I know, it’s disappointing and unsettling. I love my sister—she is all the close family I have left—but there is a chasm between us I cannot close. I can’t even speak with her about my 2 grown sons as their careers have been thrown off track by trump—and she doesn’t care.
I have a sister that’s pro Trump, she’s racist and bigoted, and believes that she’s a “really good Christian.” We don’t speak. It’s not my fault that we share the same blood.
I’m not American and knew he was a despot many by many years ago. Many years before The Apprentice. How did you all not know years ago. We knew about the pee tapes and his “liking” children.
While I went to business school in the '80s I subscribed to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. I knew what a miserable piece of work he was long before "The Apprentice."
Yes!!! Realizing how easily people buy into the lies and truly don’t care about hurting others is so gut wrenching and soul crushing. The only thing that keeps me going is the many friends who feel like I do. It gives me hope there might be enough of us to make a difference.
I have blocked so many people from my life since his first election. These people lie and are hypocrites. And now we mourn who they pretended they were to us. And we move on, with less people in our lives but more truth in our lives.
Yeo, that says something about your own character. You might want to take some time to re-evaluate that; before you get seriously hurt. Just a thought👽
Around 2018, when the Q shit blew up, folks I'd known for years, whom I was very close to, started spewing outright neonazi bs to me. Mostly, they didn't know that I had been involved in investigations into such groups years ago. I know the signs, slang and ideaolgy.
I’ve often thought hard about MAGA and tried to find an upside, however small. The only one I can think of is it’s shown us who the most gullible and ignorant are and who it is we need to avoid in future ?
My Wife and I came to the conclusion that the people in our lives who could look at a rapist, racist, felon and fraud and say “yep, that’s my guy” aren’t decent human beings.
It’s hard to think that about people you love and care about, but once you do, cutting them out of your life is much easier.
My family is 1/2 Trump, 1/2 Dem. Trump side concerned w/ 4 issues, idea to defund police, trans rights, illegal immigrants & are pro life, limited world view. Dems want freedom of choice, want everyone to do well, clean enviro., no war, healthcare, education & prosperity. Shouldn't we all be Dems?
Well...I grew up "back then". Yes TV did create illusions & racism was strong. However, here was a time when insurance companies wanted you well, companies paid good wages w/ good benefits & training programs, schools were good & children & adults were more polite. I wouldn't mind some of that now.
Opposed by the majority of Americans, Trump is a Fascist, racist, narcissistic megalomaniac with fantasies of world domination. And—like a junior high schoolyard bully—he is all empty bluster. He is destroying our relationship with allies and encouraging our enemies. He must be removed & imprisoned.
I knew he was a big turd the first time I ever heard him open his trap and start spewing bullshit. I had no idea who he was but I saw him on some NY TV station doing an interview back around 1986 and I pegged him as a liar and a fake then. I was sure he would have disappeared by now but here we are
You are so right..
Trump would never, and I mean NEVER be president or have the power he has today if there wasn't for the minions and billionaires that enables him to be this idiot he is...
...for their own gain..
I have one relative I never saw coming as a Dump supporter. Didn't think he was the type. Never heard him utter a word about Dump. Not one. But, turns out, voted for him 3 times. This year, the MAGA in him reared its sickening head. I was so shocked. There he suddenly was, in all his ugliness.
I didn't care for him and his you're fired series, I read he was a raging tyrant to work with and for. Researching him in 2015; bankruptcies, sex scandals, unpaid bills and projects, his wife claiming she was raped, many stories disappeared after he elected...
What we're witnessing is the extent of untreated mental illness, willful stupidity and intractable hatred, all combined and exploited expertly by a psychopath.
Sadly, the psychopath is an expert in psychological manipulation. He knows how to play to people's worst fears and tells them exactly what they want to hear. Until they stop listening, he will continue on, sadly, with great success.
How long will the division of families due to trump's menevolance? A couple of generations, I think. How long did it take that for families to heal following the civil war in the 1860's? Or the revolutionary war? I suspect, most won't come back together. Also, it will get worse.
The fascist madness continues until workers decide to take power from the oligarchs. Revolutionary ideas are beginning to bubble up but have yet to catch fire. When they do the whole house of cards come tumbling down. Workers can bring business to a halt and get what they want, Solidarity is Key!
Just vote, vote right, vote democrat.
Union voters in Oklahoma have lost their union wages cuz they thought voting with the republican herd was righteous but they were hornswaggled.
Oligarchy is a bipartisan affair. Democrats didn’t protect the railway workers. The Democratic Party serve very important purpose to oligarchy. They diffuse left leanings. Hope lies in the destruction of the duopoly not the midterms.
You’re getting your wish. When “duopoly” dies only the MAGA will govern. Dialectical reasoning is the basis for the two-party system. You can see the result of one party ruling America. Stevie Miller has no fear of replies to his white supremacy ideas. Any who dare to speak up will be ridiculed.
This has forced me to reflect back on my MAGA family member and in reality, she was a perfect mark. Mental illness, bullying behavior and conspiracy theorist.She was a toxic person before this, but now has a green light. I had to mourn her because she is outside my healthy boundaries.
I believe that is the hardest part about trumpers! We’re taught to beware of criminals, because they lack humanity, but now I’m telling my kids to beware of republicans for the same damn reason!!!!!
