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Rhiannon12866

(262,067 posts)
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 06:25 AM 2 hrs ago

'PISSED that I fell for it': Ex-Trump supporters explain why they left MAGA movement - MS NOW



MS NOW's David Noriega speaks with ex-Trump supporters who have banded together to form the non-profit organization, Leaving MAGA. Heading the organization is Rich Logis, a former MAGA pundit who compares his time in MAGA to being in a cult.

These ex-MAGA members describe the all-consuming nature of their former loyalty, and how leaving the organization can be a profoundly painful experience. - 07/09/2026.

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'PISSED that I fell for it': Ex-Trump supporters explain why they left MAGA movement - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 2 hrs ago OP
The racism, the homophobia, the preventable deaths, the fucking up of the ACA wolfie001 2 hrs ago #1
Granted, they have a lot to make up for - if they ever can... Rhiannon12866 2 hrs ago #2
You know, msm, for much of the past ten years or so mwmisses4289 1 hr ago #3
Leave us not forget that the nice SMART lady was TOO melanated AND mixed for their taste... The_REAL_Ecumenist 31 min ago #6
That, too. mwmisses4289 17 min ago #7
Leavingmaga seems legitimate. It's shown up in my FB reels ... cmmngrnd 43 min ago #4
As long as they are leaving anyway, the Rapture is looking for a few people to be left behind to suffer tribulation. Wonder Why 40 min ago #5
According to Wikipedia, this guy, Joshua Mhlakela, mwmisses4289 2 min ago #8

wolfie001

(8,290 posts)
1. The racism, the homophobia, the preventable deaths, the fucking up of the ACA
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 07:03 AM
2 hrs ago

The shooting of innocent protestors, the snatching up of innocent immigrants (and US citizens) trying to start a new life here. None of that mattered. Food snap benefits slashed, Medicaid plundered, Iranian schoolkids vaporized. Not to mention 100s of other foul policies. Mind-numbing idiots. Simple-minded fools easily swayed by the almost laughable propaganda pushed out by RW media and pundits/bro-casters and bible-thumpers/Project 2025. The underlying theme: HATE! That's an effective fuel for all of these mf'ers. Very motivating.

mwmisses4289

(5,344 posts)
3. You know, msm, for much of the past ten years or so
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 07:46 AM
1 hr ago

you have focused exclusively on the stupid, traitorous, american hating magat voters - what they think (do they even think?), how they feel, yada, yada, yada. Not once would you even speak with real Biden/Harris voters to find out how they think or felt about things. Ok, you did talk to a few, but they became magats when they refused to vote for the competent woman because omg, she was a competent woman. I don't expect you to change, but I wonder how much better off we would be if you had really done your jobs and stopped being ET (entertainment tonight).

cmmngrnd

(51 posts)
4. Leavingmaga seems legitimate. It's shown up in my FB reels ...
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 08:39 AM
43 min ago

and keeps showing up because I usually watch them. The algorithm keeps sending them my way.

This Rich Logo fellow seems sincere. So many MAGA folks that are turning against Trump are turning against him because Trump is not doing enough MAGA things. They're rejecting the man, Trump, but not the underlying bigotry, ignorance, and lies that led them to him.

Rich Logo seems different. He is rejecting all of it, and making a space for others to do the same.

If I understand him correctly, he is not just leaving MAGA but trying to make up for his previous harm by encouraging others to leave. As noted in the MS Now piece, the leavingmaga organization is putting up billboards saying "Having doubts? You are not alone. leavingmaga.org." They're also advertising and presenting testimonials through social media, like the FB reels, and trying to be visible as they are in the MS Now piece.

Each of us have to decide for ourselves how to feel and behave toward ex-MAGA folk. That is our right. But this guy seems to be doing it about as right as one can. He isn't just rejecting Trump or MAGA. He's apparently done the self reflection to reject the underlying world view that got him there and is trying to redress the harm he's caused.

Caveat: I only know about Rich Logo and leavingmaga through the FB reels, so this post may age like egg salad in July!

Wonder Why

(7,544 posts)
5. As long as they are leaving anyway, the Rapture is looking for a few people to be left behind to suffer tribulation.
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 08:41 AM
40 min ago

mwmisses4289

(5,344 posts)
8. According to Wikipedia, this guy, Joshua Mhlakela,
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 09:19 AM
2 min ago

claims the rapture already happened in September, between the 23/24, 2025. The tribulations are being caused by the disappointment and anger of those who expected to be raptured and instead got left behind. The rest of us who knew we weren't going to be raptured and were okay with that, and were waiting for them to be raptured so we could clean up the mess they had made, are angry and disappointed because they are making our job of improving the planet for all that much harder.

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