We went to early vote today. Last time my roommate voted McMullin. I didn't vote at all. I had been a Cruz guy and really didn't like Trump saying his dad killed JFK and the Zodiac killer stuff (though I love that Cruz is having fun with that now XD).

Back to my roommate. I knew I was voting Trump in 2020 as soon as election results started pouring in 2016. As I felt joy at seeing him get votes I realized I had been wrong how I felt when I cast the ballot. Now I'm full MAGA but my roommate... ehhh...

He HATES Trump's rhetoric. He's also the type of guy who wants to always point out "both sides" doing bad things even when, as I ask for specifics, he'll admit he can't point them out. He's an idealist. He's my best friend but, man, political discussions can be so frustrating with him. Like arguing with jello.

BUT I successfully convinced him to vote for Trump this time. How horrible the Democrats have acted have gotten him to see the point I've always tried to make of, "Yes, he's coarse, but you don't break a machine with a scalpel. You break it with a hammer. I wish he would be more exact with his language at times but nobody else is willing to dismantle the machine. He's the only one willing to attack the problems you want solved."

We just went and early voted today, dropping off our ballots. He expressed surprise he was actually voting Trump but, I saw him mark it and seal it. We just got back from delivering it. So, that's two votes Trump didn't have last time that he has now.

MAGA

Step 1: Rig the Democratic Primaries against a legit populist candidate in favor of a member of your establishment.

Backfire 1: You piss of a bunch of Bernie people. A considerable number of them end up casting Eff You votes for Trump in one of the closest elections ever.

Step 2: Prop up Donald Trump because you think he's beatable.

Backfire 2: Because you gave Trump all this free press many people who never would have even considered him like his MAGA message. Had they done nothing, we probably would have gotten JEB! who would have graciously lost to Clinton.

Step 3: Because you think he's so beatable, you don't bother telling RGB to retire.

Backfire 3: ACB

Step 4: Because they are so sure they can't lose, don't even bother campaigning in swing states in one of the three closest elections ever.

Backfire 4: Trump wins the election

Step 5: Refuse to accept the results of the election because you suddenly realize all your gravy trains are coming to a stop while the Trump Train has no breaks.

Backfire 5: I firmly believe had the media and Democrats and Deep State just pretended to be Trumps friend, they could have made some insane headway. Trump is a nice guy he thinks you're on his side. Instead they made him their enemy.

Step 6: Fabricate an insane Russian hoax scandle to try and get him ousted. This instead

Backfire 6: Trump's popularity goes up as more people see the hoax for what it is and confidence in the media (which the Democrats NEED the media to have a big influence if they want to control the masses) wanes. This also has the side-benefit of exposing the Democrats AND the Deep State in the FBI/CIA/DOJ to many people who weren't paying attention and destroying their credibility with them.

Step 7: Backstab Bernie again and nominate Joe

Backfire 7: Seriously... could you have picked a better candidate for Trump to contrast himself to. The embodiment of a Swamp Monster and one that is a quarter of the man who used to be... oh, and has ties tooooooooo....

Step 8: Push impeachment over Ukraine

Backfire 8: Why make Americans take a closer look at the one country Biden is the sketchiest of. I would never have heard of Viktor Shokin if they hadn't pushed this.

Step 9: Call Trump's handling of China Flu an overreaction at the start and then say he is a monster for his handling of it later

Backfire 9: This redpilled my roommate HARD. He's got tons of comorbidities so when this all started he was taking this very seriously. He's a total beta-male who wants to get along with everyone and if you bring up anything the left does he will always be like, "I want both sides to be nice" because he just can't bring himself to be critical of only one side... until this. Because they talked it down at the start he has not forgotten that and will be voting for a man he thinks is a bully in November because he now knows for certain that they will talk out of both sides of their mouth. In his mind, at least Trump says what he's saying at all times and I know where he stands.

Step 10: Try to cover for Biden after all this Hunter stuff has the lid blown off it by shutting down the story on two different giant social media platforms.

Backfire 10: Streisand Effect anyone? Also, must like how they destroyed the credibility of the FBI/CIA/DOJ with the Russia hoax, suddenly my roommate who didn't believe me when I said Silicon Valley was doing everything in their power to rig the election has had his entire world shattered. Now that redpill he refused to swallow has been administered as a suppository and he won't forget it. And the best part... they were the ones who administered it.

This list is far from comprehensive but I like the number 10. I find it staggering how one mistake leads to another and another and they just can't stop themselves because they keep digging the hole deeper. Had they just gone quiet for 4-8 years, the Deep State could have come back. Now they are fully exposed.

The one reason I'm confident about the future is that these people are nasty and vicious... but they are also pretty incompetent and everything they do seems to backfire. If we do pull this out I think this could lead to an amazing new age of American greatness... and we'd have the Left to thank because we couldn't have done it without them XD

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So, I'm a bit later on the Trump Train than some of you. I've never owned guns. With things looking... uh... not nice I'd feel a lot safer if I did. Sadly I'm also on an EXTREME budget given my current work situation.

I've shot pistols, rifles, and shotguns and have found I'm garbage with all but the shotgun. Is there a cheap home defense shotgun out there someone like me might be able to find and where would I go about finding such a thing.

Impossible to keep up with because the memes today have been coming so fast and spicy that I took a break for half a day and I come back and everything is so spicy! You Meme War veterens inspire us newbies. I love it.

I wasn't a Never Trumper but definitely wasn't a fan of his back in '16. But the media was SOOOO dishonest that I had no choice but to reexamine my take on the guy. Now I'd run through a proverbial wall to vote for the guy (Not a literal wall. I don't have the dragon energy at my age to take on properly made walls XD).

To those who were part of these fabled Meme Wars of '16, was it similar to this? Becaus this... this is pretty fun.