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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2020-11-07 03:15 pm

[ SECRET POST #5055 ]


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Re: Congratulations America

(Anonymous) 2020-11-08 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
You're assuming everyone who voted for Trump is a flag waving, shrieking, "fuck-your-feelings," racist Karen foaming at the mouth. I'm not talking about them. Some simply stood by, or genuinely thought that Biden or Harris would be worse for the country (considering past controversies from both their careers), or just went with Trump because they didn't know any better. People who don't really understand what it is to vote in the national interest vs "well, I heard that guy's gonna raise taxes or let babies be killed or let those libtards run rampant." People who don't get Biden is more moderate than far-left, people who hear "socialism" and actually believe it's going to destroy the country.

We need to have serious conversations with those folks. We don't need to lump everyone together in one group, or call them stupid or crazy for making a mistake. Yeah, I get it. After four years of this bullshit, how could ANYONE vote for the Mango Mussolini? It's easier to label the other side as a lost cause because the truth is a lot harder to swallow -- they felt like they had no choice, they thought Biden was worse.

Re: Congratulations America

(Anonymous) 2020-11-08 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
You're assuming everyone who voted for Trump is a flag waving, shrieking, "fuck-your-feelings," racist Karen foaming at the mouth.

Not at all. Not even one bit. The Trump stuff made it more obvious and on the surface - the diehard Trump people are very straightforward about not wanting to have conversations. But everything I said was true of the institutional Republican party before Donald Trump came along.

When the Republican party is in power, it's full on no-holds-barred conservatism with no compromises. That was the case for GWB even before Trump came along. And when Republicans are out of power, they simultaneously demand compromise from Democrats while engaging in completely unchecked obstructionism - that's what we saw during the Obama administration, again, before Trump took over the party.

I simply don't understand what the plan is for getting the Republican party of Bush, Cheney, Palin, and McConnell to actually sit around the table and listen to reason - let alone the die-hard Trumpers. It would be nice if it was possible. I don't see what reason there is for thinking that it's possible.