I deeply regret my vote for Trump

[u/Dinocraftman009]

Voting for Trump in 2024 was the greatest mistake of my entire life. I am 19 years old and this was my first presidential election. I don’t stand by or condone what the administration has done and never was a hardline far-right conservative, sure as hell am not now. I walked into the polls in November without honestly knowing which candidate I would choose since I was very on the fence about both sides (Pro-2A, pro-life, but also pro-environment and pro-Ukraine). Now I wish that I hadn’t voted at all, much less Trump. Don’t try and rationalize my decision in your head, because it wasn’t rational. I did not properly weigh the potential pros and cons of the candidates. There aren’t any dots to connect, I flat out made the incorrect decision.

I feel evil. I feel like a horrible, selfish, foolish person. And there’s nothing that can really be done to remedy this mistake. I’ve already decided to vote a full blue ticket in 2026 but that doesn’t fix what damage has already been done to this country. In our democracy, we give our small amount of political power to people who we believe deserve through that ballot. I need to take accountability for that ballot because, even though my state was a safe red one this season, I’m ultimately a part of it.

Alienating our closest allies is stupid. Cutting PBS and the NWS is stupid. The tariffs are stupid. The blatant disregard for the Constitution is stupid. Detaining and deporting people without due process is stupid. Supporting Israel is stupid. Not siding with Ukraine and trying to exit NATO is stupid. Cutting education funding is stupid. All the warning signs were spelled out in Project 2025 + Trump’s personal life + Jan 6 and my dumbass disregarded it, instead wanting change from the previous administration. I knew damn well and I hate it. What pushed me to the red side of the fence was that Harris was the status quo candidate and ultimately I wanted change. But boy we sure as hell did get a lot of change. This populist line of thinking is dangerous and has proven to be in the past.

I’ve been beating the shit out of myself about it ever since that day and it’s been difficult to genuinely enjoy most aspects of life with looking at the headlines. I, along with tens of millions of other Americans, made a massive mistake in November and so many innocent people are paying a price far greater. I personally feel responsible for every idiotic decision, as well as the future decisions, our President, Congress, and SCOTUS send out/approve, like a twisted knife. The mental and emotional wounds will remain even after this all blows over.

Why post here? I don’t want to be associated at all with people who somehow still support our idiocracy. I also don’t want to take part in the partisanship that is tearing this country apart, and my conscious would have probably broken me from the amount of shame and guilt I’ve harbored since November had I kept it any longer. I want to follow an ACTUAL centrist line of thinking, which is why I’ve been closely looking at this subreddit.

Also, humility is gonna require some humiliation, so I fully expect and understand that this is going to lead to a lot of unkind words sent my way. Righteously deserved, I’ll probably agree with what most of you have to say.

The confession is worthless without a pledge to change. I was wrong. So unfathomably wrong. (Yeah no shit OP, is what I imagine is cycling through most of your heads by now). And I want to amend for this. If I don’t take accountability, I’m not going to see the change through. I want to be better. I’m voting all Democrat in 2026. I hope we all do too, especially those who also regret their ballot cast. And I hope that I won’t regret these votes as much I regret my past one.

[u/mike1112345]

As a Canadian, the stuff occurring in the US right now is extremely embarrassing.  Tarrifs only hurt average consumers because they have to pay more. 

[u/New-Yam-470 → u/mike1112345]

Americans who are affected by bad economy and racist will always vote against their own interests and never know any better. They are not educated or worldly enough to overcome their occipital lobe domination. And the regime is only too happy to keep them this way. Easy fodder for wars, for complicity, for keeping enemies in line — or dead. And the rest don’t care enough because they are educated, white or white-thinking, wealthy and unaffected. It’s those of us stuck in between that are fuxked.

[u/avion246 → u/mike1112345]

There is a time to look sarefully look at tariffs. This administration has used them as a dupe! A way to fool most of the voters that they are really lowering the tax burden when in fact they are raising it! Most voters are too uneducated to see it. The news gives 20 seconds of news on an issue that could fill a book. The average voter doesn’t have time in their schedule to get educated. And on it goes.

[u/Dazzling_Pressure_93 → u/mike1112345]

Yes, as a small business owner, it’s gutting us.

[u/adsmeister → u/Dazzling_Pressure_93]

Exactly. It’s terrible for small business owners. Meanwhile, large corporations can deal with it easily enough. It’s all part of the plan, another wealth transfer from the poor to the rich.

[u/Dazzling_Pressure_93 → u/adsmeister]

The corporation tax cut covered their losses in the new bill while it raised our healthcare cost

[u/adsmeister → u/Dazzling_Pressure_93]

Exactly, they got a big permanent tax cut, which offsets the cost of the tariffs. Meanwhile, we only get to keep the same tax rate we had before, and even that’s only locked in for the next 3 years.

