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CousinIT

(12,800 posts)
42. NO. I'm nearer to the end of my life than the beginning and for the remainder of it..
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:34 PM
8 hrs ago

...I have to suffer with WHAT THEY DID. It won't ever be rectified in my lifetime, and it is already causing my retirement to be WAY MORE STRESSFUL than it ever had to be.

So NO!

Not goddamned ever.

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I'll NEVER FORGET, that's for sure (in some views, that means I never really forgive, so... ) hlthe2b 10 hrs ago #1
Forgive? Perhaps ProfessorGAC 10 hrs ago #2
Not at this stage of the game. Junipercity 7 hrs ago #88
I don't know many people like those you described.. MineralMan 10 hrs ago #3
My late Mother was a huge Trump supporter from the instant he came on the political scene. COL Mustard 8 hrs ago #57
Very sad for you... some_of_us_are_sane 6 hrs ago #113
No HappyH 10 hrs ago #4
NO durablend 10 hrs ago #5
I cut myself loose from those people long ago. Ritabert 10 hrs ago #6
Talk to me after all their shit is cleaned up Alpeduez21 10 hrs ago #7
NOPE. n/t Coventina 10 hrs ago #8
NOPE! bluestarone 10 hrs ago #9
I dont care about your past so much as SSJVegeta 10 hrs ago #10
Fuck trump voters.. thomski64 10 hrs ago #11
HELL to the NO IzzaNuDay 9 hrs ago #12
Forgiveness benefits me, so yes. catrose 9 hrs ago #13
I can forgive those that solely got their info from right wing media only to discover other points of view AStern 9 hrs ago #14
They don't even exist in the same (real) world underpants 9 hrs ago #40
Have a buddy who is a Trumper/Fox guy FHRRK1 7 hrs ago #103
That's a reasonable response... some_of_us_are_sane 6 hrs ago #116
Fuck them! 3_Limes 9 hrs ago #15
Nope. Fuck em. CanonRay 9 hrs ago #16
Nope Quiet Em 9 hrs ago #17
Only if obnoxiousdrunk 9 hrs ago #18
Fuck no! Aristus 9 hrs ago #19
It Feels Like an Awfully Big Stretch to Actually Forgive Unthinking, Mentally-lazy Propaganda Addicts The Roux Comes First 9 hrs ago #20
I feel sorry for their delusions... Soul_of_Wit 9 hrs ago #21
People who voted for Trump after hearing him brag about grabbing women and watching him mock the disabled reporter? dalton99a 9 hrs ago #22
Absolutely not. MontanaMama 9 hrs ago #23
No. LoisB 9 hrs ago #24
No -- they are enemies to all free and peace loving people Ponietz 9 hrs ago #25
no. rampartd 9 hrs ago #26
Easy answer- nope chicoescuela 9 hrs ago #27
I don't think they knew. They have no moral or intellectual compass. They thought Trump was cool. bucolic_frolic 9 hrs ago #28
His appeal to them all was his racism and sexism, and though many Scrivener7 9 hrs ago #29
HELL NO! Chasstev365 9 hrs ago #30
Fuck NO. FoxNewsSucks 9 hrs ago #31
No. Bettie 9 hrs ago #32
Fuck no Aviation Pro 9 hrs ago #33
NEVER! zanana1 9 hrs ago #34
No nt lark 9 hrs ago #35
After a very long time. Punishing has to happen. Blue Full Moon 9 hrs ago #36
No underpants 9 hrs ago #37
Forgive? No way in hell Grim Chieftain 9 hrs ago #38
As citizens, we all have a duty to... BH liberal 9 hrs ago #39
Only if they promise to NEVER VOTE AGAIN! EastBayGuy 9 hrs ago #41
NO. I'm nearer to the end of my life than the beginning and for the remainder of it.. CousinIT 8 hrs ago #42
Hell yes orangecrush 8 hrs ago #43
No, especially the ones who voted for Luciferous 8 hrs ago #44
NO Liberal In Red State 8 hrs ago #45
Not really - there's "Friends and Family ".. haele 8 hrs ago #46
HELL NO! Emile 8 hrs ago #47
uhmmm sagetea 8 hrs ago #48
Never, nope, and hell no. kairos12 8 hrs ago #49
Can't forgive yankee87 8 hrs ago #50
Nope vapor2 8 hrs ago #51
They voted for Cancer... Escape 8 hrs ago #52
NO!!!!!! aeromanKC 8 hrs ago #53
After they enabled the destruction of our Democracy, took food from the mouth of babies, end USAID Old-8643 8 hrs ago #54
Yes - On a case by case basis. ihaveaquestion 8 hrs ago #55
My personal take TheProle 8 hrs ago #56
Thanks for the oasis of rational thinking orangecrush 8 hrs ago #70
