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TheProle

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56. My personal take

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 12:49 PM

11 hrs ago

I don't deal in vendettas and grudges. We are where we are. If a former MAGA voter is open to joining even a fragile coalition that results in Democratic control of Congress and the White House and gives us a path to restoring sanity to the USSC, I will take it.

How I feel about their prior voting or their personal level of culpability in the current shitshow is immaterial. What matters is course-correction for future generations.

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Can you ever forgive MAGA voters? [View all] kentuck 13 hrs ago OP

I'll NEVER FORGET, that's for sure (in some views, that means I never really forgive, so... ) hlthe2b 13 hrs ago #1

Forgive? Perhaps ProfessorGAC 13 hrs ago #2

Not at this stage of the game. Junipercity 11 hrs ago #88

I'm afraid Mad_Machine76 1 hr ago #126

I don't know many people like those you described.. MineralMan 13 hrs ago #3

My late Mother was a huge Trump supporter from the instant he came on the political scene. COL Mustard 11 hrs ago #57

Very sad for you... some_of_us_are_sane 10 hrs ago #113

No HappyH 13 hrs ago #4

NO durablend 13 hrs ago #5

I cut myself loose from those people long ago. Ritabert 13 hrs ago #6

Talk to me after all their shit is cleaned up Alpeduez21 13 hrs ago #7

NOPE. n/t Coventina 13 hrs ago #8

NOPE! bluestarone 13 hrs ago #9

I dont care about your past so much as SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #10

Fuck trump voters.. thomski64 13 hrs ago #11

HELL to the NO IzzaNuDay 13 hrs ago #12

Forgiveness benefits me, so yes. catrose 13 hrs ago #13

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

They don't even exist in the same (real) world underpants 12 hrs ago #40

Have a buddy who is a Trumper/Fox guy FHRRK1 10 hrs ago #103

That's a reasonable response... some_of_us_are_sane 10 hrs ago #116

Fuck them! 3_Limes 13 hrs ago #15

Nope. Fuck em. CanonRay 13 hrs ago #16

Nope Quiet Em 13 hrs ago #17

Only if obnoxiousdrunk 12 hrs ago #18

Fuck no! Aristus 12 hrs ago #19

It Feels Like an Awfully Big Stretch to Actually Forgive Unthinking, Mentally-lazy Propaganda Addicts The Roux Comes First 12 hrs ago #20

I feel sorry for their delusions... Soul_of_Wit 12 hrs ago #21

People who voted for Trump after hearing him brag about grabbing women and watching him mock the disabled reporter? dalton99a 12 hrs ago #22

Absolutely not. MontanaMama 12 hrs ago #23

No. LoisB 12 hrs ago #24

No -- they are enemies to all free and peace loving people Ponietz 12 hrs ago #25

no. rampartd 12 hrs ago #26

Easy answer- nope chicoescuela 12 hrs ago #27

I don't think they knew. They have no moral or intellectual compass. They thought Trump was cool. bucolic_frolic 12 hrs ago #28

His appeal to them all was his racism and sexism, and though many Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #29

HELL NO! Chasstev365 12 hrs ago #30

Fuck NO. FoxNewsSucks 12 hrs ago #31

No. Bettie 12 hrs ago #32

Fuck no Aviation Pro 12 hrs ago #33

NEVER! zanana1 12 hrs ago #34

No nt lark 12 hrs ago #35

After a very long time. Punishing has to happen. Blue Full Moon 12 hrs ago #36

No underpants 12 hrs ago #37

Forgive? No way in hell Grim Chieftain 12 hrs ago #38

As citizens, we all have a duty to... BH liberal 12 hrs ago #39

Only if they promise to NEVER VOTE AGAIN! EastBayGuy 12 hrs ago #41

NO. I'm nearer to the end of my life than the beginning and for the remainder of it.. CousinIT 12 hrs ago #42

Hell yes orangecrush 12 hrs ago #43

No, especially the ones who voted for Luciferous 12 hrs ago #44

NO Liberal In Red State 12 hrs ago #45

Not really - there's "Friends and Family ".. haele 12 hrs ago #46

HELL NO! Emile 12 hrs ago #47

uhmmm sagetea 12 hrs ago #48

Never, nope, and hell no. kairos12 12 hrs ago #49

Can't forgive yankee87 12 hrs ago #50

Nope vapor2 12 hrs ago #51

They voted for Cancer... Escape 12 hrs ago #52

NO!!!!!! aeromanKC 12 hrs ago #53

After they enabled the destruction of our Democracy, took food from the mouth of babies, end USAID Old-8643 11 hrs ago #54

Yes - On a case by case basis. ihaveaquestion 11 hrs ago #55

My personal take TheProle 11 hrs ago #56

Thanks for the oasis of rational thinking orangecrush 11 hrs ago #70

Nope, I have distanced myself from them. I will be polite but that's it. Everyone knew the reputation TommieMommy 11 hrs ago #58

They weren't just ignorant. They embraced willful ignorance. DeeDeeNY 11 hrs ago #59