How right you are. It crushed the soul- and that’s not hyperbole- when a beloved family member or friend has blinders on when it comes to this narcissistic, homophobic, racist cretin
I’m old enough to remember when he cheated on his 1st wife with his 2nd wife, cheated on his 2nd wife with his 3rd wife. Cheated on his 3rd wife with a porn star, and cheated a kid’s cancer charity, and was busted for fraud on Trump University. But those are just facts. Not a dealbreaker for MAGA.
So true!! A friend for 40 years is lost because of this. She changed a lot since meeting and marrying a MAGAt. It's too bad. She is not even invited to my daughter's wedding, even though she is her godmother.
I call them "closet racist"...they hide their racist feelings by faking friendship to all non white....but when in the booth will always vote for the one that truly represents their inner hatred for anyone that is not white...it is a fear that they cannot shake...fear of someday being a minority.
Those type of people thought that their proximity to whites, especially white supremacy, would give them their big break so they can rise above their “haters”. But now their small businesses are in bad trouble because they can’t afford to pay the tariffs on their imports.
We sadly, do need to care.
Donald J.Trump has single handedly created ,Conflicts.
Which isn't a bad thing.
It could, create a conversation....however, both sides must be willing to be open- minded for reflecting and accountability...for alterations, since not all want this.
Or, I had someone say, "Well, but he's done some good things." I don't think I waited for an answer because as far as I can tell, he's NEVER DONE one single GOOD THING!
If anything, whenever given a choice between a good and an evil action, even if the good action is easier and will benefit him he prefers the evil one. Pretty much every time, to a truly weird and cartoonish degree.
And his cult thinks he's a strong, man's man, but he's not strong. He has a very fragile ego. That's why he holds so many grudges that he seeks revenge for.
Knew who he was for the last decade!?! You should go back and listen to old Howard Stern interviews. I've know he was a completely stupid crazy sack of dung 30 years ago!
So sad that they are so filled with hate and Anger. If they watch Fox Liar News then it is no Surprise. I could not watch it for all their yelling and Hate. Have no TV and it is great.
I cant believe what some of
My family members are telling. It’s like a contagious fungus that entered their brain. Its really scary and im struggling with the pain they cause.
💯 my friend list and relative list is almost non-existent. Some people I thought were great people, are turning into the people who will turn me in. It's a lonely world in rural red America when you're a blue 🔵.
Yes, I have let these so-called friends of many years go. I have NO respect for anyone that endorses his greed, corruption, fraud, lies, racism...the list goes on and on and on!!!
Galatians 6:7
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
They weren't who you think they are now then. Then they were just them. Continuous exposure to Trump creates continuous degradation of personality, like the idea that we're supposed to be one thing and stay that thing, with occasional changes forced by evidence. Trumpers just do what Trump does.
Hey now, that’s not entirely fair. They’re only about half of the problem. We can’t leave out those who are too lazy or apathetic to be bothered to cast a ballot when literal fascism is a potential outcome.
This was one of the most frustrating things I witnessed from this election. People who this is hurting. Lgtb+, people with little children. People I know personally. Then there were the ones who shouted their ignorance loud and proud.
I have my family... Due to Trump.
About a month ago, I ended up in ER.
I called my mom to tell her I was going to ER & if she could please call my brother.
Out of nowhere...
My mother is giving me s*** about my posts of Trump. She loves him more than me. I do not wish that feeling on anyone 💔
More than once I have questioned how I missed the true character of people I had considered friends and dear friends. It really shook me to my core. I do not miss them, what I do miss is the confidence I had in thinking I would never be friends with a monster…. It broke my heart.
Yep. Today’s America is more an indictment of America than it is of Trump. Trump has been remarkably transparent about his evil and corrupt nature and tens of millions love him for it, not despite it.
If Trump were to leave tomorrow we still have a problem where somewhere around 1/3 have given up on democracy, rule of law, and the constitution. And about 1/6 don't care as long as they get something they want. It'll be just a matter of time until the next dictator.
I’m truly amazed at the number of people that think this corruption is ok and sending immigrants to a torture jail in a different country is a good thing. I didn’t see that coming.
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Now they just quit saying.
Bridges were fucking burned!
Just hope that this will only end as a cautionary tale and the reminder to do it better in the future for the future.
No morals or ethics
It’s hard to think that about people you love and care about, but once you do, cutting them out of your life is much easier.
The rest makes me angry, but the people I thiught I knew make me sad
TV shows back then created the illusion of prosperity to give people an escape from the living hell besides the civil rights movement.
Trump would never, and I mean NEVER be president or have the power he has today if there wasn't for the minions and billionaires that enables him to be this idiot he is...
...for their own gain..
The people I HATE are the intolerant asshats who prop his fat ass up.
Trump is NOTHING without his loyal minions.
That's the real world we live in.
Union voters in Oklahoma have lost their union wages cuz they thought voting with the republican herd was righteous but they were hornswaggled.
Donald J.Trump has single handedly created ,Conflicts.
Which isn't a bad thing.
It could, create a conversation....however, both sides must be willing to be open- minded for reflecting and accountability...for alterations, since not all want this.
I have/had friends that are not who I thought they were.
They turn out to be Republicans!
My family members are telling. It’s like a contagious fungus that entered their brain. Its really scary and im struggling with the pain they cause.
Galatians 6:7
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
About a month ago, I ended up in ER.
I called my mom to tell her I was going to ER & if she could please call my brother.
Out of nowhere...
My mother is giving me s*** about my posts of Trump. She loves him more than me. I do not wish that feeling on anyone 💔
Worse, GOPers are traitors to the human race.