As someone who had severe TDS until June of this year, watching these smear campaigns come out nonstop is insane. I used to fall for them. I believed them. I have posted about how hard it is to pull yourself out of that TDS because you have to admit that you are easily manipulated and you were wrong.
I can finally see how they do it. On the outside looking in now, I compare it to being the sober person in a room with a bunch of drunk people you used to drink with - I’m sure a lot of you know that feeling. They look and act ridiculous, and it’s embarrassing. You want to help them, but they won’t listen.
It is slow and methodical brainwashing. They don’t realize they have been initiated into a cult of lies and propaganda. Again, it is HARD to walk away from that. I have heard it being compared to having to knock down your internal belief system and completely rebuild. That is how it felt for me.
Anyway, my point is - Women for Trump and f*ck your feelings!
*Edited to add - for those of you who asked what it was that finally opened my eyes...
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The bleach day was the first day I felt a little stirring in my brain/heart. I knew what he said. I was watching it. I saw how the media and the dems went after him. I used to refuse to watch him because, well, orange man bad. So I started looking into other things I had believed he had done or said that made me sooooo mad. Imagine my surprise when I found out I had been lied to over and over again and the MSM is complete bullshit.
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I live in FL and listened to Ron DeSantis talk about Covid almost every day. I HATED that dude, too. He had his baby building a wall in his campaign commercials! I thought he was a racist POS. The more I listened to him, the more I liked what he had to say. He would also clarify a lot of the things the media was saying Trump had said. I would look them up and sure enough, he was right.
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Riots and looting. Obvious pandering. The McCloskeys. I could go on and on. The day that I finally swallowed a whole damn Costco-sized bottle of red pills was the day I saw 200 “peaceful protesters” storm a Walmart and completely decimate it.
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The most important part of all of this is you CANNOT DO IT without acknowledging you were wrong. When I was listening to DeSantis, I started really researching his background and I was SO embarrassed that I ever thought I knew more about ANYTHING than this guy. His career has been amazing and I should be THANKFUL he is representing me. Once I realized that, I really dug deep into my own feelings and biases. You know what I found? Enough guilt that it actually made me cry. I felt so guilty about the bad vibes and energy I had sent out into the world toward these people. I almost went through a short little depression. I felt like I had to apologize. I actually sent DeSantis’s office an email thanking him for how he has led FL through all of this chaos. When I first got red-pilled, it wasn’t really pro-Trump. It was anti-bullshit. The more doses I take, the more I feel proud of the guy! He has worked his ass off for this country and he deserves our respect. I have also really come to appreciate how he is the biggest troll to ever troll because I know EVERYTHING he does is for a specific purpose.
I hope that helps and maybe you can share this with people you know who are on the verge...
Right there with ya sister! Welcome fren!
Although my first red pill was watching the actual videos of how Trump mocks people and realizing he did NOT actually mock a disabled man. Straight up lie.
Mine was the whole bleach thing. I was actually watching him speak that day and then I saw how the media ran with it. It made me start looking into what else they had lied to me about.
In the beginning I voted for Trump only because I was a Never-Hillary'er. I knew she was an evil bitch and there was no way in hell was I voting for her. Since then it's only become even more obvious how absolutely satanic she is, I mean the word "evil" doesn't even do it justice.
As for Trump, I think I got a lot more than I bargained for, in a good way. He has exceeded my wildest expectations, and he could have done so much more if the communists and the corrupt media hadn't been dead set against him the entire time.
I feel like they robbed us all of his first term and it pisses me off. I was never the type of person who hated Democrats for their differing views. But I really and truly hate them for how vile and obstructionist they’ve been for the whole presidency.
Same. Fuckers actively hate America or actively support those who hate America.
The weaponized media and the global sellout of sovereignties to UN shill entities has created the worst circumstances this world could have never imagined.
They have robbed everyone of their time on this earth. And it deserves to be paid back.
They'll do the same for his second term too. All Democrats do is obstruct actual progress. They want to hurl us into degeneracy and decay and death.
I have voted for my husband's choice in the past. He's been very informed for years, and though I didn't believe Dem politicians and activists were evil or severely misled - now I do - I respected his well-read opinions (though sometimes he would just quote out a theDonald thing without looking at the source, and it would be wrong - hehe). I did not vote in 2016. Voted in 2018 and will be happily voting in 2020. I have been super well-read the last few years, reading Spygate, Ship of Fools, Unfreedom of the Press, 1984, The Righteous Mind, Enemy of the State (half), Plague of Corruption, and Escape from Camp 14 (a story of North Korean who survived a North Korean labor camp - REALLY hard emotionally to read - desolate as hell). Obviously most of those are written by conservative authors, but I'd rather not brainwash myself. I still look at what Leftists say, and I especially pay attention when it's not a canned phrase like "Trump's a clown."