Nope, I have distanced myself from them. I will be polite but that's it. Everyone knew the reputation TommieMommy 8 hrs ago #58
They weren't just ignorant. They embraced willful ignorance. DeeDeeNY 8 hrs ago #59
This is a joke, right? Ol Janx Spirit 8 hrs ago #60
It's on an almost case-by-case basis. BobTheSubgenius 8 hrs ago #61
I can forgive but never trust their judgement again kimbutgar 8 hrs ago #62
I have family I love who are trump supporters LuvLoogie 8 hrs ago #63
Forgive? Dave Id 8 hrs ago #64
Forgiveness drmeow 8 hrs ago #65
I'm perfectly happy to add to the many No votes here. NNadir 8 hrs ago #66
No. hamsterjill 8 hrs ago #67
After three elections involving this asshole? Fuck no. W_HAMILTON 8 hrs ago #68
Nope. MaeScott 8 hrs ago #69
Polls show that MAGA voters still support Trump Kaleva 8 hrs ago #71
NO! virgdem 8 hrs ago #72
Not unless they make SERIOUS reparations Wicked Blue 8 hrs ago #73
NO!!! CaptainTruth 8 hrs ago #74
Depends upon how contrite/sincere they are RussBLib 8 hrs ago #75
Cry me a fucking river, magats. Gaytano70 8 hrs ago #76
Maybe. In about a thousand years (or longer), mwmisses4289 8 hrs ago #77
So we had a former friend of the family turned magat contact us the other day GoodRaisin 8 hrs ago #78
No, I view them the same as rabid nazis who supported Hitler Mysterian 8 hrs ago #79
Good analogy! kentuck 7 hrs ago #94
Can you ever forgive MAGA voters? NO! aggiesal 8 hrs ago #80
I have low tolerance for willfull ignorance. lpbk2713 8 hrs ago #81
No, they still love him. dem4decades 8 hrs ago #82
I feel like it doesn't matter, they've always been there FullySupportDems 7 hrs ago #83
I already have, for the most part Warpy 7 hrs ago #84
I don't know. barbtries 7 hrs ago #85
No. lizardkingjr 7 hrs ago #86
Recommended. H2O Man 7 hrs ago #87
The ones i know i already broke off with long ago. Figarosmom 7 hrs ago #89
I am lucky enough not to have any Trumpers in my immediate life. ShazzieB 7 hrs ago #90
No. Never. maspaha 7 hrs ago #91
Let me know how they vote in the next few elections. n/t flvegan 7 hrs ago #92
Yes, if they confess their sin and sincerely ask for forgiveness surfered 7 hrs ago #93
According to the Catholic official Rite of Penance, forgiveness requires penitents to go through four steps: sop 7 hrs ago #95
HELL NO. That is all. Not ever. NEVER!! LSparkle 7 hrs ago #96
Why were they terribly wrong??? rogue emissary 7 hrs ago #97
Maybe I understand forgiveness in a different way. I see at as an inner release of people who have wronged me. PatrickforB 7 hrs ago #98
We have our own MAGA-type problem brewing here with Platner. jmbar2 7 hrs ago #99
Actions do speak louder than words... sarisataka 7 hrs ago #108
No freakin way...plus... MiHale 7 hrs ago #100
The primaries tell a different story... lame54 7 hrs ago #101
Forgive? NEVER!!!!! LilElf70 7 hrs ago #102
That is like asking me if I forgive Sirhan Bishara Sirhan or Mark David Chapman DFW 7 hrs ago #104
No. Just as I will never forgive the "butter emails" crowd, or the "she's a warmonger" crowd... QueerDuck 7 hrs ago #105
I know not a single one with regrets. maxsolomon 7 hrs ago #106
Despite all of the strong denials sarisataka 7 hrs ago #107
Willful ignorance is not forgivable. 3825-87867 7 hrs ago #109
Nope. Because I will not believe any of them are actually appropriately sorry. RockRaven 7 hrs ago #110
No, I don't mgardener 7 hrs ago #111
To me, there is a difference between regret and remorse. Of those people who regret their alwaysinasnit 6 hrs ago #112
NO CharleyDog 6 hrs ago #114
Bodily autonomy, & the abortion issue, I was already having difficulty socializing with republicans. CrispyQ 6 hrs ago #115
They will have to deserve it, and then ask for forgiveness biophile 6 hrs ago #117
If we can't unite against the tyrants, oligarchs, policies, etc. that harm us, snot 6 hrs ago #118
no ShepKat 5 hrs ago #119
Do not underestimate how much THEY HATE US ThoughtCriminal 36 min ago #120
Many still support him pattyloutwo 8 min ago #121
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