I can forgive the ones who say “I don’t know what I was thinking”. I can forgive the ones who say “I was tricked” or “I was not paying attention” or “I believed he blah blah blah”. I can forgive the ones who are remorseful, and the ones who work to undue the damage they caused.

Nah.

First time around with Trump, sure.

Second time around. Anyone who was under 18 at the end of Trump's first term are the only people that get the pass. I was a dumb kid in high school who didn't pay attention either when I couldn't vote. But anyone after, he wasn't some "dark horse" or "outsider" or all the dumbass lies they sell.

But then again, I live in a state that's been red over a decade, who voted in the least educated governor in the union, that is about to get rid of income tax "because it's what Texas does" despite the fact our neighboring state did the same thing and nearly went insolvent until a Dem governor got elected for the first time in decades and fixed it, that our traitor of a Senator got voted as Senator before he finished his first term as AG despite campaigning as AG for not using it as a ladder to further political aspirations, then his protege did the EXACT same thing, and Hawley got re-elected. I've watched Republicans get shocked EVERY time they got fucked over, then promptly voted the same people who fucked them over because it'll hurt someone else.

I'd even say the people who were remorseful and work to undo the damage... but #1 Republican before Trump, McConnell SPECIFICALLY ranted and raved about how guilty of Trump was of trying to overturn the election and that he wasn't above the law... then did everything to stop justice. Republicans are only out for Republicans. If things get too bad they'll dial back the damage just enough to stop hurting themselves, then start hurting again.

It's why I can understand what we need to do to go forward as a nation is forgive... but I also cannot do it.