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Leopards Ate My Face

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She says a lot more but my eye rolling made me stop reading after the first five sentences

https://xcancel.com/ImBreckWorsham/status/1986436503988297774#m

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[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 12 points 3 days ago

fall for it once or twice shame on them, for fore it more than 3 times shame on the person.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 66 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Cute, but of course it's fake, a 'feel-good' post for the left. Some of the phrasing ('we see you', 'Sit down', etc) exposes this as someone on the left impersonating a magat. MAGA simply does not talk like that.

Look at the profile and timeline. It's all anti-trump, anti-repub stuff, just done in a way to sound like coming from a conservative POV. No posts bashing Democrats which a real maga account would definitely have.

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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 days ago

I get all of the comments here. I understand the anger and distain that so many of you are feeling over the current state of things. I share in many of the frustrations and anger.

But it depresses me that Trump won't run for office again. He will be replaced by someone and the entire pool of former Trumpers will see that person and think that they can do all the things they hoped that Trump would do.

Even if Trump exits office without doing any further significant harm, the people who have made these kinds of revelations, like in the OP, will probably still vote for the same party, in spite of it all. Sure, they may never vote for Trump again, but they'll never get the chance to anyways, so who cares?

This was calculated.

Don't be surprised if the next candidate follows the same playbook as Trump, and don't be surprised if the MAGA crowd falls for it again.

The only way forward, to ensure that this kind of damage is stopped, is to rally together in sufficient numbers to ensure that these folks don't get into office any more. The absentee voters need to get out and vote.

I am confident that the numbers would work out if we could get enough people to the voting booth.

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 117 points 4 days ago (10 children)

I cannot bring myself to believe that this is real. The only way I can believe someone so eloquent of a writer would believe Trump is if they are in on it and it seems she's not a billionaire. Also, I don't think people who would vote for Trump 3 times would ever have the ability to reflect and change their view on him.

If they would be capable of that, we wouldn't be here in the first place.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 55 points 4 days ago (3 children)

100%. Rightwingers believe people who use welfare are mostly undeserving except the occasional outlier. They'd more easily accept that the dems simply won't let Trump release the Epstein list or some conspiratorial nonsense than call it the Epstein shutdown. This is a lib doing a "How do you do fellow cultists".

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[–] thax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 80 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I frequently chat with my neighbor who is a Q-class Trumper. Over the past year, I've been able to observe the leopards licking his face as if I were filming a nature documentary in 4k. We actually get along great. I like having a window into whatever inane, batshit information he consumes, and he really enjoys my company, as I don't outwardly judge him, and I listen. Naturally, he's on disability and dependent upon the state. As such, he's running low on funds and needs to move in a couple months.

We had elections this past week in my state. I told him that I voted, and he offered up some excuses as to why he can't make it to the polls. We tend not to directly discuss politics, because I told him a long time back that I'm still salty about Bernie. Deep down, he knows that we don't align, but he doesn't want to rock the boat. I give his pets treats. I give him treats. He occasionally mentions various religion-based conspiracies and alludes to looming conflict and the criminality of the left, but he's become more mum on this front. I think, the gears may be turning in his head.

I don't have any grand insights with which to conclude my anecdote. I give the guy a 30-70 chance of rediscovering reality. But, by being nice to the dude, I do think his chances are much better than they would be had I ignored him the past few years.

[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 47 points 4 days ago (6 children)

But your story just continues to show that nobody with such strong opinions seem to care until it directly effects them. In your case, it sounds like they are right on the border of realizing this. It just sucks that this is what it takes for them to even consider this.

[–] thax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 4 days ago (5 children)

It's tragic, yes. But, don't underestimate the effects of propaganda, repeat exposures that dwarf my face time with the guy. He doesn't have my range of experience. He's just a lonely, 50-something man that's had more negative than positive experiences in life. He has tunnel vision.

In my mind, he's responsible for his choices and frame-of-mind. But that's not going to stop me from sharing my perspective without confronting or proselytizing. Insecurity is a mother fucker.

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[–] Knoxvomica@lemmy.ca 30 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You may not realize it but you're humanizing "the left" for him. Its probably keeping him somewhat grounded.

[–] thax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Heh, oh I do realize that. I'd not say I'm being strategic, but I am being intentional. One of the reasons I chose to live where I currently do is to expose myself to that subset of the population. I don't have a car, and one of the (internalized) benefits is creating opportunity to chat with a broad spectrum of people. I hope this doesn't sound like I'm tooting my own horn, but I consider myself to be a student of perspective. Many years ago, after university, I joined the Peace Corps. I have direct experience building relationships with folks whose beliefs blind them. I just find it tragic that we seem to be careening toward conflict when it's all so eminently avoidable. So, I try to spread a little grassroots goodwill.

I'd add, I wish that we in America had some form of compulsory or strongly-encouraged foreign service not related to war.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

When someone leaves a cult, ya got two choices. Accept them or reject them. If you reject them they'll just run straight to another cult

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 days ago (41 children)

Though I don't feel bad for her, I would argue we should try to be nice. I'd rather have her see the light for the mistakes she made than her continuing being on the side of evil

We need more people on the right side

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

She hasn't changed. She'll vote for the next Trump who they believe will be more surgical when it comes to hurting people they don't like. This is her basically telling the party to reduce the collateral damage. The ideology that brought her to support them hasn't changed.

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[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

LMAO. Suffer, bitch.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (5 children)

the Epstein shutdown

At least she sees it. I'm glad she does.

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[–] hamid@crazypeople.online 32 points 3 days ago (2 children)

All the MAGA morons I know are totally fine with what is going on

[–] hanrahan@piefed.social 1 points 17 hours ago

Many aren't, they are disappointed he isn't going harder :(

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (18 children)

They will be, until they are personally affected

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[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 42 points 4 days ago (4 children)

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be Compassionate! She THOUGHT that by Electing Trump ONLY Trans and Brown kids would be Hurt! She NEVER Thought ~~Jesus~~ Trump would go after WHITE People too! Be NICE!

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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 40 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (9 children)

I think I might have cancer from reading some of the responses. And then clicking through to their profiles.

It's truly astounding the things these people believe.

And they believe the same things about us.

We have an actual war on truth and objective facts in this country, and it's being waged by billionaires that control the narrative to pit us against each other. American media is a goddamn propaganda farm run by a dozen or so Goebbels.

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[–] dil@piefed.zip 52 points 4 days ago (8 children)

Everyone hates getting taxed, idk how ppl cant come together on taxing the ultrawealthy more so we get taxed less, they just avoid it entirely, idk how mfs still believe in trickle down economics

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[–] tangonov@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

This is the "Turning Point USA" we need.

[–] kalmarin@lemmy.world 53 points 4 days ago

She'll forget about her 'outrage' in a week ot two, then go back to praising all his 'wisdom and leadership'.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I really don't understand how these people manage to dilute themselves into believing he'd be any different to the first time he was in office.

The fact that her username is The Patriotic Blonde really just tells you all you need to know. She's got no personality at all, she has one character trait, and it may not be all that interesting but nonetheless, her entire life revolves around it.

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[–] rodneylives@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

If only she had come to this realization NINE YEARS AGO

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[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 25 points 4 days ago

Aww she developed her first thought

[–] Thorry@feddit.org 28 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Italian-American 🇮🇹🇺🇸 & all that implies?????? America ONLY.

So proud of your immigrant inheritance, but no other immigrants allowed? Or is it just the brown folk you have a problem with?

There is no way this is a real person right? Please tell me this isn't a real person?

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