Wonderful personal account and list of books. May I recommend the mother of all philosophical red pills and maybe the greatest literary work of the 20th century - Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn. He was an ardent communist captain for the red army in WWII who was sent to the gulags first making a joke about Stalin and made it his secret life’s work to document the stories of those in the prisons and what it was like. The soviets tried to assassinate him when he won the Nobel prize. Very long epic but an incredible piece of work and worth taking the time.
Yep 2016 elections. I was like "wait, wasnt he meant to lose and lose big from what I've heard? What am i missing here?"
To marry someone on the opposite end of the pol spectrum is relationship suicide and just plain dumb.
I found someone who was ideologically floating around and was seduced by the left when I met her a few weeks after Trump was elected and I helped her see the other side. We’re getting married in May and she’s an ardent Trump supporter now :)
Hell ya fren! Make lots of conservative babies.
Working on it... we were supposed to get married in October but Eric Garcetti and Gavin Newsom destroyed those dreams. She’s wondering if she should just be a pregnant bride at this point.
You mean ‘sexiest’ party. 😏
Never really had the TDS, but the Koi Fish Feeding-gate was a key "if they'll lie about something this stupid, what else are they lying about?" moment for me.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/358983-media-shows-why-its-so-mistrusted-after-falsified-trump-fish-feeding
That was horrific abuse of Truth....
The MSM is the enemy of Truth....
America needs a NEW NEWS MEDIA - 100% ALL NEW, top to bottom.
I was always independent and not one of Trump's cheerleaders, but seeing the full video of that and comparing it to the media narrative was my first deep redpilling moment.
This should really be an important lesson not just about Trump but about gaining perspective. Your opinion of the man was formed by what other people told you. You should never do this with anything. Take the information and take the time to verify it with your own research.
And don't use google as a search engine. They will put a bunch of negative things at the top if they don't agree with the premise or subject of your search, and bury the thing you're searching for. Example: plandemic. Sometimes bing is okay but right now I just typed in "Clinton body" which should autocomplete with "count" and it was blank. My go-to is duckduckgo.com - not perfect either, but what are you gonna do.
Really would like to hear more about your journey to MAGA. Must have been some ups and downs along the way. Hopefully, more ups.
I've always said, no one who actually watched the briefing thought the president asked people to inject bleach. Only people who didn't actually watch it believe that, and that is a testament to the fakeness of the news.
I've never had TDS but I boarded the train during the debates. I saw him getting attacked constantly and thought: "Literally everyone agrees that career politicians, Hollywood elites, and the mainstream media suck, so shouldn't we probably pay attention to the man that those three groups hate and attack the most?"
Mine was when Trayvon Martin was shot. Turns out the media manipulated the phone call. I never trusted the MSM again.
Does anyone have links to videos about the supposed making fun of a disabled person? I’m working on opening someone’s eyes that still believes this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssNEJD3xC8A Brandon Straka @ 2min 20 seconds he talks about and plays clips of Trump making those gestures talking about a number of people, including Ted Cruz. The whole video is worth watching.
This is a clearer video comparison:
https://youtu.be/CsaB3ynIZH4
I was always conservative. But, I was one of the “media would never lie to us” people for a long time.
Then, I watched the media fail to cover negative stories about Obama. They spent 8 years giving him softball questions, and never really holding him accountable for anything.
They then did the same thing for Hillary.
It made me realize that the media wasn’t protecting them. The media was creating them. It opened my eyes to everything.
Exactly
Can you imagine what the propaganda is like in Europe?
Just look at Canada to see exactly what it's like in Europe
It makes 1984 look like a society of free thinkers.
Canada is sooo bad. ORANGE MAN BAD is all they hear all day long. My Canadian parents are free thinkers and know it is full of shit but it is definitely frustrating. I live in the US now, I am a vivid Trump supporter and my extended family HATE me 😂🤣👌🏻
I watch Sargon, Dankula, Dave Cullen, and Goodfella, so I don't have to imagine 🔥🤡🔥
Yes yes yes. Perfect description.
It is also literally true. Most leftists are actual alcoholics and I know many who walked away from the left and began to realize that leftist ideas dont add up after they stopped drinking. I think because taking personal responsibility is a key aspect of recovery from alcoholism, most ex drinkers will inevitably be right wing. The left HATES AA
Now replace drinking with mj (or both) and you get the rest of the idiots. Completely incapable of logical thought for 80% of the day on a good day.
Why do you think they’re so desperate to remove such things from our school system?
The lyrics to Holiday in Cambodia are so perfect for the far left, even today.
Same thing for me. All it took was an interest in the actual history of communism to disabuse me of the ideology—well that plus my university profs being so adamantly against me looking into the real history to the point of trying to sabotage my degree. Massive redpill.
I also fully walked away in the last 6 months.
