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I Don’t Think Trump’s Remaining Supporters Realize How Much They Are Despised By Non-MAGA Voters - Above the Law (abovethelaw.com)

submitted 3 days ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Early last week, I was at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library for its first weekend. At the library itself, despite President Donald Trump inserting himself incongruously into the opening ceremonies, I did not see a single person sporting a Trump-branded clothing item.

The town of Medora, North Dakota, itself was, however, a different story. It wasn’t overwhelming. But for someone who lives in an urban center of a blue state, where even in the ruby red rural areas most people have become sufficiently shamed to shut up about their MAGA tendencies, a single errant MAGA cap is a rarity.

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[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 33 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I watched my MIL turn around. The family is split on the topic, but the more the problems compound the less sure the MAGA supporters are becoming of their decisions.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

My parents would rather support this fascist piece of shit than have a relationship with their adult son. So that fucking sucks.

[–] greenfish@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

My in-laws too. I'm sorry 😞

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 8 points 2 days ago

It does. My wife realized that she has outgrown her family. She can't detach herself from her family, and I think that the aggressive way they hold on to each other fixes a lot of issues.

My own mother doesn't understand and has an excuse for everything. We were already distancing ourselves 10 years before MAGA, so it doesn't hurt so much. Watching her say that you MUST BE A GOOD CITIZEN AND LISTEN TO THE PRESIDENT after four years of watching her trash talk Biden is a trip. I didn't particularly care to stand between her and whatever she had to say then, but the hypocritical irony is right there.

[–] Fandangalo@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wish mine would. I love her as a person, but she’s so headstrong about it. She’s hitched all these elements of her personality to it (faith, hobbies, community outside family, decorations). I feel like we’d need some sort of reverse Jan 6, like an event that’s so apparent & bad, not fakeable, but I cannot see anything sticking to Teflon right now.

Rubio & Miller’s recent comments suggest a deeper fracturing coming across America. It’s hard not to believe the worst is coming.

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's bits and pieces at a time. She was a single issue voter. We would talk through points with her and she would think about them and agree.

It helped that she is actually super liberal.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What was.the single issue?

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Everybody else's abortion

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Damn, that's bingo.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We just say "bingo."

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 6 points 2 days ago

Sometimes you can express emotion by using words.

In this case they were right but I still felt called out.