As someone this happened to (but back in 2015/16 before the election) it was because I wasn’t really invested in politics and just listening to the news and what my friends were saying. I then one day had a good friend say “hey, watch Trump speak for yourself and you’ll realize that everyone is lying about him.”
I actually started watching Trump to prove him wrong and it totally flipped me instead. It’s so very easy to get caught up in the emotional rhetoric from the dem (especially Bernie) side, as it’s absolutely seductive because it offers answers to all of your problems and none of those involve things being your fault (other than the occasional virtue signal where you tell people you’re an awful person for existing). Once you realize how hollow the words are and how flippantly lies and aspersions were being tossed around, there’s no going back.
Your comment doesn't even make sense, why are you so intent on bashing someone who obviously gained enough insight and knowledge to realize that President Trump is the solution, not the problem.
We need to grow our tent, and that includes embracing others who are finally seeing the light. We need to nurture them, not insult them.
You are being a bit too harsh here imho. It really depends on their age at the time. If they were late teens early 20s, I don't fault them for listening to people like Steven Colbert and other celebrities giving them "facts" about politics. I was a kid during the Reagan years and Mtv brainwashed me really nicely into believing Reagan was a moron who was going to start WWIII. I supported Clinton the first time around because I really wasn't informed, just brainwashed.
By the time Clinton was up for re-election I had grown up some and realized how stupid I had been. I went back and learned all I could about Reagan and until Trump came along I considered him the greatest president I would ever see in my lifetime.
So, try not to be too harsh on the kids. Remember it is even worse now for them. They are indoctrinated by the media and the education system. It takes a lot of honesty and research to break out of that mold.
As someone this happened to (but back in 2015/16 before the election) it was because I wasn’t really invested in politics and just listening to the news and what my friends were saying. I then one day had a good friend say “hey, watch Trump speak for yourself and you’ll realize that everyone is lying about him.”
I actually started watching Trump to prove him wrong and it totally flipped me instead. It’s so very easy to get caught up in the emotional rhetoric from the dem (especially Bernie) side, as it’s absolutely seductive because it offers answers to all of your problems and none of those involve things being your fault (other than the occasional virtue signal where you tell people you’re an awful person for existing). Once you realize how hollow the words are and how flippantly lies and aspersions were being tossed around, there’s no going back.
I’ve been on TD since its early days in 2015 my friend. You won’t find a more staunch supporter.
As I explained above, once you’ve torn off the veil of deceit that there’s no going back.
I wouldn’t cast aspersions on those who are lost and realize they are lost, and then independently look for knowledge to be found.
Your comment doesn't even make sense, why are you so intent on bashing someone who obviously gained enough insight and knowledge to realize that President Trump is the solution, not the problem.
We need to grow our tent, and that includes embracing others who are finally seeing the light. We need to nurture them, not insult them.
You are being a bit too harsh here imho. It really depends on their age at the time. If they were late teens early 20s, I don't fault them for listening to people like Steven Colbert and other celebrities giving them "facts" about politics. I was a kid during the Reagan years and Mtv brainwashed me really nicely into believing Reagan was a moron who was going to start WWIII. I supported Clinton the first time around because I really wasn't informed, just brainwashed.
By the time Clinton was up for re-election I had grown up some and realized how stupid I had been. I went back and learned all I could about Reagan and until Trump came along I considered him the greatest president I would ever see in my lifetime.
So, try not to be too harsh on the kids. Remember it is even worse now for them. They are indoctrinated by the media and the education system. It takes a lot of honesty and research to break out of that mold.
Many don't discover MSM lies until well past their 30's.