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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.