• Zephyr@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    I think we’re missing an opportunity to flip a lot of people blue with the “I told you so” vs “welcome to the real right side my friend”

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      8 hours ago

      Except we were seeing the exact same sentiments from trump voters in 2018.

      Trump voters are literally the scorpion in that stupid parabale where everyone drowns.

    • architect@thelemmy.club
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      7 hours ago

      They voted Republican because they were shamed and insulted by the right. They desire to be put in their place by strong individuals. This is the key yall are missing. We need to prove strength to them not accept them.

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        6 hours ago

        I’m not saying this isn’t a group of people but it’s definitely not everyone who voted right.

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        6 hours ago

        More like realist. A political party of five people is less powerful than a political party of fifty million people. Numbers win.

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          Right that’s why we have the electoral college… But wait! That proves that the bigger number isn’t the more powerful party! Silly me.

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      10 hours ago

      Absolutely. I see this mentality “they never care until it happens to them” a lot, and I get it and was guilty of it myself, but an effective political movement needs to be able to welcome people regardless of background.

      • architect@thelemmy.club
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        7 hours ago

        We need justice to heal. If we don’t get justice for these last ten years the good parts of this country will never trust it again. Would you rather republicans feel less offended or would you rather those that actually make up the bulk of this countries economy feel as if their time on this planet is useful? I’m tired of my side throwing me out like fucking trash because an ugly ogre of a right winger is crying because vaccines are expected of them and they don’t wanna. I’m tired of them destroying everything good that we do because they believe bullshit.

        Quit punishing good people because some fucking dumb fucks are crying.

      • im_fine_sandy@nord.pub
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        8 hours ago

        In these threads we’re not really speaking to those people who have e seen the light though. We are collectively mourning what has been lost, and “we told you so” is a somewhat satisfying outlet.

      • zqps@sh.itjust.works
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        4 hours ago

        It’s illusory to think that people who voted Trump until it affected them would ever be part of a progressive movement, for many reasons.