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Anyone noticing Trump voters changing? (r.50501.chat)

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Keep in mind, I live in Alabama. Our neighbor had two MAGA decals on the back of her car. One said “45-47” with an American flag. The other said “Yes, I’m a Trump girl, get over it.” And those stickers are now gone.

A close friend said two of their family members who voted for Trump are openly regretting it and changing their minds.

Is anyone else noticing any shifts? Or are these isolated incidents? Both have happened this week. In ALABAMA.

I’ve also heard from multiple people that they “didn’t know about the April 5 protests but will be out there on April 19.”

Keep hope. Keep fighting.

Originally Posted By u/WritingWesley At 2025-04-09 10:20:11 AM | Source

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A Trump-voting coworker spent 30 minutes trying to convince me that Trump was trashing the global economy to tank the Iranian rial in order to keep them from buying uranium to enrich and develop a nuke, without having to resort to military action.

It sadly seems that some Trump supporters - a good number, I'd wager - are still delusional and unable to admit that they've been conned

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

It's literally a cult and they are brainwashed. I'm not saying that we shouldn't try to convince them otherwise, just that we need to treat it like it is. If you've ever seen interviews of people that were formally in cults you would see that they believe everything that they were told no matter how ridiculous. It's not because they are necessarily evil and more that they think they are right and will fight tooth and nail to prove it, just like anyone else would when their world view is in question. The real evil ones are the ones that are manipulating these people to do evil things with promises of a better life.

I'm not saying we have to forgive them or even like them, I'm just saying we need to treat them like the imperfect people we all are before they actually do turn into monsters. The brain doesn't like to be contradicted and some people that have gotten out of cults have had to go through years of therapy just to undo the brainwashing.