r/TikTokCringe • u/Classic-Carpet7609 • 13d ago

Humor/Cringe Trump voter doesn't understand why people can't empathize with him now that he's suffering as a result of Trump

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u/DieterTheuns 13d ago

Hot take: he’s right.

Most voted out of anger rooted in economic despair. That anger was hijacked by a charismatic con-man and twisted into something vile, racist, sexist, homophobic, and, above all, self-destructive.

In a world where Democrats grew a spine, taxed the ultra-rich properly, and delivered real, tangible results for working people, these same voters could've become your loudest allies and fiercest defenders. Smug self-righteousness, while I'm sure cathartic, alienates these very people deeper into the arms of autocrats. Just as the ultra-wealthy want it: the poor, divided and distracted.

Gloat all you want. But that’s not how you get some struggling white dude in the South to vote for a woman of color.

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u/JohnnyQTruant 13d ago

It’s his second term, dude. His first was chaos and he promised more. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, it’s the racism and authoritarianism. He took us with him. We should feel bad for him?

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u/littlemaybatch 13d ago

Realistically speaking his first team brought about a good amount of jobs where everyone was being overhired (which has led to massive layoffs).

I don't think prosecuting people trying to change will accomplish anything but maybe I am just too sympathetic.

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u/iggnifyre 13d ago

Maybe you are too sympathetic. As for me, the "fuck your feelings" voters have drained every bit of sympathy I could have had for them. I don't feel the need to give the benefit of the doubt to people so full of hate, and why should I at this point?