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I feel like there’s a common ground between schadenfreude and outreach to MAGAts that we should find.
You’re right in that this would be the moment that people might change their minds because of the consequences they wrought upon themselves…. But if someone voted for others to get hurt, and instead hurt themselves, there’s humor in that irony.
I agree that we have more in common than not, I point that out to every dipshit I talk to, but the amount of disrespect I’ve personally received when trying to discuss philosophies in good faith is ridiculous, even from family.
Half the time they start shouting angrily and the other half they start gaslighting. It’s truly hard to not outright say “yes you’re a fucking idiot” when someone gets defensive and says “well I guess you think I’m stupid, huh?”
There’s some rage we all collectively need to work through lmao.
I'm not suggesting that all Trump voters are reachable. A lot of them are just straight up bigots and fascists. A lot of them actually want all the vile shit he's doing. Yes, maybe those ones might have a come to Jesus moment if they realise how much he's fucking them with his giveaways to the rich, but it's a harder lift because they're still getting a lot of the things they want.
The people I'm talking about, the ones primed to turn against him, are the ones who promised themselves that all the vile stuff wouldn't actually happen, that it was just rhetoric, or smears by the leftist press or whatever. That he wasn't actually going to start self-destructive trade wars and deport all immigrants, and that he really truly would lower the price of eggs. A sizeable number of those voters do exist, sizeable enough that its worth having them on board.
I'm not saying anyone has to like or forgive any of these people, even the ones who voted out of ignorance or fear. But you need them on your side. You need everyone you can get.