Just had a moment of rage.

[Girard442]

To all the MAGAts in my life, damn you for putting us through this!

[Sky Jewels]

1. Gawd, no kidding!

These fucking people have put us through nine years of absolute HELL!

[jfz9580m]

12. 9?

Oh you must mean from the time Trump announced his candidacy..
I considered the Kerry election already dire on account of the Iraq war and climate change. But every election since has gotten even more surreal and scary.

[Sky Jewels]

14. Yes,

I was thinking of the Trump era. But the Bush Jr. time was no picnic either.

[dchill]

2. Me too.

[North Shore Chicago]

3. No kidding!

We are going through it! This evil must be abolished! Must be drowned in a bathtub!

[orthoclad]

4. With ya

I try to point out the endless manipulation they experience, but manipulation works on those ready for it.

We're gonna need a new Reconstruction. And not call it off for some back-room deal like the first one.

[MacDo]

5. It's worse

When you’re the only one in the family who isn’t a MAGAt 😢

[TSExile]

13. I know how you feel.

I wouldn't say my immediately family is MAGA, but they are definitely on the opposite side of me. It is lonely.

[multigraincracker]

6. Not many people in my life.

Not one maga.

[Silent Type]

7. Hoping it ends tomorrow, or a few days later.

[usonian]

8. Understand. Cruelty is THE POINT, not just the means.

I got an insight, which may not be unique to me, but I hadn’t read it, that

Cults “legitimize” some societally unacceptable behavior, such as hate, violence, racism, misogyny theft, and so on
In exchange, cult members lose their souls/identity to that of the group.

Lots more, but I want to share that here.
Yes, they made me learn cult and deviant psychology, in an amateur way.

I can’t say that understanding makes it any easier to deal with, but it does compartmentalize the rage, and

YES, THEY ARE SICK, driven by 24 by 7 by 365 brainwashing that hits some pain point to get them started, and

It’s all downhill from there on.

Recovery is painful. Similar to addiction.

[orthoclad]

11. Yes, since Reagan

the airwaves have been dominated by right-wing propaganda. Drive time talk radio is very effective at brainwashing. Rage and fear are addictive, it becomes a feedback loop.

It's easy to fall into the trap. Then they get sneered at, which only confirms their bias. Hate the sin, love the sinner takes an AWFUL lot of patience. More than I can often bring to bear.

[askyagerz]

9. Sometimes we all have to slosh through the muck

To really appreciate something like Democracy.
Just look at your MAGA family and friends as useful idiots for fates bigger purposes.
As far as we know Trump's extremism might have moved the whole country to the left for all of these kid's future. I know I am for sure interested in what direction the GOP goes post Trump. When you have Liz Cheney talking about extreme abortion bans the goalposts may very well have moved

[LiberaBlueDem]

10. Nazi zombies

Who can't or quit reading

[Blue_Roses]

15. Self-deleted

n/t

[Blue_Roses]

16. Several years ago, Bill Clinton said something

on David Letterman that stuck with me. He said, "Republicans love power and they know how to get it."