC]

51. Only At 1.57078 Times The Speed Of Light

The g forces might be quite a problem.

[moonscape]

44. Best post today! Fills my heart

with joy to read stories like this. Heartwarming reunion

[budkin]

50. Fantastic news!

Congrats!

[OnDoutside]

52. Good for you, I hope she stays on the side of good now ;) One thing someone said that niggles in my

head (could have been Trevor Noah) was that a lot of Trumpers supported stuff until it affected them. Maybe this appears to be something like that ? Still, it's good news.

[CivicGrief]

54. That is so refreshing to hear.

I have two older sisters who are pro-Trump and it kills me. I haven't talked to them recently, but I don't expect much has changed. I know one of them was pro-choice, but I don't know anymore.

[Evolve Dammit]

55. I am happy for you both. Any idea what media/ news sources made the difference?

[berniesandersmittens]

58. Not really sure

She watched OAN

I got a text from her saying that all we needed to officially be Gilead was an attack on Congress. I reminded her that happened on 1/6.


Her reaction was, oh yeah, that already happened.

It's a bit surreal to watch her wake up.

[Evolve Dammit]

60. So much information out there. I worry about all the blatant crap (lies) that can consume people.

[DemUnleashed]

56. This is fantastic news!!

I am so happy to hear this!!!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

59. This is nice, but what the fuck took her so long?

Sadly, a lot of other women who are Trump supporters will finally see the light, but it's already too late.

[berniesandersmittens]

66. I honestly think "the handmaid's tale" affected her deeply

She keeps making references to the show. I wish logic and truth were what brought her to our side. But as they say, whatever works. Sometimes fiction reaches the mind before truth does.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

70. Interesting.

Too bad she apparently doesn't read books. The Handmaid's Tale first was published in 1985. Before your sister was born.

[WiVoter]

61. I Wish I Could Say The Same

about my son. 😢

[Jim__]

63. Glad to hear that.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

65. You mean she's done a 180, if she did a 360, she would be right back to being a Trumper.

That being said, good for her for finally seeing the light and the truth.

[MLAA]

68. Yeah!

[mcar]

69. Happy for you

I hope she spreads the truth amongst her cohort.

[Upthevibe]

71. berniesandersmittens....

Thanks for your post. I'm so happy your sister is back in your life.

I have an old friend who's back in my life as well. She was always Republican because her parents were and she was never into politics and just didn't pay attention.

Well, man....has she done an about face! She's freaked about Roe V. Wade. She has a 27 year old daughter who doesn't have her sh*t together at all and the thought of this young lady getting pregnant would be a disaster - They all live in Texas...

[In It to Win It]

72. Did she really not believe TFG when he said he was nominating pro life judges?

[Upthevibe]

83. In It to Win It....

The reality is that so many people are different from us.

My friend (as well as others') just never paid that much attention. She's always been one to love her outdoor life. Owned a plant company, hikes, bird watches, takes care of animals, etc.

There's no point in getting pissed off at her for the past. I'm just welcoming her now.

[GoodRaisin]

73. Coming out of ignorance is like rebirth.

Glad you got your sister back.

[wryter2000]

75. That must feel wonderful

My siblings are liberals, so I don’t have trouble with them. But if one of them were a MAGAt, I’d be crushed. I can only imagine what it’s like to have your little sister back.

[mvd]

76. Thank you for your story. K&R

That’s a good sign for the midterms..

[IbogaProject]

77. Sorry it took this to wake her

Glad for you both never the less. Btw the phrase is "a complete 180" which is a complete reverse.

[Alien Life Form]

79. Not so lucky here

My sister insists the election was stolen,,and among the proofs is the movie 2000 Mules by con man D'Sousa,,

She insists Biden is senile and Obama was a potential Hitler..

It goes on and on and you can fill in the rest..

We are not speaking..

And her daughters facebook is filled with the most hateful rants imaginable...

Too bad but that is the way she is

[PatSeg]

80. That is so sad

You must feel so frustrated.

[Alien Life Form]

81. Yes its frustrating

She is totally resistant to facts a long time FOX News watcher

[PatSeg]

82. My sister got hooked on Fox News

awhile back and it is really disturbing. I don't think she's gone too extreme, but she is very different from the person she used to be BF (before Fox). I make it a point to avoid anything political, but honestly, I just don't talk to her much these days.

One day recently I realized there is no one on the planet who has known me as long as she has and she doesn't really know me at all. Such a loss.

[Alien Life Form]

90. One sad note

We got into a fight the day I called her to wish her a Happy Birthday!
And you pointed out something I never thought of .I have not known anyone as long as I have known her and same with her to me..

[PatSeg]

91. Yes and when that dawned on me,

it was really overwhelming. Then when I looked back on our lives, I realized she really never knew me. We have very little in common besides a childhood and even our memories of that are quite different.

I still care of course and I am often the person she turns to when she needs understanding or insight. She went through a couple really bad periods and that was when she got plugged into Fox and all things right-wing. I can't help but wonder how different she might be without the day-to-day relentless brainwashing.

[Alien Life Form]

92. same here

My sister has always been a big FOX news fan. Her husband told me she watches FOX all day long, when she is not working, and is constantly commenting on how awful the Democrats are.

Its totally a waste of time trying to talk with her. She distorts what I say and believes all the damdest things.
Very sad and now we dont speak

[PatSeg]

93. I remember my one nephew telling me

that when he stayed with her, the TV was on all day tuned to Fox News. They managed to brainwash a huge chunk of the country. It was both brilliant and diabolical.

After 9/11 most Americans were watching a lot of cable news. I remember switching to different channels throughout the day as there was so much going on. Eventually I settled into MSNBC, but apparently many stayed with Fox and it became a habit.

[Alien Life Form]

94. My son is the same damned way

He just got finished telling me I should respect those that differ with me..Ordinarily I would agree but at a certain point I draw the line.
I am not going to respect those that think Trump won the election. I told him this situation today is different. Democracy itself is under attack.
He refuses to see it..
I was at his house the other day and he told someone that the media would never have made such big deal of Covid if Trump was not the president and the woman he told that to agreed!
Make me sick!

[PatSeg]

95. Whoa, that's brutal

I can respect people who disagree with me when we are talking about opinions or perspectives, but I can't respect those who embrace and spread lies and dishonesty. It isn't about politics or beliefs, it is about willful ignorance if the evidence and the truth is right in front of them.

I understand that many have been brainwashed, but I believe that often they are drawn to what they want to believe. Eventually they go so far down that crazy rabbit hole, there is no turning back and admitting they were wrong. I'm sure sociologists will be studying what has happened for decades to come.

[Raster]

84. Brought a couple of tears...

Congratulations. I am holding out hope for one of my brothers.

It is downright amazing, and not in a good way, how many seemingly decent people fell for, and idolized, one of the worst human beings on the planet. tRump is a mean man, a cruel man. A sick and twisted man that should never be allowed near the reigns of power ever again.

[Saoirse9]

85. Wonderful!!

Thank you for sharing! Does my heart good. I wish I could have the same success with 3 of my siblings. Hope springs eternal.

[Lunabell]

87. I'm so happy for her, you and your family.

This insidious cult has really divided people.

[sellitman]

88. Too late

I'm happy for you though.

I hope there are others to follow.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

96. I am glad that your little sister has seen the light