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In reply to the discussion: When a Trump supporter cries "This isn't what I voted for" [View all]Martin Eden
(15,172 posts)14. I should have clarified that "in general" applied to any Trump voter
Who is NOT diehard MAGA and may have voted for Biden in 2020 or Obama before that.
I'm talking about anyone who voted for Trump in 2024, but is capable of becoming part of the much needed Blue Wave in 2026 & 2028.
This includes black, hispanics, whites, independents ... anyone who can connect their current government-inflicted pain to the actions of the current administration.
Insulting them with clever retorts might provide some temporary satisfaction, but can't help our cause ... and can in fact hurt it.
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Learning Braille would be a sign that she has any interest in, or aptitude for, reading.
Aristus
Saturday
#9
Yep, it's exactly what she voted for -- for others to suffer. Braille? Never!
wordstroken
Saturday
#24
"When you say 'waste, fraud, and abuse' you mean other people; when every other
RockRaven
Saturday
#4
I say, "of course it's not what you voted for. Only an evil troglodyte would vote for...
Ol Janx Spirit
Saturday
#10
Not sure that would work with the Black & Hispanic males who switched to Trump in the 2024 prez election
Martin Eden
Saturday
#11
Sure, if one of them was expressing anger at the Un-American, cruel, intolerable agenda harming them and their neighbors
pat_k
Saturday
#27
That's a given. I'd say 25-35% of Americans have been lost racist fucks for as long as i've been alive.
pat_k
Sunday
#44
There is a place for shunning, but ultimately, I firmly believe engagement is how we find our way back.
pat_k
Sunday
#39
If they didn't know what they were voting for, then they should have listened to us...
W_HAMILTON
Sunday
#42