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I chatted with a Republican health care worker who voted for Trump in 2016 today
- Thread starter Wag
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I know what you mean. If you're a conservative that thinks critically and actually pays attention to their actions, you would never vote Republican.
They make up a fictional "Democrat" who is basically just the devil. The worse option in any outcome. No attachment to reality, they just say "Well the Democrat would worse!" to excuse them voting for the shittiest Republicans, or not voting if they're particularly pissed off at their Republican douchebag.
A non-vote isn't inherently a vote for Trump. You just see that a lot here because anyone frequenting this forum would be more inclined to vote for the Dem candidate than Trump so non-vote is a loss. If this woman would be a Trump vote in basically any other scenario then a non-vote from her is still positive.
Like many are saying she will probably vote Trump again. I personally can't be in the same circles as anyone that voted Trump. You had to look past a lot of racism, sexism, xenophobia, and misogyny the first time to vote for him. If you're okay with that you have no morals or values to me and I can't even speak to you. I have purged every known (and even just some suspected) Trump voters from my life because as a black gay man a vote for Trump was a vote against seeing me as a human and that I cannot forgive.
They're lost causes, simple as that.
No point in making my parents to stop supporting them, they already think the restrictions as of now will lead to some socialist democracy.
No point in making my parents to stop supporting them, they already think the restrictions as of now will lead to some socialist democracy.
Not voting for Trump in 2020 then saying she is going to vote but not for the Democratic nominee is incredibly dangerous. Its like these people forgot 4 years under Trump or didn't pay attention.
Do people really want 4 mores of this shitshow? This is how you do it.
Do people really want 4 mores of this shitshow? This is how you do it.
Yep.....once all the hype kicks in in Oct/Nov she'll checkmark that Trump box.
User banned (1 month): misogyny
If his dick game is good enough, maybe he can convert her.
Power of the penis.
Just because you go to school and can get a degree doesn't mean you're smart
Idk friendo, but tbh I'll take loneliness over a conservative (or even conservative-leaning) partner any day.
If she says she won't vote for Biden and will be wasting her vote with a write-in, chances are very high she will ultimately vote for Trump.
Lmao. There is going to be a "I had sex with a Liberal and I feel guilty" thread somewhere on the internet soon.
Anyone who claims to be socially liberal but fiscally conservative is just a lying, embarrassed Republican unless they actually only ever vote for Libertarian Party candidates.
Both Republicans and Democrats deficit spend, but Republicans do it to transfer money to the 1% instead of away from it.
Both Republicans and Democrats deficit spend, but Republicans do it to transfer money to the 1% instead of away from it.
having people who voted for trump in 2016 off their gut refuse to turn out for him is a good thing. Is it ideal that they are just staying home? Obviously not but I was under the impression that these were the voters biden was supposed to bring back into the fold so maybe we have to give it more time for the reality of covid to kick in.
She isn't happy having Trump as president, but she also refuses to push the rival candidate to take his place.
Yeah she will vote for trump in November.
Yeah she will vote for trump in November.
I would really have to go out of my way to get matched up with a Trump voter on OK Cupid. Do people not fill out the questions anymore? Most 90%+ matches I get are well left of center.
Nah, don't lower yourself to such standards OP, just tell her that it won't work out. As everyday will be like a Thanksgiving dinner with that one conservative Uncle nobody likes, but gets invited anyway. The one that can't stop being racist, homophobic/transphobic and loud + proud about it. The one that keeps going until someone at the table bites and then claims he's the victim. That's not something you want to be with everyday. So might be best to just wish her well and hope that she meets that uncle so they can live long and happy together. Who knows maybe one day mellow out a bit.
As really it'll be a stressful relationship, with her being brainwashed by big tech and Fox news and nothing you can do to stop it. Conservatives that didn't vote for Trump I can respect, but fascism is not something one can come simply ignore.
Not all libertarians are objectivist arseholes. Sadly it became the most known one, but anarcho-communist or libertarian-socialist exist. There also is a discussion if people should be allowed to own land in most streams of libertarinism as it steps in the principle of personal freedom and movement (you can lock someone in by that). Sadly you are correct that most that call themselves that, take the arsehole kind of libertarinism, the kind that is mostly :"I want an excuse to be a selfish prick! But I don't want to admit that to myself.".
Idk friendo, but tbh I'll take loneliness over a conservative (or even conservative-leaning) partner any day.
Been single going on 20 years now. It feels great. The free time. The no expectations. If I get lonely I post on forums/twitter, etc. And I couldn't date anyone that supported or supports Trump. Thats a deal breaker.
She'll probably still vote for Trump, but there's nothing you can do.
The two-party-system is just so stupid. In my country, I can easily switch between 3 or 4 parties I feel somewhat representing my interests and those parties need to perform because I don't feel any loyalty towards them.
The two-party-system is just so stupid. In my country, I can easily switch between 3 or 4 parties I feel somewhat representing my interests and those parties need to perform because I don't feel any loyalty towards them.
Thank you for openly broadcasting what a garbage person you are capable of being, it makes it that much easier for the rest of us to ignore you.
My in-laws say the same shit, they're a walking pair of Susan Collinses with all their concerns and doubts over a candidate they'd never vote against. Thankfully the quarantine wiped out two annual family functions so I didn't have to hear FIL and his brothers regurgitate whatever old people are reading on Facebook these days.
My GOP translator sez:
"As a white person, I want to do whatever I choose without repercussions, and I don't want any of my money going towards helping brown people."
Call Biden to improve his outreach to these kinds of voters? It shouldn't be our job to convince people to vote for him, even if it's worth it.
Are you implying the worst Trump has done is "locker room talk?" When he has multiple accusers of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape? The guy who walked in on teenage pageant girls? Is there a reason you believe Biden's accuser but not the many accusers of Trump?
Which isn't even getting into the awful, awful governing and policies we've seen from the Trump administration in the last three and a half years.
On topic, OP this girl is just a shy Trump voter. She will check his name and every other GOP politician in the ballot box in November. Living in a liberal area means you have to pretend you hate Trump if you want to make friends or find romantic partners.
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It's a cult, bro. Straight up. What you're witnessing is indoctrination.
For forty years republican media has crowed about how horrible the Democrats are. Look at what you're seeing from Fox News just over the last two weeks. "Democrats want the virus to keep killing people to hurt Trump!" Hannity and everyone on Fox talks about how corrupt people are and how holding Trump accountable for his actions is a coup.
These people hear this shit ALL THE TIME. At this point the left is the legion of doom. To republicans the left is evil and you can't vote for evil no matter how awful your side is.
