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Ken Burch

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8. This isn't about me. I just thought the article represented an interesting viewpoint.

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #7)

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 09:58 PM

Jan 2017

If some of these folks get to where they're saying "you know, I really got it wrong in that choice. I want to learn and I'm willing to listen to what you guys have to say", isn't it in our interest to have some response to them other than "Fuck You"?

Even if we aren't trying to convert these people, shouldn't we WANT them to change?

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Again, we're not talking here about folks who still think they were right to vote Trump. Ken Burch Jan 2017 #6

It is so hard not to scream PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2017 #3

Fuck 'em. They knew he was a snake when they picked him up. They 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2017 #4

That really sums it up FiveGoodMen Jan 2017 #9

Thankfully, there are many people who will reach out to them LanternWaste Jan 2017 #7

This isn't about me. I just thought the article represented an interesting viewpoint. Ken Burch Jan 2017 #8

Remorseful Trump voters are a day late and a dollar short. LisaL Jan 2017 #10

while I can understand the point of the article, it is hard to treat these people with anything less niyad Jan 2017 #11

There aren't many of them at the moment who've changed their minds. Ken Burch Jan 2017 #13

actually, since I am currently rereading the harry potter books, these people remind me of niyad Jan 2017 #12

Valid analogy. n/t. Ken Burch Jan 2017 #14