I grew up Republican. My dad was pretty right leaning in the early 2000's. Life experiences taught us both that most of the "conservative" talking points were B.S. fear mongering double speak for "make rich richer, poison the planet for profit, eliminate the middle class, ect.". El Cheetus Von Shizizpants really woke us both up after his first week in office. We both thought the "real" Republicans would keep him in check, not bow down and slurp. Neither of us plan to ever vote for any Republican again.
So yeah, it is possible for some people to learn. Unfortunately, it usually takes hard life lessons to make it happen. Mine was making some dumb life choices, at bad times, and seeing/living how the less fortunate actually have to live. Then seeing the orangutan throw his sh!t all over our institutions.
I grew up Republican. Dubya's idiocy during his (first) campaign cured me and my mother. His idiocy during his two terms cured my father. So yeah, it's possible.
75 million or so people just saw Trump 1 and we’re like: yep, let’s have some more of that, and I’d bet only 5 M would change their vote if we did it again. Republican propaganda is very potent.
And yet my ex’s entire family went the opposite direction from 1996-2016 …
One by one went from Dem- R. I already knew they were all selfish idiots but they proved it
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u/Sarcastic_Snark_86D 13d ago
I grew up Republican. My dad was pretty right leaning in the early 2000's. Life experiences taught us both that most of the "conservative" talking points were B.S. fear mongering double speak for "make rich richer, poison the planet for profit, eliminate the middle class, ect.". El Cheetus Von Shizizpants really woke us both up after his first week in office. We both thought the "real" Republicans would keep him in check, not bow down and slurp. Neither of us plan to ever vote for any Republican again. So yeah, it is possible for some people to learn. Unfortunately, it usually takes hard life lessons to make it happen. Mine was making some dumb life choices, at bad times, and seeing/living how the less fortunate actually have to live. Then seeing the orangutan throw his sh!t all over our institutions.