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kentuck

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94. Good analogy!

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 01:47 PM

13 hrs ago

I wonder how many Germans, after the war, believed in much the same way as most of the folks here believe? Did they question whether they could ever forgive those Nazis that followed Hitler to ruin? Is that why they tore down all the monuments to that monster?

There are more similarities than most Americans care to admit, in my opinion.

How many German families were torn apart because of their love for the Fuhrer? How many people were heartbroken when they asked their friends, "Can't you see what is happening?"

Once we asked, "How could the German people, intelligent as any on Earth, let this happen?"

I think we now know.

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Can you ever forgive MAGA voters? [View all] kentuck 15 hrs ago OP

I'll NEVER FORGET, that's for sure (in some views, that means I never really forgive, so... ) hlthe2b 15 hrs ago #1

Forgive? Perhaps ProfessorGAC 15 hrs ago #2

Not at this stage of the game. Junipercity 13 hrs ago #88

I'm afraid Mad_Machine76 3 hrs ago #126

I don't know many people like those you described.. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #3

My late Mother was a huge Trump supporter from the instant he came on the political scene. COL Mustard 14 hrs ago #57

Very sad for you... some_of_us_are_sane 12 hrs ago #113

No HappyH 15 hrs ago #4

NO durablend 15 hrs ago #5

I cut myself loose from those people long ago. Ritabert 15 hrs ago #6

Talk to me after all their shit is cleaned up Alpeduez21 15 hrs ago #7

NOPE. n/t Coventina 15 hrs ago #8

NOPE! bluestarone 15 hrs ago #9

I dont care about your past so much as SSJVegeta 15 hrs ago #10

Fuck trump voters.. thomski64 15 hrs ago #11

HELL to the NO IzzaNuDay 15 hrs ago #12

Forgiveness benefits me, so yes. catrose 15 hrs ago #13

I can forgive those that solely got their info from right wing media only to discover other points of view AStern 15 hrs ago #14

They don't even exist in the same (real) world underpants 14 hrs ago #40

Have a buddy who is a Trumper/Fox guy FHRRK1 12 hrs ago #103

That's a reasonable response... some_of_us_are_sane 12 hrs ago #116

Fuck them! 3_Limes 15 hrs ago #15

Nope. Fuck em. CanonRay 15 hrs ago #16

Nope Quiet Em 15 hrs ago #17

Only if obnoxiousdrunk 15 hrs ago #18

Fuck no! Aristus 15 hrs ago #19

It Feels Like an Awfully Big Stretch to Actually Forgive Unthinking, Mentally-lazy Propaganda Addicts The Roux Comes First 15 hrs ago #20

I feel sorry for their delusions... Soul_of_Wit 15 hrs ago #21

People who voted for Trump after hearing him brag about grabbing women and watching him mock the disabled reporter? dalton99a 15 hrs ago #22

Absolutely not. MontanaMama 14 hrs ago #23

No. LoisB 14 hrs ago #24

No -- they are enemies to all free and peace loving people Ponietz 14 hrs ago #25

no. rampartd 14 hrs ago #26

Easy answer- nope chicoescuela 14 hrs ago #27

I don't think they knew. They have no moral or intellectual compass. They thought Trump was cool. bucolic_frolic 14 hrs ago #28

His appeal to them all was his racism and sexism, and though many Scrivener7 14 hrs ago #29

HELL NO! Chasstev365 14 hrs ago #30

Fuck NO. FoxNewsSucks 14 hrs ago #31

No. Bettie 14 hrs ago #32

Fuck no Aviation Pro 14 hrs ago #33

NEVER! zanana1 14 hrs ago #34

No nt lark 14 hrs ago #35

After a very long time. Punishing has to happen. Blue Full Moon 14 hrs ago #36

No underpants 14 hrs ago #37

Forgive? No way in hell Grim Chieftain 14 hrs ago #38

As citizens, we all have a duty to... BH liberal 14 hrs ago #39

Only if they promise to NEVER VOTE AGAIN! EastBayGuy 14 hrs ago #41

NO. I'm nearer to the end of my life than the beginning and for the remainder of it.. CousinIT 14 hrs ago #42

Hell yes orangecrush 14 hrs ago #43

No, especially the ones who voted for Luciferous 14 hrs ago #44

NO Liberal In Red State 14 hrs ago #45

Not really - there's "Friends and Family ".. haele 14 hrs ago #46

HELL NO! Emile 14 hrs ago #47

uhmmm sagetea 14 hrs ago #48

Never, nope, and hell no. kairos12 14 hrs ago #49

Can't forgive yankee87 14 hrs ago #50

Nope vapor2 14 hrs ago #51

They voted for Cancer... Escape 14 hrs ago #52

NO!!!!!! aeromanKC 14 hrs ago #53

After they enabled the destruction of our Democracy, took food from the mouth of babies, end USAID Old-8643 14 hrs ago #54

Yes - On a case by case basis. ihaveaquestion 14 hrs ago #55

My personal take TheProle 14 hrs ago #56

Thanks for the oasis of rational thinking orangecrush 13 hrs ago #70

Nope, I have distanced myself from them. I will be polite but that's it. Everyone knew the reputation TommieMommy 14 hrs ago #58

They weren't just ignorant. They embraced willful ignorance. DeeDeeNY 14 hrs ago #59