2016 i wondered if the world would end (it didn't).
The next few years there were decisions he made that I didn't disagree with.
That exposed the TDS narrative more and more.
The left restricting freedom of speech, thought, press was another major factor.
Like I told op, that is commendable. It takes a strong person to look at everything they believe and question it, let alone make a significant paradigm change. Good for you!
MSM is old-hand when it comes to this stuff. They get everyone eventually.
That being said, just wait until it fully sinks in that they've been doing this forever.
Remember the Maine!
For as long as there have been printing presses there have been lies in print.
"It's easier to fool a person than it is to convince them that they have been fooled." ~Mark Twain
What a great quote. Imma use it.
No matter what happens, you overcame it all. That is no small accomplishment. Glad you made it!
Welcome aboard, no brakes!
Glad you got sane, friend. It's truly an echo chamber of evil over there on the blue team.
The truth: once you see it, you can't unsee it.
Reminds me of the movie "They Live".
Just wish we had more sunglasses. Unfortunately for some, even when they see the truth, they choose not to believe it.
Good for you, I still remember when I my grandpa was talking with me about Trump. He said "I've never seen a man be smeared like that on TV. Look at what he actually said and what they say about him." I love my grandpa for opening up my eyes to the world around me. It just takes one small push to start the journey to the light.
What it really takes is a small push from the right person. Try to be the small push for the people in your life. It was my dad for me. I convinced my best friend, she convinced her husband and her dad. Her dad is a loved and respected university prof so he convinced a bunch of people. Domino by domino. Even if you can only convince one person the effect can be monumental.
But I should mention that neither my dad nor I will ever convince my tds sisters. You get some people and some people are too far gone.
FYI There are scientific studies that show that people who don't have TDS tend to be better well-informed and good looking. Welcome to the club!
The red pill: better than any plastic surgery.
Correlation isn't causation, unfortunately.
well done madam , welcome ;)
I have been there. I got a lot of help by reading ex-scientology support boards, believe it or not.
Since you missed the first 4 years, that means you missed the Pedosta/DNC dumps. What was in those dumps shocked all us MAGA and we were never the same after that. It is a part of the fabric of our culture now, especially on this board. Here is a link that will get you caught up.
https://thedonald.win/p/FMcFzXE3/pedosta-dumps-for-newcomers-dail/c/
if you have any questions, or you are having trouble coping with what youre digging up, talk to any of us, we are there for you.
Sokath! Her eyes open!
Temba! Her heart full!
Brandon Straka when the lies fell?
Welcome! You are leaving platos cave - it’s a journey
Plato. The first Democrat.
I have a brother who is completely 100% orange man bad. Leftist to the core.
Completely indocrinated with critical theory. Its his outlook on everything. He accuses me of being a Trumpian and in some kind of Trump cult. He says i wont ever criticize dear leader.
The truth is, and he will never see it, is it's the critical theory in him talking. The fact I dont hyper criticize is abnormal to HIS abnormal thinking. Like Trump's tweets ive seen today(or yesterday), saying the media takes everything, bad or good and puts the worst, negative spin on it they can.
Seeing posts like this give me hope that my friends with the deepest levels of TDS will turn around. Usually I consider it a lost cause.
It is easier to fool people than it is to convince them that they have been fooled.
~Mark Twain
Get this patriot several more coats.
Well put. Glad you’re on board and can see how truly ridiculous the ones with TDS are.
Sober Florida Pede here!
Comparing a TDS addled voter to someone in denial with a drinking or drug problem is probably the best analogy of TDS I've ever seen
WELCOME....
If you want more background on how the FBI and DOJ (and CIA) have been attacking Team Trump since almost 2015 . . .
Don't miss this fully documented Link on the Carter Page FISA Application and the 'There never was a WOODS FILE/PROTOCOL"
There Never Was a “Woods File” Underpinning The Carter Page FISA Application – Here’s How We Know….
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/09/06/there-never-was-a-woods-file-underpinning-the-carter-page-fisa-application-heres-how-we-know/
Can you explain why this is so important?
I can.
Why do you ask such a question?
Because I want to know! I have seen this talked about a lot but haven’t had time to do the deep dive. Was hoping you could give me the cliff notes.
The 'Woods Protocol" is a procedure where the FBI collects information on a suspect they believe to be some sort of terrorist or National Security Threat. The Protocol dictates the file is sent to a third Party in the DOJ an 'every single fact' in that file is cross referenced and verified by the DOJ... if that comes back satisfactory - the file is used in an application to the FISA COURT so that the target can be wiretapped and electronically spied on. And THAT now includes what is called a "Double Hop" tracking - meaning anyone the target contacts gets wiretapped by the FBI - and ANYONE THEY CONTACT gets wiretapped too... a single FISA Wiretap can net about 1000 people that are surveilled.
