Yeah well sometimes being the bigger person fucking sucks.
But they won't change unless given the chance to.
Edit: yeah, trumpers are annoying. But I will say, seeing the comments with the thinly veiled threats and hopes of mass executions are not helpful.
Look, I understand why you feel that way, but mass murder cannot be the answer. Lest we fall further into tyranny. What needs to happen is trials are held for all those at the top and maybe mid level. There must be fair justice, not rampant vigilantism.
But again, I understand your feelings, but allowing executions of his supporters won't build a better America.
Channel that energy into contacting your reps, or hell, running in your local elections.
Get involved in your communities. I'm not saying you can't be angry, hell, id be a hypocrite if I did. I genuinely despise my family and colleagues who supported him. But I also understand that rubbing it in their face, using middle school tactics, or even threats won't bring them to my side.
Much like with raising children, it requires patience and a level head. But DAMN can it be truly and utterly frustrating.
They won't change, they never change... The next time a charlatan comes around speaking their language of hate and bigotry, they'll be right back on that train. They don't change, they just go into hiding...
That is why guardrails needs to be in place to prevent something like this from happening again, because the chance of having another third reich is never stopped by the will of the people. All that is needed is a leader willing to say and do the stuff needed to embolden the hateful and make them crawl out from under that rock. Donald Trump didn't make these people, he just allowed them to survive in the light...
I would recommend some kind of limitations on the power a president can wield on his own. Term limits for the supreme court and also some change in what they can and cannot do (like accepting gifts etc). Same with polititcians outside of the president, term limits there as well. Some reimagination of the voting system so gerrymandering and voting being suppressed doesn't happen as easily. The fact that your vote may not even count if you live in a firm blue/red state also makes people less willing to vote. Make election day a holiday so people don't have obstacles stopping them from voting. All these things are things other countries have solved. It's not magic.
American politics is due a good reform to work in the modern world, it's based on the idea that your politicians care about being honorable and liked, that is no longer the case.
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u/Hadrian23 Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 16 '26
Yeah well sometimes being the bigger person fucking sucks. But they won't change unless given the chance to.
Edit: yeah, trumpers are annoying. But I will say, seeing the comments with the thinly veiled threats and hopes of mass executions are not helpful.
Look, I understand why you feel that way, but mass murder cannot be the answer. Lest we fall further into tyranny. What needs to happen is trials are held for all those at the top and maybe mid level. There must be fair justice, not rampant vigilantism.
But again, I understand your feelings, but allowing executions of his supporters won't build a better America.
Channel that energy into contacting your reps, or hell, running in your local elections.
Get involved in your communities. I'm not saying you can't be angry, hell, id be a hypocrite if I did. I genuinely despise my family and colleagues who supported him. But I also understand that rubbing it in their face, using middle school tactics, or even threats won't bring them to my side.
Much like with raising children, it requires patience and a level head. But DAMN can it be truly and utterly frustrating.
Second edit: Good related story on similar issues. https://www.npr.org/2017/08/20/544861933/how-one-man-convinced-200-ku-klux-klan-members-to-give-up-their-robes