We’re angry and hurting, feeling betrayed and even threatened. We want to resist, fight back, make them feel pain.
And that’s exactly why Russia backed Trump, to convulse the US in internal conflicts. So Russia can be less afraid of us. Don’t take the bait.
Remember that the news amplifies those whose views are so extreme they provoke morbid curiosity. They are the few and the noisy.
Most people are fairly apathetic and easily led. They voted against high prices, not FOR Trumpism.
If a particular person says/does something worthy of being shunned, yes, do so. But most people were only Trump voters or Harris voters for one day. Campaigns “got out the vote” and begged for money, but they made no effort to encourage nuanced critical thinking. I wish there were a super PAC for that, but there isn’t.
@EileenKCarpenter nah. most trump voters were returning maga. it was the dems where voters didn't show.
maga were not '1 day' voters. they showed up b/c anti immigration, anti woman, racist, homophobic, transphobic - the hate, intolerance, & outrageous slurs appealed to them.
they'll say economy but kamala was talking about the economy AND riding on biden's successful economic policies.
peeps made choices based on their perceptions & beliefs. no amt of facts were going to sway them.
@singlemaltgirl
Many people have not voted consistently with one party - they voted Obama, Trump, Biden, Trump. “It’s the economy, stupid,” as Clinton posted on the wall to try to keep himself from straying off message. It’s a potent weapon against incumbents.
Racism and misogyny drive a significant minority, but most people didn’t care enough to listen to Trump and see how impaired he is. He said he would lower prices, and they don’t know enough to know they’re going to go up instead.