The Woods Protocol was set up to Protect Americans from unConstitutional surveillance and illegal searches - but the Government has broken that protocol about 85% of the time.
Now the NSA Database that collects virtually all electronic communications that cross the internet is being duplicated by private contractors outside the US.
It is NKVD tactics - but using 2020 technology.
Thank you for taking the time to create this thorough response.
That seems pretty damning...
Welcome aboard the Trump Train.
I look at your situation not like being the only sober one in a group of drunks (though that’s a good description) but rather someone coming out of an abusive relationship —the Democrats, the media, and social media knowingly lie to your face all while making you feel like you’re living the life.
Now... tell ALL your female friends this analogy.
Any corrupt leadership maintains an abusive relationship with its followers/subjects.
The leaders take the best of everything for themselves and then convince the followers that it's someone else's fault - or even their own fault - they're living in misery.
sound familiar?
Yep, every single leftist commie.
Once you see the puppet strings, you can never go back to a time when you didn't see them. Glad that you finally woke up, and welcome aboard. u/WallBot, get this patriot a brick!
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it's cool. we frenz now baby
Welcome!!!!!! Glad you woke up.
Fantastic post - thanks for sharing this with us!
Because you have been where you used to be, you have a great and unique opportunity to help show people the truth. I'm glad you see clearly now, and I hope you will do what you can to help others to remove their blindfolds.
My prediction is 1/2 or more TDS sufferers will get cancer! All that anger n stress produces cortisol n that makes you fat depressed and can cause cancer!
THIS!!
Prepare to become more physically attractive than you have ever been.
Correlation or causation? Who knows. Just enjoy the benefits of understanding reality...!
Welcome aboard friend.
My wife came to the same realization finally but I couldn't even talk to her about it. Luckily, I was able to bring our son back from the Bernie camp and he was my proxy. I still don't mention it to her, just nod in agreement during her daily mention of the media lies. 😉
My wife is a social worker (so VERY liberal)..
She says 'you were right' so often, it strokes my ego.
We were supposed to get married last weekend actually - but then Covid - and so we rescheduled for May 2021. She keeps fretting about how it will look and I've made her commit to not talking about the wedding until after Nov 3rd when Covid magically disappears.
She doesn't think it will (all Liberals are hoping/waiting for a second wave)..
I've assured her we'll go directly from Covid-19 to "Trump didn't actually win/Biden doesn't actually concede he lost"
Can't wait for the 'You were right..'
If Biden wins, it will magically disappear for sure. WHEN Trump wins, they will drag it out to the bitter end. Dems motto? Better to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven.
Dems can't focus on two major narratives at once, so they'll eventually have to waver on the Covid shit if they reaaaally want to push the illegitimacy front.
Nothing is stopping Trump from just announcing he won by 100,000,000 votes.
Welcome home patriot. MAGA!
Yes when you really wake up it's a bit tough...
Welcome, nice to have you.
Hell yeah sister! Get this lady a coat!
u/CoatBot, are you there?
Woop woop!
Always seek disillusionment. The truth sets us free
Women for Trump!
My wife never cared about politics, and hated it when I talked politics. She didn't vote in 2016. She rarely ever voted before 2018. She voted straight ticket R in 2018 over the Kavanaugh circus, but she was still not really paying attention, still watching Netflix for entertainment, as late as January. No more. She's more redpilled now than anyone I know. She is pissed about the HCQ shit, the covid shit, the cooked stats, the lockdowns, the impeachment, the riots, the violence, the circus, EVERYTHING. Her only entertainment now is TD.WIN, @realDonaldTrump's twitter, Candace Owens', and a few others, slack, and discord. She has a new set of friends, and I love it.
I had nothing to do with this, I swear. She's a very smart lady who enjoyed that great American luxury of not having to pay attention to politics. Now she participates in discords and slacks and comments on this site and block-walks with me for local R candidates, and takes me to MAGA meetings and events. If I hadn't been redpilled for decades, she'd probably insist I go to MAGA meetings but she doesn't have to! I'm in heaven going to those with her. We never had political signs on our lawn, but we do now!
When I blew $4,000 on more guns and ammo recently, she didn't bat an eyelash. She checked that I got a good deal (did!), but that's it. She'll be getting a license to carry soon.
I'm like in heaven. But my heaven is surrounded by hell.
Welcome home fren
Honestly I commend you. 1) Only some of the highest intelligent people of the highest integrity will ever personally admit that they were wrong and manipulated, and 2) only a select few of those people would publicly declare it.
Was there a defining moment that changed your thoughts? Or a slow build up to your re-awakening? I so wish I could help my friends with TDS but at this point I really think it has to be a personal conversion and I can only watch and wait ...
I just added to the post. Hope that helps!
Welcome!!!! Hello lady fren!!!