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122. Sadly, two of my three my kids voted for Trump

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:04 PM

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I grew up indoctrinated into a cult, and I wasn't stupid. Yet it took years for me to break free. Indoctrination is powerful, especially if you limit input from alternative viewpoints, which is doctrine #1 in any cult. It took me years to break from that programming, so I have to give my kids some grace. The only way I can get through is to believe that they will eventually overcome, as I did. But I'm also aware that they may not. To answer the question more directly, I may not forgive them, but they are family that I specifically chose, and I can't give up on them either. I have to face the jarring fact that I must own part of their failure as a parent in their formative years. I feel as if their mom and I instilled good values, but apparently they couldn't withstand the toxic rightward pull from other influences.

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Can you ever forgive MAGA voters? [View all] kentuck Monday OP

I'll NEVER FORGET, that's for sure (in some views, that means I never really forgive, so... ) hlthe2b Monday #1

Forgive? Perhaps ProfessorGAC Monday #2

Not at this stage of the game. Junipercity Monday #88

I'm afraid Mad_Machine76 Monday #126

I don't know many people like those you described.. MineralMan Monday #3

My late Mother was a huge Trump supporter from the instant he came on the political scene. COL Mustard Monday #57

Very sad for you... some_of_us_are_sane Monday #113

No HappyH Monday #4

NO durablend Monday #5

I cut myself loose from those people long ago. Ritabert Monday #6

Talk to me after all their shit is cleaned up Alpeduez21 Monday #7

NOPE. n/t Coventina Monday #8

NOPE! bluestarone Monday #9

I dont care about your past so much as SSJVegeta Monday #10

Fuck trump voters.. thomski64 Monday #11

HELL to the NO IzzaNuDay Monday #12

Forgiveness benefits me, so yes. catrose Monday #13

I can forgive those that solely got their info from right wing media only to discover other points of view AStern Monday #14

They don't even exist in the same (real) world underpants Monday #40

Have a buddy who is a Trumper/Fox guy FHRRK1 Monday #103

That's a reasonable response... some_of_us_are_sane Monday #116

Fuck them! 3_Limes Monday #15

This! Besides; they will follow the next con artist Blaukraut 23 hrs ago #170

Nope. Fuck em. CanonRay Monday #16

Nope Quiet Em Monday #17

Only if obnoxiousdrunk Monday #18

Fuck no! Aristus Monday #19

It Feels Like an Awfully Big Stretch to Actually Forgive Unthinking, Mentally-lazy Propaganda Addicts The Roux Comes First Monday #20

I feel sorry for their delusions... Soul_of_Wit Monday #21

People who voted for Trump after hearing him brag about grabbing women and watching him mock the disabled reporter? dalton99a Monday #22

Absolutely not. MontanaMama Monday #23

No. LoisB Monday #24

No -- they are enemies to all free and peace loving people Ponietz Monday #25

no. rampartd Monday #26

Easy answer- nope chicoescuela Monday #27

I don't think they knew. They have no moral or intellectual compass. They thought Trump was cool. bucolic_frolic Monday #28

His appeal to them all was his racism and sexism, and though many Scrivener7 Monday #29

HELL NO! Chasstev365 Monday #30

Fuck NO. FoxNewsSucks Monday #31

No. Bettie Monday #32

Fuck no Aviation Pro Monday #33

NEVER! zanana1 Monday #34

No nt lark Monday #35

After a very long time. Punishing has to happen. Blue Full Moon Monday #36

No underpants Monday #37

Forgive? No way in hell Grim Chieftain Monday #38

As citizens, we all have a duty to... BH liberal Monday #39

Only if they promise to NEVER VOTE AGAIN! EastBayGuy Monday #41

NO. I'm nearer to the end of my life than the beginning and for the remainder of it.. CousinIT Monday #42

