They honestly make me more upset than the “die hards.”
Dave smith (Rogan buddy) apologizing and claiming he thought Trump was anti-war?? You believed a CERTIFIABLE liar???
TikTok mom influencers coming out and saying they regret it only after their fathers are deported and then asking for go fund donations for lawyers?? HE CAMPAIGNED ON MASS DEPORTATION.
They make me sick and I have little to no empathy.
I know that in order for our country to move forward there has to be some level of trying to gather these people to progressive voting in the future but my gosh- I may not be best suited for that effort. How in the heck can anyone talk to these people with a straight face??
Their admissions only make me want to scream in their face that they’re utter morons and embarrassments.
(Yes this is a rant post. End rant)
Originally Posted By u/meow7314 At 2025-06-17 01:21:24 PM | Source
I get it, but if you alienate someone starting to regret joining a suicide cult, they’ll go back to the cult.
You can still feel how you do about them, while pointing helpfully to the long road to sanity.
Feels to me like the types OP is referring to are realizing that lots of other people think they’re shitty, and are unconsciously trying to distance themselves from that, without actually acknowledging that they were (are?) wrong.
It’s the tiniest of steps in the right direction, but it’s primarily still self-serving. “I still hate brown people, but I don’t want you to hate me.”
For the most part, they go back to the cult anyway is the problem. If you point at sanity, a lot are gonna say, “that’s just what the liberals want!” and go the opposite way even if it is blatantly stupid.