I absolutely stand by this title now. I am a 34 year old male and voted for the first time in the 2016 election. In the primaries I voted Bernie and talked trash to Trump supporters. Final elections I voted Libertarian (Gary Johnson) because I was getting more knowledgeable about what I was voting for. I wanted to break the two party system and plus fuck Hillary Clinton. During this primary I voted Bernie again (not because I wanted him to be president but because i was thinking of all the dank memes for a Bernie vs Trump final and I knew the SOB wouldn't win against Trump) Now since then and especially this COVID19 pandemic has really opened my eyes - Democrats are crazy. I mean I live in Alabama and majority of my friends are liberal and I love them but holy hell try and hold a conversation with them coming from a different view. They will almost break down. My friend said "oh you are one of those people" and started bashing my view because he found out I voted Libertarian. Instead of listening to me and finding common ground I am immediately an enemy basically. When I talk to both sides i listen with open ears and i understand where they are coming from usually (except my one friend who is full on "eat the rich" socialist) and I discuss things. You can't with liberals. They will not hear or tolerate your non-liberal view and they take it as a personal attack against them. One friend is so far up Hillary's ass he wont even fathom that maybe she is apart of the problem and in the same government that he claims holds and oppresses people down. She didn't win because of "sexism."
Things I've noticed during this pandemic:
- Liberals have ruined my glorious Reddit. I cant even read a damn COVID19 post without shoehorning Trump in it as a problem. (Maybe Karen you should drink bleach if that's what you took from the press conference.)
- Liberals are all doom and gloom while Conservatives have been looking for hope during this pandemic. I'd rather see "we might" then "lock the doors we are doomed second wave"
- The media and Left's obsession with twisting everything Trump does is dumbfounding. How do people listen and continue to believe everything? EVERYTHING?
- I have tried to talk to Liberals and they just push me away and discount anything I say. No meeting in the middle. I even told them the reason I dont vote them is because of the left voting base. Instead of listening and at least trying to persuade me to join them they label me as an enemy and push me to the other side. Where as the right seems to listen (I may be shat on a little but hey it's the internet) and they at least converse back with me in a good manner. Then I take a red pill ...
So basically what I am saying is I am at the loading dock ready to board this Trump train in 2020. CHOO CHOO MOTHERFUCKERS WE COMING IN HOT AND HEAVY!
Edit: Also lets talk about how the same Liberals who claim the government is racist, oppressive, and down right corrupt are now advocating full on government control during this pandemic? What a 180! Maybe, just maybe the government would handle this right and it be okay but what happens when someone in that government now doesnt believe in the same things you do? Doesnt matter you have full government control and now you are on the short end of the stick instead of the other side. I mean it's common sense when you think of the long term.
Where's my red hat?
I'm similar, though I've never been a democrat, nor have I ever supported Bernie.
However, I did also vote for Gary Johnson in 2016, not because I like him, but because I also think we need to escape the third party system. I just wanted to get Gary Johnson to the 5% for Federal funding in the next election or whatever. My area went for Trump anyways so it didn't make a difference here. The best morning I ever woke up to was November 9, 2016. I went right out to Dunkin and paid for the car behind me to celebrate.
There is no way I'm not voting for Trump this time and I know there's a lot more like us. The left has moved so far out on the spectrum, even 90's Dems are going to be coming down on Trump's side.
Same exact reason I voted Gary. Now I didn't celebrate Trump winning nor did I break down in tears. Over the course of the last 4 years my political believes have changed and matured. Now I dont believe in everything Trump says but the man hasnt change American's everyday life. I have yet to see a celebrity, friend, or in general person be worse off than they were before he was.
Hell, Bill Maher said it best on the Rogan podcast - "most liberals do not study or have knowledge on what they're talking about. They push others away instead of finding common ground to blue pill them." He even said they are going to lose to Trump in 2020 and it's because how the left voters act.
I think if we enable a their party system in the US. It will not be successful because conservatives will flock to the conservative candidate.
Democrats are already a broken party. With libertarians, democrats, and progressives all trying to take it over. But somehow they still have enough support to win elections. Making a third party candidate might just effectively destroy any chance conservatives have of taking an election or it might do the opposite. Who knows