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In reply to the discussion: I've seen a number of posts essentially saying "fuck people who are now sorry they voted for Trump." [View all]thucythucy
(8,983 posts)at this point is beyond reach. The people who stick with him now are most likely attracted either to his white supremacy, (and/or his misogyny and/or his homophobia) or are so wedded to the notion of "owning the libs" that they'll actually risk death by virus for themselves and the people around them for this dubious and ridiculous form of satisfaction. Add to this clot of folks are the actual millionaires and billionaires who care only about accumulating more wealth, and the rest of us be damned, and then throw in the folks who care about abortion as their one and only issue, and we have what's left of the support Trump garnered in 2016.
These folks aren't worth the time and resources needed even to begin their deprogramming. Probably the only thing that will change their minds at this point would be some cataclysmic personal experience. We've seen some of those conversions--for instance the people who voted for Trump in '16 but then had to endure someone they love dying a grisly death due to his incompetence, or farmers who are near destitution because of his trade war with China--but that's a helluva steep price to pay for enlightenment.
It reminds of a Simpsons episode where Homer finally accepts the humanity of a gay man but only after that man saves Homer's life. The line I recall is the gay character saying, "Now if only every gay person in the world could save your life at least once, you'd be fine with us."
April 1945 saw lots of Germans who were still sticking with Hitler, even as their world burned down around them.
I suppose most every society has a hard core of gullible haters.
I'm hoping though we can at least bring some non-voters over to the light. The folks who in '16 succumbed to the "both sides are awful" and "my vote won't matter anyway" and "national politics don't affect me" arguments. And then also retain beyond this election cycle the Trump voters who have now swung over the Biden.
Anyway, thanks for your comment, and best wishes.
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