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The more I think about it the more upset I get.
I guess before Hogg started talking about Democrats supposedly being too sensitive and scaring voters off I had a different perspective about people trying to reason with Trump voters and “get them to understand the Democrats are good.” I thought the idea that these people voted for Trump because of economic reasons or because the Democrats weren’t reaching out to their needs patently ridiculous. It was an annoying argument, especially made obnoxious because so many people on this site have bought into it.
No other voter in America is coddled and excused and sympathized with like the Trump voter. White privilege is deliberately voting for a sociopathic traitor to destroy America and have most people on the left explain why they are misguided and Democrats need to do better.
Listening to Hogg’s words? My perspective has changed. I now find the idea that Trump voters need Democrats to address their concerns offensive. I find the idea obscene now.
What do you think the rest of the world thinks about us doing this? We worry about how the rest of the world perceives Republicans, but how do you think the rest of the world is dealing with the fact that the American left is basically making excuses for the voters of the biggest monster in living history?
When Canada and Greenland are talking about being annexed, how do you think those people will respond to the idea that Trump voters are misguided, but good people?
How about that little American girl with cancer who was recently deported? Do you think her family is really all that interested in hearing about economic anxiety?
How about the women Donald Trump sexually assaulted? Do you think they would have sympathy for ANY American voter after they voted for him three times after hearing him admit that on-camera?
How about the Central Part Five? You think they remotely buy the idea that voters are worried about transgender kids playing sports?
The families torn apart during the first administration by separation at the border? Do you think they give a shit about the price of eggs in Wisconsin?
It’s offensive. It’s gross. It’s vulgar.
A lot of people on the left believe Trump will NOT be the end of America. I agree with that. Cautiously, but he’s been throwing his weight around, and not making the footholds necessary to destroy our Democracy yet. But after this is all over we have to look towards ways that this will never happen again.
That’s what Germany did. With the Nuremberg trials and the truth and reconciliation committees, in order to move forward at ALL, Germany needed an honest reckoning for ALL its citizens.
If we are going to come back from Trump, the last thing we should be doing is handing his supporters ready made excuses after the fact. Trump voters are adults. They are not pets. They have their own agency and are capable of making their own decisions. They deliberately chose this. They wanted this. If not the high prices on tariffs, than all of the racism and oppression.
I don’t want to have a dialogue with Trump voters to listen to their concerns. I don’t believe any of them are remotely valid. You think Black people don’t have economic anxiety? Is that the story you’re going with? And yet, how did they vote? If we actually want to go forward (assuming our country survives) accountability is essential. Not just for the criminals in Trump’s Administration and Republicans enablers in Congress. But we need a frank assessment of why so many Americans are racist, mean, stupid, and broken. And that’s something we need to voice to them out-loud instead of patting their heads and giving them a cookie.
And yeah, I’m pissed. And I’m pissed not just David Hogg is giving them cover, but plenty of people on this site are too. That’s not okay, and it’s getting pretty gross at this point.
UPDATE
I don’t put Trump in my tags. Please do not add him back.
UPDATE 2
People have been asking me to add the interview for context and I wasn’t really sure how. Does this link work?
thehill.com/…
The Hill piece has the relevant section that made me upset.
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Check out my free comic book site Gilda And Meek And The Un-Iverse!
gildaandmeekandtheuniverse.blogspot.com/…
The site is currently going through some clean-up but there are still 68 issues and over 3000 pages available, even while I’m going back and fixing things.
The more I think about it the more upset I get.
I guess before Hogg started talking about Democrats supposedly being too sensitive and scaring voters off I had a different perspective about people trying to reason with Trump voters and “get them to understand the Democrats are good.” I thought the idea that these people voted for Trump because of economic reasons or because the Democrats weren’t reaching out to their needs patently ridiculous. It was an annoying argument, especially made obnoxious because so many people on this site have bought into it.
No other voter in America is coddled and excused and sympathized with like the Trump voter. White privilege is deliberately voting for a sociopathic traitor to destroy America and have most people on the left explain why they are misguided and Democrats need to do better.
Listening to Hogg’s words? My perspective has changed. I now find the idea that Trump voters need Democrats to address their concerns offensive. I find the idea obscene now.
What do you think the rest of the world thinks about us doing this? We worry about how the rest of the world perceives Republicans, but how do you think the rest of the world is dealing with the fact that the American left is basically making excuses for the voters of the biggest monster in living history?
When Canada and Greenland are talking about being annexed, how do you think those people will respond to the idea that Trump voters are misguided, but good people?
How about that little American girl with cancer who was recently deported? Do you think her family is really all that interested in hearing about economic anxiety?
How about the women Donald Trump sexually assaulted? Do you think they would have sympathy for ANY American voter after they voted for him three times after hearing him admit that on-camera?
How about the Central Part Five? You think they remotely buy the idea that voters are worried about transgender kids playing sports?
The families torn apart during the first administration by separation at the border? Do you think they give a shit about the price of eggs in Wisconsin?
It’s offensive. It’s gross. It’s vulgar.
A lot of people on the left believe Trump will NOT be the end of America. I agree with that. Cautiously, but he’s been throwing his weight around, and not making the footholds necessary to destroy our Democracy yet. But after this is all over we have to look towards ways that this will never happen again.
That’s what Germany did. With the Nuremberg trials and the truth and reconciliation committees, in order to move forward at ALL, Germany needed an honest reckoning for ALL its citizens.
If we are going to come back from Trump, the last thing we should be doing is handing his supporters ready made excuses after the fact. Trump voters are adults. They are not pets. They have their own agency and are capable of making their own decisions. They deliberately chose this. They wanted this. If not the high prices on tariffs, than all of the racism and oppression.
I don’t want to have a dialogue with Trump voters to listen to their concerns. I don’t believe any of them are remotely valid. You think Black people don’t have economic anxiety? Is that the story you’re going with? And yet, how did they vote? If we actually want to go forward (assuming our country survives) accountability is essential. Not just for the criminals in Trump’s Administration and Republicans enablers in Congress. But we need a frank assessment of why so many Americans are racist, mean, stupid, and broken. And that’s something we need to voice to them out-loud instead of patting their heads and giving them a cookie.
And yeah, I’m pissed. And I’m pissed not just David Hogg is giving them cover, but plenty of people on this site are too. That’s not okay, and it’s getting pretty gross at this point.
UPDATE
I don’t put Trump in my tags. Please do not add him back.
UPDATE 2
People have been asking me to add the interview for context and I wasn’t really sure how. Does this link work?
thehill.com/…
The Hill piece has the relevant section that made me upset.
_______________
Check out my free comic book site Gilda And Meek And The Un-Iverse!
gildaandmeekandtheuniverse.blogspot.com/…
The site is currently going through some clean-up but there are still 68 issues and over 3000 pages available, even while I’m going back and fixing things.
