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    I sincerely doubt most of these stories are actually happening. It’s true. But I doubt the actual interaction occurred. Seeing this same story different ways all over the internet. I live in a region surrounded by right wingers and aside from those flags and occasional hats, I hardly ever hear anyone outright talk about their politics.

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      I actually believe it because it’s exactly what happened in brexit. Conservatives voted to leave and then they found out what that meant.

      Conservatives were so focused on winning that they didn’t bother to actually look into Trump’s “policies” and are now Pikachu faced when understanding it.

      These are the same assholes that are going to completely forget two years from now that Trump raised prices and will still vote Republican in the midterms.

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        That’s a succinct way to put it. It’s definitely hilarious watching them bleed from their own hubris, though.

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      As an European: The Brexiteers who “suddenly” were excluded from free travel and prolonged stays within EU due to their own voting gave a stream of similar stories. It was and is hilarious to watch.

      I do believe that such dialogues are really happening and will continue to happen in the US around the clock from now on.

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      For this to be true, a MAGA diehard would have to have listened to an explanation of what a tariff is from a left leaning person they are trying to taunt, understood the explanation, and believed the explanation that left leaning person gave them that disagrees with what Trump has said.

      I have no doubt many MAGA types could understand the explanation, but when in gloat mode, I seriously doubt much listening would happen. Even if they did listen, the chances of them believing that explanation over Trump’s seem low to me.

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      Just statistically they have to happen. There are millions of democrats with maga neighbors that cant shut up about shit but dont actually know what they are talking about. Whether these stories happen to the people that post about them is a different question.

      • This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.world
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        There are millions of democrats with maga neighbors

        Democrats be like:

        🔴Cut out MAGAzis from their life.

        🔴Treat MAGAzis cordially to find out how fucked they are going to be.

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          Believe it or not, any sufficiently large group of people will have people who behave differently within it

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          Considering Democrats lost ground with every single voting demographic, it would seem to me that they’re going to have to quit being so smug and actually get on people’s level, if only by necessity.

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            “I put a fascist in power because people pointed out my ignorance, and I don’t want to change that.”

            -Typical 3x trump voter-

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              You’re wrong.

              And that’s why Dems lost the election.

              Look at Missouri, where we voted down an abortion ban in a landslide, passed a $15 minimum wage in a landslide, and still went fully red. These aren’t bad people. They’re people that are sick of being told to be joyful when they’re working 2-3 jobs for the privilege of barely surviving in America, and it’s happening under Democrats.

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                “I put a fascist in power because mcdonals tripled the price on a quarter pounder combo”

                -Typical 3x trump voter apologist-

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                  I’m not an apologist.

                  Just pointing out simple facts, and I’d think after this last election a reasonable person would get that repeating memes isn’t terribly convincing.

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                    Apologist : Noun : someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism.

                    Literally the definition from Merriam Webster.

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      I have a friend who has had success with pointing out that gutting social welfare systems means they won’t get a check anymore.

      But, those people were willing to have an actual conversation about it.

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      I literally had a very similar experience yesterday at a bar. (See my other post.) It definitely happens.

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      Yeah, it’s the “the train stood up and clapped” bullshit that people post on their socials.

      If these people knew anything about history they’d know about President Hoover raising tariffs, which prompted every country we traded with to do the same, making everything more expensive and worsening the Great Depression. The thing is, for all the podcasts and 24-Hour news voters in this country consume, they don’t know jack shit other than to pull the lever for whichever candidate their preferred news network tells them to.