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“We voted for Trump, not realizing that he was going to slam as hard as he did, but it was on day one when he sat down, right after inauguration, and started signing those executive orders and just trashed us federal employees, it was a kick in the teeth,” Ron said.

“That point was the beginning of my turning away from MAGA.”

“If people would just listen and research and do something other than just listen to Fox News, we may all be better off, but it's going to take an open mind and an ability to say, ‘I made a mistake,’ because once you say you made a mistake, you can turn the ship around,” said Chrissey Kelley, 50, a stay-at-home mom.

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[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

because they woke up and developed empathy for other people.

Getting them to admit to being "woke" is going to be a tall order.

[-] Kyle@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone who hates some, understands it means they "woke up".

The word has become so twisted to them I feel safe in saying "wake up" and having them never draw any similarities to "woke". But would be interested in seeing them notice that.

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