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summer_in_TX

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65. Thank you!

Sat Apr 12, 2025, 11:21 PM

Apr 2025

I sure hope and pray so.

Both are highly intelligent and college educated, one with a masters degree. Neither are ugly towards others who disagree with them. So not ugly MAGAs.

Between the two, we have 10 grandkids with another due in June. We love our sons, their wives, and of course our grandkids and are not going to allow ourselves to be estranged.

They had a good example in my husband, masculine, athletic, but pro-feminism and perfectly comfortable with having a feminine and creative side, so that probably has a lot to do with why they aren't hateful in their talking about their beliefs.

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The Quiet Deprogramming of Trumpers Has Begun [View all] summer_in_TX Apr 2025 OP

That's a tough pill to swallow considering they are more likely upset about their money but not about anything else. chowder66 Apr 2025 #1

Yep Chi67 Apr 2025 #19

I think I can be coolly polite when trumper relatives/acquaintances engage me, but I won't engage them. CrispyQ Apr 2025 #30

I guess you didn't read the linked article? druidity33 Apr 2025 #50

Yes, I did read it and I said what I said. chowder66 Apr 2025 #56

We've arrived at peak Merica Skvngr Apr 2025 #61

For example, giving a cigarette to an ex smoker doesn't mean anything. taxi Apr 2025 #2

At this point I can't see much reason to care whether they love Trump or hate him. The damage has already Vinca Apr 2025 #3

I agree.. HorsesflyHigh Apr 2025 #7

Just keep telling them they were lied to. louis-t Apr 2025 #4

That seems like a good strategy. Blame the messenger rather than the dupe. erronis Apr 2025 #24

That's a great way to go about it! chowder66 Apr 2025 #42

I enjoy the FAFO posts as much as anyone Mountainguy Apr 2025 #5

Exactly! It comes down to which matters more, feeling morally superior femmedem Apr 2025 #11

Liberalism is the philosophy that people can change. forgotmylogin Apr 2025 #18

If the Trumpers are in search of an off ramp Alice Kramden Apr 2025 #6

Part of what enrages me is Hornedfrog2000 Apr 2025 #8

By a very well planned propaganda campaign and social media savvy. erronis Apr 2025 #26

For many, the brainwashing started with Reagan. Sky Jewels Apr 2025 #47

Don't give AKwannabe Apr 2025 #9

My sentiments exactly. Solomon Apr 2025 #63

This is why we are here JustAnotherGen Apr 2025 #10

Trump has embarrassed them Keepthesoulalive Apr 2025 #44

If an ex-trumper told me they have seen the light, birdographer Apr 2025 #12

I don't mind if they are afraid to talk about it, as long as they feel shame that changes their behaviour. Bev54 Apr 2025 #13

good luck. barbtries Apr 2025 #14

Wish we could ask them where they got their election news... SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2025 #15

Different kinds of sorry? PATRICK Apr 2025 #16

Yes. Crushed magas need to learn. Teach them. See my post #20. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #22

Here's the problem. They have a button that can be pushed that will lead them down the same path. Baitball Blogger Apr 2025 #17

One of the biggest most important things we can do Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #20

Thank you BdLP - that is a rich post that will take some time to digest properly. erronis Apr 2025 #29

Novel as they may be, seize all opportunities for communication. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #31

No usedtobedemgurl Apr 2025 #33

Your post shows a preference for a surface analysis. It is understandable, but not productive or effective. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #37

Yet you did not supply evidence to the contrary usedtobedemgurl Apr 2025 #45

You showed us the surface that we know so well. I tried deeper analysis. And you proposed no solutions Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #48

No! usedtobedemgurl Apr 2025 #68

Thanks. That explains it, and I'm sorry about your traumatic experiences. I wish you well. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #69

Thank you. H2O Man Apr 2025 #58

Do we REALLY all believe in the same things, though? ShazzieB Apr 2025 #66

Fair post. My take is that it is the same belief system +1, but the perceptions and reasoning are different Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #70

Thanks for this thoughtful reply! ShazzieB Apr 2025 #75

I'm wondering whether the one MAGA cultist in my band is still in love with trump. mwb970 Apr 2025 #21

While Trump and Musk PATRICK Apr 2025 #25

Take care and thank you. Joinfortmill Apr 2025 #23

K&R. Dave Bowman Apr 2025 #27

While I agree we should welcome those who have "seen the light", I wouldn't trust them until they prove they can change. HeartsCanHope Apr 2025 #28

I married an (ex) evangelical and we shared some good times - until she found her bejesus again. erronis Apr 2025 #34

Thank you for this validation. HeartsCanHope Apr 2025 #39

People have a need for direction and a certain amount of control of the world around them. Unfortunately chowder66 Apr 2025 #43

"Trust but verify" as Reagan said. summer_in_TX Apr 2025 #84

I'm still bailing on the family 4th of July picnic. Mblaze Apr 2025 #32

I tead an article a couple of years ago WinstonSmith4740 Apr 2025 #35

Good luck,... hope you can mend the fence with your boys. magicarpet Apr 2025 #36

Thank you! summer_in_TX Apr 2025 #65

Post removed Post removed Apr 2025 #38

Tough but necessary IbogaProject Apr 2025 #40

The answer here (and all along)... BurnDoubt Apr 2025 #41

They are going to have to put some pants on... LuvLoogie Apr 2025 #46

all that bdamomma Apr 2025 #49

Nope, they're loving this Tickle Apr 2025 #51

Am I wrong for feeling like Resistance1 Apr 2025 #52

Am I wrong for the way that I feel? Resistance1 Apr 2025 #53

I suspect most of them will never vote for D. They're still going to vote for R but just another one. Meowmee Apr 2025 #54

Excuse me, but we're to blame for them voting for republicans? . Bread and Circuses Apr 2025 #55

Sorry, this isn't about some silly spat. Progressive dog Apr 2025 #57

I sort of get the let's reach out to them and convert them thing... Dem4life1970 Apr 2025 #59

I have a hard time empathizing with many of these types... EarthFirst Apr 2025 #60

With the shit they have shoved down my throat? William769 Apr 2025 #62

Nothing will change while Fox News is still operational. tavernier Apr 2025 #64

In trying to imagine my own reaction if the enormity of my mistake was beginning to hit me but I summer_in_TX Apr 2025 #67

It's explaining to a vampire that the person it just ate wasn't lunch... mikelewis Apr 2025 #71

When does the loud reprogramming start? Iggo Apr 2025 #72

Because being nice has been working so well... hay rick Apr 2025 #73

No, no, no Cirsium Apr 2025 #74

I have to agree blubunyip Apr 2025 #79

Well said Cirsium Apr 2025 #81

They were hateful racist classist misogynist bigots, right up until it hurt. Iggo Apr 2025 #80

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WAKE UP! LT Barclay Apr 2025 #76

They'll regroup Cirsium Apr 2025 #82

Probably true blubunyip Apr 2025 #83

Neighbor down road. Duncanpup Apr 2025 #77

This is NOT happening at all . Trump has high approvals still JI7 Apr 2025 #78

There's a range of people who vote for any candidate, including Trump. summer_in_TX Apr 2025 #85