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In reply to the discussion: Can you ever forgive MAGA voters? [View all]ihaveaquestion
(4,840 posts)55. Yes - On a case by case basis.
They need to say they're sorry and keep saying it. It's their fault, so they must atone.
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I'll NEVER FORGET, that's for sure (in some views, that means I never really forgive, so... )
hlthe2b
13 hrs ago
#1
My late Mother was a huge Trump supporter from the instant he came on the political scene.
COL Mustard
11 hrs ago
#57
I can forgive those that solely got their info from right wing media only to discover other points of view
AStern
13 hrs ago
#14
It Feels Like an Awfully Big Stretch to Actually Forgive Unthinking, Mentally-lazy Propaganda Addicts
The Roux Comes First
12 hrs ago
#20
People who voted for Trump after hearing him brag about grabbing women and watching him mock the disabled reporter?
dalton99a
12 hrs ago
#22
I don't think they knew. They have no moral or intellectual compass. They thought Trump was cool.
bucolic_frolic
12 hrs ago
#28
NO. I'm nearer to the end of my life than the beginning and for the remainder of it..
CousinIT
12 hrs ago
#42
After they enabled the destruction of our Democracy, took food from the mouth of babies, end USAID
Old-8643
11 hrs ago
#54
Nope, I have distanced myself from them. I will be polite but that's it. Everyone knew the reputation
TommieMommy
11 hrs ago
#58
So we had a former friend of the family turned magat contact us the other day
GoodRaisin
11 hrs ago
#78
According to the Catholic official Rite of Penance, forgiveness requires penitents to go through four steps:
sop
10 hrs ago
#95
Maybe I understand forgiveness in a different way. I see at as an inner release of people who have wronged me.
PatrickforB
10 hrs ago
#98
No. Just as I will never forgive the "butter emails" crowd, or the "she's a warmonger" crowd...
QueerDuck
10 hrs ago
#105
Nope. Because I will not believe any of them are actually appropriately sorry.
RockRaven
10 hrs ago
#110
To me, there is a difference between regret and remorse. Of those people who regret their
alwaysinasnit
10 hrs ago
#112
Bodily autonomy, & the abortion issue, I was already having difficulty socializing with republicans.
CrispyQ
10 hrs ago
#115
Nope. They may be disappointed, but they are still MAGA/Tea Party/3%/Militia/Bugaloo/Proud Boys and ...
marble falls
1 hr ago
#130
It's like a complete identity thing for them and so I don't know if it'll change
oldmanlynn
1 hr ago
#132