Hell yes orangecrush Monday #43

I'm with you Martin Eden Yesterday #156

No, especially the ones who voted for Luciferous Monday #44

NO Liberal In Red State Monday #45

Not really - there's "Friends and Family ".. haele Monday #46

HELL NO! Emile Monday #47

uhmmm sagetea Monday #48

Never, nope, and hell no. kairos12 Monday #49

Can't forgive yankee87 Monday #50

Nope vapor2 Monday #51

They voted for Cancer... Escape Monday #52

NO!!!!!! aeromanKC Monday #53

After they enabled the destruction of our Democracy, took food from the mouth of babies, end USAID Old-8643 Monday #54

Yes - On a case by case basis. ihaveaquestion Monday #55

My personal take TheProle Monday #56

Thanks for the oasis of rational thinking orangecrush Monday #70

FUCK that Skittles Yesterday #143

"What matters is course-correction for future generations." Martin Eden Yesterday #158

Nope, I have distanced myself from them. I will be polite but that's it. Everyone knew the reputation TommieMommy Monday #58

They weren't just ignorant. They embraced willful ignorance. DeeDeeNY Monday #59

Their embracing of willful ignorance is something La Coliniere Yesterday #153

This is a joke, right? Ol Janx Spirit Monday #60

It's on an almost case-by-case basis. BobTheSubgenius Monday #61

I can forgive but never trust their judgement again kimbutgar Monday #62

I have family I love who are trump supporters LuvLoogie Monday #63

You perfectly capture the feelings I have toward my MAGA family members. callous taoboy Yesterday #148

Forgive? Dave Id Monday #64

Forgiveness drmeow Monday #65

I'm perfectly happy to add to the many No votes here. NNadir Monday #66

No. hamsterjill Monday #67

After three elections involving this asshole? Fuck no. W_HAMILTON Monday #68

Nope. MaeScott Monday #69

Polls show that MAGA voters still support Trump Kaleva Monday #71

NO! virgdem Monday #72

Not unless they make SERIOUS reparations Wicked Blue Monday #73

NO!!! CaptainTruth Monday #74

Depends upon how contrite/sincere they are RussBLib Monday #75

Cry me a fucking river, magats. Gaytano70 Monday #76

Maybe. In about a thousand years (or longer), mwmisses4289 Monday #77

So we had a former friend of the family turned magat contact us the other day GoodRaisin Monday #78

No, I view them the same as rabid nazis who supported Hitler Mysterian Monday #79

Good analogy! kentuck Monday #94

Can you ever forgive MAGA voters? NO! aggiesal Monday #80

I have low tolerance for willfull ignorance. lpbk2713 Monday #81

No, they still love him. dem4decades Monday #82

I feel like it doesn't matter, they've always been there FullySupportDems Monday #83

I already have, for the most part Warpy Monday #84

I don't know. barbtries Monday #85

No. lizardkingjr Monday #86

Recommended. H2O Man Monday #87

The ones i know i already broke off with long ago. Figarosmom Monday #89

I am lucky enough not to have any Trumpers in my immediate life. ShazzieB Monday #90

No. Never. maspaha Monday #91

Let me know how they vote in the next few elections. n/t flvegan Monday #92

Yes, if they confess their sin and sincerely ask for forgiveness surfered Monday #93

According to the Catholic official Rite of Penance, forgiveness requires penitents to go through four steps: sop Monday #95

HELL NO. That is all. Not ever. NEVER!! LSparkle Monday #96

Why were they terribly wrong??? rogue emissary Monday #97

Maybe I understand forgiveness in a different way. I see at as an inner release of people who have wronged me. PatrickforB Monday #98

We have our own MAGA-type problem brewing here with Platner. jmbar2 Monday #99

Actions do speak louder than words... sarisataka Monday #108

No freakin way...plus... MiHale Monday #100

The primaries tell a different story... lame54 Monday #101

Forgive? NEVER!!!!! LilElf70 Monday #102

That is like asking me if I forgive Sirhan Bishara Sirhan or Mark David Chapman DFW Monday #104

