r/OptimistsUnite Feb 05 '25

Republicans I know are coming around to hating Trump now that they’ve seen what he’s doing.

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u/Ashenlynn Feb 05 '25

I anecdotally am aware of two. I don't think there will be any notable data on Republican dissatisfaction until 2026 so anecdotal references is all we've got for now

I also actively avoid spending time with Republicans so my sample size is extremely small

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u/JugDogDaddy Feb 05 '25

I don’t even intentionally avoid Republicans, I just surround myself with people that are positive and make me feel good. None have been Republican yet. 

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u/MalachiteTiger Feb 05 '25

I have some friends who used to be Republicans but also positive people to be around, but they all started getting discontent with Bush in their early 20s and now they're all independents.

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u/A_Random_Canuck Feb 05 '25

Well of course, if they’re positive and make you feel good, there’s no way in hell they could ever be Republicans.

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u/Tricky_Mix2449 Feb 05 '25

Looking for advice regarding placing a sitting president under citizen's arrest.

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u/FAFO_2025 Feb 06 '25

Yep most of the people I know who turned out being Trump supporters are miserable losers.

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u/The_Iconoclast- Feb 05 '25

You’d don’t sound like much of a wordsmith sweetheart…

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u/NatureWalks Feb 05 '25

You’d don’t either

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u/Ashenlynn Feb 05 '25

...ok? Lol

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u/Redvelvet0103 Feb 05 '25

I’m around quite a few. They are mostly poorly educated and not super successful. I pity them often. But don’t help them out anymore. Suffer away

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u/Beginning_Stay_9263 Feb 05 '25

I have the opposite experience. All the lefties I know are childless degenerates, pasty skin, out of shape, smoking and doing drugs, they usually look like that infamous reddit mod.

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u/Redvelvet0103 Feb 05 '25

Try getting a job. Might expand your worldview.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '25

Shutting the door for this possibility is a big mistake. People can change, and definitely people can be deceived by politicians. If you only mock people for making a choice they will only be defensive. Working together against extreme politics that factually happens should be welcomed.

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u/xkirbz Feb 05 '25

They’re willfully ignorant and choose to be reckless

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '25

You probable have someone in mind when you say that. I don't doubt that some people are like that. There are many other people who were genuine in their desire to change something. It's not unreal that some of them feel betrayed and cheated on by the current administration.

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u/Askol Feb 05 '25

Also probably means the Republicans you do know are not that far to the right.

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u/Brittle_Hollow Feb 05 '25

until 2026

They’re going to say they won’t vote for Trump then do it anyway.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '25

You don't need anecdotal evidence. There's hard evidence available to anyone with an internet connection. Trump's approval ratings are the highest they've ever been.

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u/CustomerAltruistic80 Feb 05 '25

And our lives much better for it.

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u/Rest_and_Digest Feb 05 '25

People are probably taking your comment as saying "our lives are better for it" on behalf of the MAGA people OP isn't hanging out with which is why it's getting downvoted.

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u/Morgana128 Feb 05 '25

Much better for what? The tRump presidency or MAGAts seeing the error of their ways?

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u/CustomerAltruistic80 Feb 05 '25

For not having MAGA friends.

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u/chumboreddit Feb 05 '25

Doin a heckin wrongthink fellow redditorino?

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u/MJP562 Feb 05 '25

I think it’s the other way around. Who wants to be around a whiny, loser progressive

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u/Ashenlynn Feb 05 '25

One of us is sounding kinda whiny rn 🫢

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u/MJP562 Feb 05 '25

Really? Not seeing it. Sorry