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In reply to the discussion: Can you ever forgive MAGA voters? [View all]
Attilatheblond
(9,349 posts)123. No! There are obligations for the privilege of living in a democracy
A major obligation is to make honest efforts to be well informed and use one's vote wisely and for the best interests of our nation and its people. MAGA voters fell short on those obligations and many, if not most, of them did it out of malice for their fellow Americans or willful ignorance.
No, no forgiveness, no quarter until they admit their errors and make amends by being better informed and learning to think critically instead of just jerking their knees.
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I'll NEVER FORGET, that's for sure (in some views, that means I never really forgive, so... )
hlthe2b
15 hrs ago
#1
My late Mother was a huge Trump supporter from the instant he came on the political scene.
COL Mustard
13 hrs ago
#57
I can forgive those that solely got their info from right wing media only to discover other points of view
AStern
14 hrs ago
#14
It Feels Like an Awfully Big Stretch to Actually Forgive Unthinking, Mentally-lazy Propaganda Addicts
The Roux Comes First
14 hrs ago
#20
People who voted for Trump after hearing him brag about grabbing women and watching him mock the disabled reporter?
dalton99a
14 hrs ago
#22
I don't think they knew. They have no moral or intellectual compass. They thought Trump was cool.
bucolic_frolic
14 hrs ago
#28
NO. I'm nearer to the end of my life than the beginning and for the remainder of it..
CousinIT
13 hrs ago
#42
After they enabled the destruction of our Democracy, took food from the mouth of babies, end USAID
Old-8643
13 hrs ago
#54
Nope, I have distanced myself from them. I will be polite but that's it. Everyone knew the reputation
TommieMommy
13 hrs ago
#58
So we had a former friend of the family turned magat contact us the other day
GoodRaisin
13 hrs ago
#78
According to the Catholic official Rite of Penance, forgiveness requires penitents to go through four steps:
sop
12 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
12 hrs ago
#98
No. Just as I will never forgive the "butter emails" crowd, or the "she's a warmonger" crowd...
QueerDuck
12 hrs ago
#105
Nope. Because I will not believe any of them are actually appropriately sorry.
RockRaven
12 hrs ago
#110
To me, there is a difference between regret and remorse. Of those people who regret their
alwaysinasnit
11 hrs ago
#112
Bodily autonomy, & the abortion issue, I was already having difficulty socializing with republicans.
CrispyQ
11 hrs ago
#115
Nope. They may be disappointed, but they are still MAGA/Tea Party/3%/Militia/Bugaloo/Proud Boys and ...
marble falls
2 hrs ago
#130
It's like a complete identity thing for them and so I don't know if it'll change
oldmanlynn
2 hrs ago
#132