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In reply to the discussion: William Rivers Pitt: Coward-in-Chief: Trump Wilts in the Face of Fascist Terrorism [View all]Generic Other
(28,979 posts)It was like a reflex action for the right. Always my main fear concerning her candidacy. And not her fault. It was not "hers to lose" as so many said. She did not lose. Russian interference won the day. Rightwingers in Congress and the media stole the election from her. Some of them are starting to regret it.
But I am not talking about the hateful marchers. I am talking about the few deplorables who might be starting to regret their stupidity. Aligned as they are now with Nazis and looking worse than deplorable, maybe feeling guilty. I wonder if any are kicking themselves for being stupid enough to vote Trump. I hope some feel ashamed. Should we never forgive them for being duped? Should we just hate them forever? Can't we try to change minds? Win hearts?
Let's work to restore voting rights in red states. Work to get people to the polls. That's the sort of organizing DU does best, not just attack each other. Many people here have strong religious faith. They more than anyone should preach reconciliation with others on the left as well as those on the right that can be reached.
I don't know the answer, but the alternative is very ugly as we have seen. Nazis and blood in the streets. People who want to kill all of us on the left -- POC and Jews first, but the rest of us as well. We can only vow to fight those haters. But we can also not hate our own or others if they are on our side.
If the US punished Germany and Japan after WW2, we would have been within our rights, but we showed mercy, and these two nations are our allies today. Just sayin'...