Would you ever forgive anyone that voted for Trump? Under any circumstances?

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39. Yes, and you should too.

We need converts not enemies . Yes it is infuriating. Yes I too think how could anyone support anyone like TACO. But we need to remember they are in a cult. They have been lured into it over time and taught that they are special and have special knowledge and everyone else is liars and evil. Cults have alway had smart people seduced into them, not all are dumb. They have alway files holes that people have in their lives. They have alway take real issues, and used them to suck in people and over time taken control and in essence brainwash them. We need to see them as having a mental illness and work over time to help them cure themselves. Especially our families and friends who have been sucked in.

Yes I want to scream at them “How can you bee so stupid?” Etc. But I want to save our country and its democracy more. And cutting them off, blocking them, insulting, name calling does not help. It took a long time for the cult to suck them in and it will take a long time to help them remove themselves. And converts are often the most energetic in thier opposition to the cult, and most able to convert others.

So please do not tell me it is impossible or that they will never listen etc. We need to do all we can to convert not condemn. We are in a fight for our country. And yes some will never change, never admit they were wrong foolish etc. But remember one convert is a gain of two votes. They are our fellow Americans, they are our fellow humans. And as hard as it is we do need to treat them as we would like to be treated. And it does not matter how they treat you or others. It matters how we act. And for both moral ( it is the right thing to do) and practical ( we need as many supporters/votes as possible) we need to welcome converts.