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I struggle to give a single fuck about this predicament that Veterans by and large brought upon themselves.
Oh boo hoo! Won't somebody think of the idiots who are suffering from the consequences of their own actions? 61% of veterans voted for trump again after the first time they got fucked over by Trump, nope, have the day you voted for.
And I didn't condemn an entire class of people, the Neo-Nazis they voted into office did so take your "go fuck yourself" and tell it to the people who actually condemned this group that you care so much about that voted against their own interests, again.
Common Defense
We're split on Trump, like much of America.
61% to 31%, veterans are not as split as you think.
But either way, veterans get to suffer along with the rest of us with their votes, progressive or not.
No.
Not all of them voted for Trump, and even if they did, they're clearly not mentally well and need to be helped.
Whenever anyone disavows Trump and Republicans, we need to embrace them so they stop working against us making things harder.
Plus, turned Republicans are helpful in turning others like themselves over even if just by sheer example.
We must build community, not tear it apart.
Oh please, spare me the kumbya bullshit with Republicans and veterans.
There's no community to be built here. They've proven they will vote the Hard R after getting fucked over hard the first time and they get to have the day they voted for this election just like the rest of us has to have the day they voted for.
When we do not allow people to redeem themselves, they have zero reason to change or work with us, and will continue being our enemies.
Yeah, they voted Trump and Nazis-- they also have PTSD, trauma, may be grappling with addiction, suffering from mental illness, etc.
They also fought our country and are rightfully angry that we left them to rot in the streets.
We ALL created the conditions that led to Trump.
Thinking that we just need to be violent towards Trumpers to defeat them and THAT is going to fix our country is some really smooth brain thinking.
If they want to redeem themselves then they need to have some self reflection on their own to understand that voting for Nazis is bad. That's something they have to do themselves and when they actually come out and say, "I'm sorry for being a fucking idiot and voting for a Nazi" and actually back it up with actions like not voting against their own interests because they like racism better, then I'll gladly talk with them. Until then, they can have the day they voted for.
You can continue to be that bleeding heart that thinks being punched in the face time after time without saying enough is enough is a winning strategy, you keep getting punched.
I'll continue to think that Americans need to suffer the consequences of their actions and maybe they'll learn not to hit themselves in the genitals and complain that it hurts afterwards.
61 == 100
Now I may only have a college level understanding of mathology, but...
Not having the understanding of the colloquial phrase "by and large"?
Or not addressing that veterans in 2024 voted in the same numbers as 2016, supporting the theory that veterans aren't actually changing their views?
What exactly are you not getting here?