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    Futility Of Reaching Out To Trump Supporters

    By rmrd0000 on Thu, 11/19/2020 - 10:30am |

    An article in the NYT describes the frustration one man encountered when trying to reach out to Trump supporters.

    73 million Americans voted for Donald Trump. He doubled down on all his worst vices, and he was rewarded for it with 10 million more votes than he received in 2016.

    The majority of people of color rejected his cruelty and vulgarity. But along with others who voted for Joe Biden, we are now being lectured by a chorus of voices including Pete Buttigieg and Ian Bremmer, to “reach out” to Trump voters and “empathize” with their pain.

    This is the same advice that was given after Trump’s 2016 victory, and for nearly four years, I attempted to take it. Believe me, it’s not worth it.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/opinion/trump-supporters.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

    Comments

    I tried talking to a friend who is a Trump supporter back around 2018. He went on a rant about the United Kingdom being "taken over by sand niggers." I'll pass.


    by Orion on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 4:43am

    Same experience here

    The milder form is that things are being exaggerated 

    The highest level is that there is a plot against Trump that includes Hugo Chavez

    The reality may be that the electorate has changed

    Imprisoning children and denying a pandemic may be what the public wants.


    by rmrd0000 on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 7:55am

    Check here first...

    Before attempting to reach out to the supporters, I highly recommend you watch these two videos from Frontline posted here in the Dag.

     

    From Democracy to Idiocy: The decadent decade we are experiencing

    By oldenGoldenDecoy on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 2:57pm

     

    ~OGD~


    by oldenGoldenDecoy on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 4:13pm

    Thanks lots of info

    Will view on Friday as I lay in bed unable to move from stuffing myself

    Also plan on doing my shopping online from bed, or am I supposed to wait until Monday?


    by rmrd0000 on Tue, 11/24/2020 - 6:23pm