No. Just as I will never forgive the "butter emails" crowd, or the "she's a warmonger" crowd... QueerDuck Monday #105

Yes! I think if I started adding to that list I'd get too worked up... betsuni Yesterday #167

I know not a single one with regrets. maxsolomon Monday #106

Despite all of the strong denials sarisataka Monday #107

Willful ignorance is not forgivable. 3825-87867 Monday #109

100% that!!! oasis Monday #127

Nope. Because I will not believe any of them are actually appropriately sorry. RockRaven Monday #110

No, I don't mgardener Monday #111

To me, there is a difference between regret and remorse. Of those people who regret their alwaysinasnit Monday #112

NO CharleyDog Monday #114

Bodily autonomy, & the abortion issue, I was already having difficulty socializing with republicans. CrispyQ Monday #115

They will have to deserve it, and then ask for forgiveness biophile Monday #117

If we can't unite against the tyrants, oligarchs, policies, etc. that harm us, snot Monday #118

Exactly Martin Eden Yesterday #159

no ShepKat Monday #119

Do not underestimate how much THEY HATE US ThoughtCriminal Monday #120

Many still support him pattyloutwo Monday #121

Sadly, two of my three my kids voted for Trump hurl Monday #122

No! There are obligations for the privilege of living in a democracy Attilatheblond Monday #123

No, massive damage has already been done mvd Monday #124

I'm not sure Mad_Machine76 Monday #125

Fool you once, shame on you Johonny Monday #128

Forgive? It's really not appropriate, for me, anyway. vanlassie Monday #129

Nope. They may be disappointed, but they are still MAGA/Tea Party/3%/Militia/Bugaloo/Proud Boys and ... marble falls Monday #130

NOPE. buzzycrumbhunger Monday #131

It's like a complete identity thing for them and so I don't know if it'll change oldmanlynn Monday #132

yeh , NO dweller Monday #133

Nope. The racist morons knew what they were voting for. Dave Bowman Yesterday #134

F-'EM! czarjak Yesterday #135

HELL TO THE NO! Blue Owl Yesterday #136

Sure, I can forgive Fred and Barney Beringia Yesterday #137

No forgiveness unless they actively work to try to undo the VTderry Yesterday #138

"They have deep regret and they want off the ship"? red dog 1 Yesterday #139

They're not asking, and I'm not offering. Mike Niendorff Yesterday #140

No. sakabatou Yesterday #141

NO Skittles Yesterday #142

It depends on the reason for their remorse DFW Yesterday #144

it's not just America they damaged Skittles Yesterday #145

There is that as well, but they cannot vote in our elections DFW Yesterday #146

repukes will NEVER be able to "repay" the damage they have done Skittles Yesterday #168

There is not enough tea in all of China? DFW 23 hrs ago #169

Perhaps when my MAGA family members are on their death beds. callous taoboy Yesterday #147

Depends on when they redeemed themselves Polybius Yesterday #149

Forgive those who know not what they do Martin Eden Yesterday #150

No no a thousand times no. Never forgive, never forgetj Trueblue1968 Yesterday #151

Absolutely. mahina Yesterday #152

I live in a mixed Florida neighborhood PCB66 Yesterday #154

No- Real harm was done tulipsandroses Yesterday #155

Never. All 87 million+ voters need to "take one for the team." Efilroft Sul Yesterday #157

Anyone remotely rationale would have concluded long ago that Donald Trump is unfit for the job of president. waterwatcher123 Yesterday #160

Thinking about sending my Talibangelical Maga relatives an image of my Satanic Temple card. Girard442 Yesterday #161

Not a snowballs chance in h... redstatebluegirl Yesterday #162

I never bought into the whole "Christian" forgiveness thing... Trueblue Texan Yesterday #163

NO! happy feet Yesterday #164

Nope Deep State Witch Yesterday #165

Its the MS media that I cannot forgive dclarston13 Yesterday #166