This is a joke, right? Ol Janx Spirit 11 hrs ago #60

It's on an almost case-by-case basis. BobTheSubgenius 11 hrs ago #61

I can forgive but never trust their judgement again kimbutgar 11 hrs ago #62

I have family I love who are trump supporters LuvLoogie 11 hrs ago #63

Forgive? Dave Id 11 hrs ago #64

Forgiveness drmeow 11 hrs ago #65

I'm perfectly happy to add to the many No votes here. NNadir 11 hrs ago #66

No. hamsterjill 11 hrs ago #67

After three elections involving this asshole? Fuck no. W_HAMILTON 11 hrs ago #68

Nope. MaeScott 11 hrs ago #69

Polls show that MAGA voters still support Trump Kaleva 11 hrs ago #71

NO! virgdem 11 hrs ago #72

Not unless they make SERIOUS reparations Wicked Blue 11 hrs ago #73

NO!!! CaptainTruth 11 hrs ago #74

Depends upon how contrite/sincere they are RussBLib 11 hrs ago #75

Cry me a fucking river, magats. Gaytano70 11 hrs ago #76

Maybe. In about a thousand years (or longer), mwmisses4289 11 hrs ago #77

So we had a former friend of the family turned magat contact us the other day GoodRaisin 11 hrs ago #78

No, I view them the same as rabid nazis who supported Hitler Mysterian 11 hrs ago #79

Good analogy! kentuck 10 hrs ago #94

Can you ever forgive MAGA voters? NO! aggiesal 11 hrs ago #80

I have low tolerance for willfull ignorance. lpbk2713 11 hrs ago #81

No, they still love him. dem4decades 11 hrs ago #82

I feel like it doesn't matter, they've always been there FullySupportDems 11 hrs ago #83

I already have, for the most part Warpy 11 hrs ago #84

I don't know. barbtries 11 hrs ago #85

No. lizardkingjr 11 hrs ago #86

Recommended. H2O Man 11 hrs ago #87

The ones i know i already broke off with long ago. Figarosmom 11 hrs ago #89

I am lucky enough not to have any Trumpers in my immediate life. ShazzieB 11 hrs ago #90

No. Never. maspaha 10 hrs ago #91

Let me know how they vote in the next few elections. n/t flvegan 10 hrs ago #92

Yes, if they confess their sin and sincerely ask for forgiveness surfered 10 hrs ago #93

According to the Catholic official Rite of Penance, forgiveness requires penitents to go through four steps: sop 10 hrs ago #95

HELL NO. That is all. Not ever. NEVER!! LSparkle 10 hrs ago #96

Why were they terribly wrong??? rogue emissary 10 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 10 hrs ago #98

We have our own MAGA-type problem brewing here with Platner. jmbar2 10 hrs ago #99

Actions do speak louder than words... sarisataka 10 hrs ago #108

No freakin way...plus... MiHale 10 hrs ago #100

The primaries tell a different story... lame54 10 hrs ago #101

Forgive? NEVER!!!!! LilElf70 10 hrs ago #102

That is like asking me if I forgive Sirhan Bishara Sirhan or Mark David Chapman DFW 10 hrs ago #104

No. Just as I will never forgive the "butter emails" crowd, or the "she's a warmonger" crowd... QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #105

I know not a single one with regrets. maxsolomon 10 hrs ago #106

Despite all of the strong denials sarisataka 10 hrs ago #107

Willful ignorance is not forgivable. 3825-87867 10 hrs ago #109

100% that!!! oasis 1 hr ago #127

Nope. Because I will not believe any of them are actually appropriately sorry. RockRaven 10 hrs ago #110

No, I don't mgardener 10 hrs ago #111

To me, there is a difference between regret and remorse. Of those people who regret their alwaysinasnit 10 hrs ago #112

NO CharleyDog 10 hrs ago #114

Bodily autonomy, & the abortion issue, I was already having difficulty socializing with republicans. CrispyQ 10 hrs ago #115

They will have to deserve it, and then ask for forgiveness biophile 9 hrs ago #117

If we can't unite against the tyrants, oligarchs, policies, etc. that harm us, snot 9 hrs ago #118

no ShepKat 8 hrs ago #119

Do not underestimate how much THEY HATE US ThoughtCriminal 3 hrs ago #120

Many still support him pattyloutwo 3 hrs ago #121

Sadly, two of my three my kids voted for Trump hurl 2 hrs ago #122

No! There are obligations for the privilege of living in a democracy Attilatheblond 2 hrs ago #123

No, massive damage has already been done mvd 1 hr ago #124

I'm not sure Mad_Machine76 1 hr ago #125

Fool you once, shame on you Johonny 1 hr ago #128

Forgive? It's really not appropriate, for me, anyway. vanlassie 1 hr ago #129

Nope. They may be disappointed, but they are still MAGA/Tea Party/3%/Militia/Bugaloo/Proud Boys and ... marble falls 1 hr ago #130

NOPE. buzzycrumbhunger 1 hr ago #131

It's like a complete identity thing for them and so I don't know if it'll change oldmanlynn 1 hr ago #132

yeh , NO dweller 53 min ago #133

Nope. The racist morons knew what they were voting for. Dave Bowman 24 min ago #134

F-'EM! czarjak 23 min ago #135