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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What's the end game though? We have to find some way to communicate with and turn the Trump voters if we ever want any chance of moving past this shitshow.

And just because you personally are not calling for their death doesn't change just how fucking many people I've seen on Lemmy and elsewhere online openly call for it.

I see barely anyone willing to aknowledge the fact that roughly half the country voted for Trump. That can't be ignored and the general sentiment I see is that the Trump voters need to be eliminated or otherwise disallowed to vote, rather than any serious attempts to figure out what can be done.

Self righteousness may be cathartic, but it doesn't do anything for finding a fucking solution for this shit show.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I see barely anyone willing to aknowledge the fact that roughly half the country voted for Trump.

Half of voters who voted, not half the country. That's a pretty big difference.

We have to find some way to communicate with and turn the Trump voters if we ever want any chance of moving past this shitshow.

I've been trying to do that for eight years. As have most of those of us not in the cult. When does it get to be "on them", you know, the party of personal responsibility? Why is it always on us to mollycoddle them? I'm fucking done.

Self righteousness may be cathartic, but it doesn’t do anything for finding a fucking solution for this shit show.

My solution is that no Republican gets one ounce of interaction with me that I'm not legally or contractually obligated to give them. My maga relatives will get the degree of courtesy and interaction required by our relative positions within the family and geographic proximity.

Maga service providers or vendors will get none of my money if they make me aware of their alliances, which most of them are very happy to do.

The only remaining endgame is riding out the four years of shit they have handed us, hoping we actually get another election, and going to my grave without voting for a Republican or conservative for anything.

I'm beyond done with these selfish(edit - and hateful) assholes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

And by the way, I appreciate your kinder gentle approach.

Although I'm just going full "these people will receive nothing from me", and I have no intent to consider any other approach, yours is the healthier way no doubt. 🙂