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AN OPEN LETTER TO EVERY FORMER TRUMP SUPPORTER, BOTH SIDES INDEPENDENT, AND EVERY PERSON WHO COULDNT BE BOTHERED TO VOTE.
First
Welcome.
We see youve finally arrived.
Incidentally, the emergency exit was over there the whole fucking time.
Now, before we all lock arms and sing Kumbaya because youve recently discovered that fire is, in fact, hot
There is something you need to understand.
You dont just owe America an apology.
You owe us one.
Personally.
Because for the better part of a decade, every goddamn warning we gave was met with the same smug bullshit.
Youre overreacting.
Youre hysterical.
Calm down.
Touch grass.
Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Remember that one?
You people diagnosed half the country with an imaginary mental illness because we had the audacity to read the fucking news.
We told you hed attack elections.
You laughed.
We told you hed treat the Constitution like it was printed on Charmin.
You laughed.
We told you he admired dictators.
You laughed.
We told you tariffs werent magical economic fairy dust.
You laughed.
We told you that rights, institutions, alliances, and democratic norms were a lot easier to destroy than rebuild.
You laughed.
We told you that chaos wasnt an accident.
It was the business model.
You laughed.
Every.
Single.
Time.
Then reality showed up carrying a baseball bat.
Now the prices are still climbing.
Now the promises didnt magically come true.
Now international crises didnt vanish because somebody declared themselves a master negotiator.
Now government institutions are being bent into pretzels.
Now youre posting things like
I didnt think hed actually do that.
No shit.
WE DID.
Thats why we were screaming.
The part that really chaps my ass isnt that you were wrong.
People are wrong all the time.
Its that you made being wrong into a goddamn spectator sport.
You ridiculed us.
You sneered.
You made memes.
You called us traitors, communists, snowflakes, groomers, enemies of America, and every other stupid label you could pull out of the MAGA Grab Bag of Bullshit.
You werent merely unconvinced.
You were contemptuous.
You mocked people who were trying to keep the country from driving off a cliff.
And now that youve looked over the guardrail and noticed the pavement rushing toward your face, youre asking everyone to be understanding.
Sure.
Eventually.
But first?
Own every fucking second of it.
Dont tell us you were misled.
You were warned.
Repeatedly.
Loudly.
In detail.
With receipts.
You just decided the people warning you were the enemy.
Thats on you.
So yes, if youve changed your mind, welcome back.
Sincerely.
Democracy needs people who are willing to admit they were wrong.
But dont skip the part where you apologize to the people you spent years ridiculing for being right.
Because this wasnt just about Trump.
It was about treating anyone who disagreed with you like they were crazy, stupid, or evil, when many of us were simply paying attention.
You dont owe us worship.
You dont owe us sainthood.
You owe us the words you refused to say while you were busy laughing.
I was wrong.
You were right.
Then we can get on with the miserable business of fixing the damage.
But before you come back into the building, wipe your fucking feet.
By Robert Fawkes
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SheltieLover
(83,279 posts)samplegirl
(14,204 posts)And tell his base we are the Nazi's.
SheltieLover
(83,279 posts)Talitha
(8,295 posts)IIRC, didn't Putin tell his captive population that Ukraine was full of Nazis - and that's why he was invading it, to clean them out?
Enter stage left
(4,705 posts)Multiple functioning brain cells, you would have seen what we saw 12 years earlier!
LuvLoogie
(9,112 posts)Yeah, No Pants MAGA expect you to invite them to dinner and want to sit on the couch. Fuck them.
They walked into The Bog of Eternal Stench with fair warning and on purpose.
They. Don't. Care. They're laughing at the immigrants getting gunned down by ICE. Still MAGA.
They just expected their money to be worth more. They're mad about that. But they'll still call Democrats communists and keep voting for racists and racist policies. Enjoy those data centers and fracked water tables mother fuckers.
And stay out of Chicago when your polluted wells run dry.
Justice matters.
(10,301 posts)Cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that spreads through contaminated water or food, often during the summer, has now reached 34 states... most of them red...
sheshe2
(99,306 posts)Sadly, there are far too many that don't care about the truth or the facts. I hope their numbers are dwindling. I hope they have learned.
We shall see.
TY, samplegirl, good post.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(15,693 posts)Orrex
(67,643 posts)My "Open Letter to Trump Supporters" is just "Go fuck yourselves, you worthless sacks of shit" repeated 1,000 times.
calimary
(91,770 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(12,042 posts)Even though it's rude and probably less effective, it's what I think. Fuck them. Fuck them all, and may they go straight to hell.
calimary
(91,770 posts)Every one of em! Hard to pick a favorite!
Posts like these are validating and reinvigorating. Posts like this help me remember that Im not suffering through this outrage alone.
Thanks, and hugs!
KPN
(17,640 posts)usonian
(27,561 posts)
Here's Trump and company's God.