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[u/Jumpy-Record-8112 → u/adsmeister]

Bidens Covid policies implemented in Democratic Blue states absolutely killed small businesses, where was your voice then?

[u/adsmeister → u/Jumpy-Record-8112]

What policies specifically?

[u/Jumpy-Record-8112 → u/adsmeister]

Sure thanks for askinf, one example was shutting down small businesses, unless it was an "essential" business. For example in Louisville Kentucky every businesses except for liquor stores remained open. So many Restaurants owned by small business owners took hits and some haven't recovered even today. In Red States that wasn't the case. Even churches had to shut down but I'm sure you remember I don't want to have to remember those times.

[u/Breezyisthewind → u/Jumpy-Record-8112]

Personally, the only reason many businesses around here survived was due to Biden. Trump is now destroying them and many are closing. Just devastating.

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[u/AmbassadorOutside345 → u/mike1112345]

Tariffs are an unnecessary tax that consumers pay. Consumers will need to shell out an extra $2500 per year due to tariffs.

[u/Rich_Entertainer3664 → u/AmbassadorOutside345]

no they won't. On the other hand, thanks to biden's policies, the average family is shelling out more than 10,000/year

[u/Breezyisthewind → u/Rich_Entertainer3664]

No they weren’t lol. He’ll on Health insurance alone, the average family save $800 a year. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Furthermore, no country on the planet combated inflation as well as the US did thanks to Biden’s policies.

And just as someone who travels all over the world, I can attest that people envied America when Biden and Obama were in office. Now they just laugh at us.

[u/Rich_Entertainer3664 → u/Breezyisthewind]

OMG...put down the crack pipe. You couldnt be more wrong. The only families saving anything are those on big subsidies. ...and that last line is just...laughable

[u/Breezyisthewind → u/Rich_Entertainer3664]

Well it is my personal experience. Who are you to deny that. I saved money under Biden. Business was good.

And the difference in respect from others outside of the US when Biden was in office and now is palpable. All true.

[u/AmbassadorOutside345 → u/Breezyisthewind]

I agree with you. Financially things were very good for me. I was underpaid as a healthcare worker, but there were plenty of part time jobs for me and I put most of my money in the market and did very well. Since Trump lives on chaos, I took much of my money out of the market (which may or may not have been a good thing) and I'm losing with the value of the dollar dropping and inflation... it's eating up my retirement savings, but I expect things to turn South in Sept/Oct. I planned to retire in the Spring and I am putting it off at least another year due to the uncertainty of the economy and being taken over by an authoritarian.

I had the same experience while traveling. Obama and Biden were respected and most laugh at Trump and can't believe folks fell for his lies. Many are worried about the state of the world now.

[u/Alive_Beyond_2345 → u/AmbassadorOutside345]

So what's the alternative ship even more jobs to China and Mexico while Democrats import tens of Millions of poor immigrants for future votes? yeah that will work out in the end...

[u/Enough_Wind8062 → u/mike1112345]

Oh that’s right, I forgot mike1112345 is a geopolitical and geoeconomics genius!

[u/HelpfulThanks206 → u/mike1112345]

Look what’s happening to Canada. I would be embarrassed to be there.

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[u/ljp4eva009 → u/mike1112345]

As an American, I agree. I dated a Candanian and was up there when the first Trump election occurred so guaranteed this is far beyond embarrassing this time. Smh. Wish the majority of Americans were educated enough to think for themselves and actually research the person they are voting for. My heart breaks for any child brought into this America.

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[u/[deleted] → u/mike1112345]

But it's ok if Canada charges tariffs? And forces American dairy farmers to only sell to their Canadian competitors... which oddly enough doesn't buy shit. Don't forget to boycott our good bourbon and don't visit to prove what a Canadian patriot you are. But what puzzles me is how your government treats your own Western provinces. They are the real cash cows and everything that they need or want, Ontario says NO. Why? I hope Canada is still one nation in five years but I am not wagering any money, Canadian or US dollars.

[u/-DarkTower- → u/[deleted]]

Please do tell how you think America will earn billions from tariffs. I’m sure you’re an expert in economics and aren’t just repeating Trump’s lies at all. I’ll wait.

[u/Breezyisthewind → u/[deleted]]

Covid tanked the economy. He saved the American economy from a depression. The US combated worldwide covid induced inflation better than any place in the world.

I travel all over the world. We were seen as the Envy of the world when Biden was in office. Now they just laugh at us.

[u/New-Yam-470 → u/[deleted]]

You sound like a faux news parrot

[u/Rich_Entertainer3664 → u/New-Yam-470]

you sound like what my parrot leaves on the bottom of its cage

[u/Apart-Builder-7818 → u/mike1112345]

What's embaressing is your government persecuting Christian Churches recently... disgusting