This is a joke, right? Ol Janx Spirit 14 hrs ago #60

It's on an almost case-by-case basis. BobTheSubgenius 14 hrs ago #61

I can forgive but never trust their judgement again kimbutgar 14 hrs ago #62

I have family I love who are trump supporters LuvLoogie 14 hrs ago #63

Forgive? Dave Id 14 hrs ago #64

Forgiveness drmeow 13 hrs ago #65

I'm perfectly happy to add to the many No votes here. NNadir 13 hrs ago #66

No. hamsterjill 13 hrs ago #67

After three elections involving this asshole? Fuck no. W_HAMILTON 13 hrs ago #68

Nope. MaeScott 13 hrs ago #69

Polls show that MAGA voters still support Trump Kaleva 13 hrs ago #71

NO! virgdem 13 hrs ago #72

Not unless they make SERIOUS reparations Wicked Blue 13 hrs ago #73

NO!!! CaptainTruth 13 hrs ago #74

Depends upon how contrite/sincere they are RussBLib 13 hrs ago #75

Cry me a fucking river, magats. Gaytano70 13 hrs ago #76

Maybe. In about a thousand years (or longer), mwmisses4289 13 hrs ago #77

So we had a former friend of the family turned magat contact us the other day GoodRaisin 13 hrs ago #78

No, I view them the same as rabid nazis who supported Hitler Mysterian 13 hrs ago #79

Good analogy! kentuck 13 hrs ago #94

Can you ever forgive MAGA voters? NO! aggiesal 13 hrs ago #80

I have low tolerance for willfull ignorance. lpbk2713 13 hrs ago #81

No, they still love him. dem4decades 13 hrs ago #82

I feel like it doesn't matter, they've always been there FullySupportDems 13 hrs ago #83

I already have, for the most part Warpy 13 hrs ago #84

I don't know. barbtries 13 hrs ago #85

No. lizardkingjr 13 hrs ago #86

Recommended. H2O Man 13 hrs ago #87

The ones i know i already broke off with long ago. Figarosmom 13 hrs ago #89

I am lucky enough not to have any Trumpers in my immediate life. ShazzieB 13 hrs ago #90

No. Never. maspaha 13 hrs ago #91

Let me know how they vote in the next few elections. n/t flvegan 13 hrs ago #92

Yes, if they confess their sin and sincerely ask for forgiveness surfered 13 hrs ago #93

According to the Catholic official Rite of Penance, forgiveness requires penitents to go through four steps: sop 13 hrs ago #95

HELL NO. That is all. Not ever. NEVER!! LSparkle 13 hrs ago #96

Why were they terribly wrong??? rogue emissary 13 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 13 hrs ago #98

We have our own MAGA-type problem brewing here with Platner. jmbar2 13 hrs ago #99

Actions do speak louder than words... sarisataka 12 hrs ago #108

No freakin way...plus... MiHale 12 hrs ago #100

The primaries tell a different story... lame54 12 hrs ago #101

Forgive? NEVER!!!!! LilElf70 12 hrs ago #102

That is like asking me if I forgive Sirhan Bishara Sirhan or Mark David Chapman DFW 12 hrs ago #104

No. Just as I will never forgive the "butter emails" crowd, or the "she's a warmonger" crowd... QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #105

I know not a single one with regrets. maxsolomon 12 hrs ago #106

Despite all of the strong denials sarisataka 12 hrs ago #107

Willful ignorance is not forgivable. 3825-87867 12 hrs ago #109

100% that!!! oasis 3 hrs ago #127

Nope. Because I will not believe any of them are actually appropriately sorry. RockRaven 12 hrs ago #110

No, I don't mgardener 12 hrs ago #111

To me, there is a difference between regret and remorse. Of those people who regret their alwaysinasnit 12 hrs ago #112

NO CharleyDog 12 hrs ago #114

Bodily autonomy, & the abortion issue, I was already having difficulty socializing with republicans. CrispyQ 12 hrs ago #115

They will have to deserve it, and then ask for forgiveness biophile 12 hrs ago #117

If we can't unite against the tyrants, oligarchs, policies, etc. that harm us, snot 11 hrs ago #118

no ShepKat 10 hrs ago #119

Do not underestimate how much THEY HATE US ThoughtCriminal 6 hrs ago #120

Many still support him pattyloutwo 5 hrs ago #121

Sadly, two of my three my kids voted for Trump hurl 4 hrs ago #122

No! There are obligations for the privilege of living in a democracy Attilatheblond 4 hrs ago #123

No, massive damage has already been done mvd 3 hrs ago #124

I'm not sure Mad_Machine76 3 hrs ago #125

Fool you once, shame on you Johonny 3 hrs ago #128

Forgive? It's really not appropriate, for me, anyway. vanlassie 3 hrs ago #129

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

NOPE. buzzycrumbhunger 3 hrs ago #131

It's like a complete identity thing for them and so I don't know if it'll change oldmanlynn 3 hrs ago #132

yeh , NO dweller 3 hrs ago #133

Nope. The racist morons knew what they were voting for. Dave Bowman 2 hrs ago #134

F-'EM! czarjak 2 hrs ago #135

HELL TO THE NO! Blue Owl 2 hrs ago #136

Sure, I can forgive Fred and Barney Beringia 1 hr ago #137

No forgiveness unless they actively work to try to undo the VTderry 1 hr ago #138

"They have deep regret and they want off the ship"? red dog 1 56 min ago #139

They're not asking, and I'm not offering. Mike Niendorff 36 min ago #140

No. sakabatou 19 min ago #141