He lies. TO YOU.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21370157 (Too many images for this post)
He LOVES "Commies"
FIGHTING COMMIES, ONE HUG AT A TIME!

He is HAUNTED by his past sex crimes, blackmail and money laundering a la Epstein.

And you got free sex! RIGHT!
YOU'VE BEEN FUCKED.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219770873
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ShazamIam
(3,218 posts)I
Permanut
(8,801 posts)K & R.
DiverDave
(5,287 posts)Ive talked to. For the love of God, stop shouting.
I know it is the play, but quit it.
state of stupid
(260 posts)the mantle of God for themselves and made themselves God. One of these days
there is going to be a true awakening among the faithful followers that will put a
spotlight on the heresy of these false Christians and the rest of these phony folks
of all religions that use their faith as some kind of weapon to control everybody
they do not agree with. I am sorry but I will live and die free; I am not a slave to
anyone!!!
DiverDave
(5,287 posts)They decided god shouts.
Not one time has a maggot not ended up shouting at me.
And, of course, if they shout loud enough, they don't have to listen to facts.
Xipe Totec
(44,621 posts)Only then you can come near and plunge a dagger into their beating heart.
- Aztec Autumn
1997 historical fiction novel by Gary Jennings
calimary
(91,770 posts)Forgive? Never forgive. Only pretend to forgive. (Reply to samplegirl - Original post)
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 08:54 PM
Only then you can come near and plunge a dagger into their beating heart.
- Aztec Autumn
1997 historical fiction novel by Gary Jennings
Qutzupalotl
(15,908 posts)remember Russia and other hostile actors attacked us and continue to attack us, deploying weaponized memes designed to divide and destabilize nations. Yes, the gullible and stupid eat it up; thats by design. They share it, and now its part of their identity on social media. They own it. They will now defend that position as though they thought of it themselves, when they were really just persuaded. Thats how these convert people, subtly. Thats why its dangerous.
Justice matters.
(10,301 posts)these professional liars exploiting them will lead them to catch explosive diarrhea or cancer after drinking unchecked water or food, thanks to that creepy HHS effer and his cuts.
Stacey Grove
(269 posts)these are bad people who support everything the presidunce is doing.
That, and they take great satisfaction in knowing that it pisses you off.
We're in the middle of an epistemic collapse that is partially the result of universalization of the internet.
I have no doubt you can discern between what is true and what is not true.
The audience the author is writing to either does not have that capability or they do and they're just simple assholes who find other peoples' discomfort and pain a source of joy.
The Grand Illuminist
(2,144 posts)An opponent and an enemy are 2 different things. This open letter is nothing but an olive branch to unsorry closeted fascists that needs to be dealt with in highest accordance.
BannonsLiver
(21,268 posts)Dear MAGAts,
Kill yourselves.
Regards,
BL
Volaris
(11,885 posts)We told you he was nuts.
We told you he was a criminal.
AND THEN WE PROVED IT IN COURT. LIKE, 70 TIMES.
So, yes, welcome to the resistance.
Also, fuck you.
underpants
(198,081 posts)progressoid
(53,656 posts)Millions are just like Trump and can't admit they were wrong.