Hi Stephanie. I so feel you. My little brother is MAGA and we currently aren't talking in part because I shared facts with him showing that the highest crime states are all Red states. He'd been fixated on the "high crime blue cities" that the regime has been targeting without understanding that per capita red states have a much bigger problem. The facts I shared challenged his worldview so much that he got angry. He blamed Mississippi's high crime rate on the large population of young black men (sadly). My brother is career military, has a master's degree and isn't stupid but he definitely is down the right-wing media rabbit hole. I to am mystified that a relatively large part of our population are still behind the policies and tone of the Trump/Project 2025 regime. I think for them their identity is so tied to this worldview that they are unable to switch. I'm encouraged that Rachel Maddow recently reported that about 30% of Americans identify as supporting MAGA and about 43% identify as supporting the No Kings movement. That is extraordinary given that this is a new movement with no definitive leader, etc. A book that has really helped me in my communications with people on the other side of the political spectrum is How to Have Impossible Conversations by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay. Another thing that gives me hope is that the dark forces are now losing the culture war. I wrote about that here --https://cylviahayes.substack.com/p/real-strength-doesnt-require-dress. And that was before the elections on Monday.
Check out leavingmaga.org. There is hope because some people are leaving maga and they have a free guide on how to talk with those in the maga community. It's written by someone who took well over a year to leave maga by his own self-reflection and determination.
You might look at leavingmaga.org I have not had a chance to read stories, but I've heard the founder's (Rich Logis) story and one other person. I highly recommend reading Rich's story, it will restore your faith in humanity. With that said, I don't think we should be focusing on converting trump voters or even reaching out to them. I think we can change America's course without them. I'm focused on finding leaders who are genuine and speak from the heart and hold my values. Leaders who don't apologize for or waiver in what they believe in just to try and please everybody.
The sleeping giant has been awoken, but not yet fully mobilized. We need to keep pushing, making progress every day, in the ways that each of us can.
"We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down." – Eleanor Roosevelt
Hi Stephanie. I so feel you. My little brother is MAGA and we currently aren't talking in part because I shared facts with him showing that the highest crime states are all Red states. He'd been fixated on the "high crime blue cities" that the regime has been targeting without understanding that per capita red states have a much bigger problem. The facts I shared challenged his worldview so much that he got angry. He blamed Mississippi's high crime rate on the large population of young black men (sadly). My brother is career military, has a master's degree and isn't stupid but he definitely is down the right-wing media rabbit hole. I to am mystified that a relatively large part of our population are still behind the policies and tone of the Trump/Project 2025 regime. I think for them their identity is so tied to this worldview that they are unable to switch. I'm encouraged that Rachel Maddow recently reported that about 30% of Americans identify as supporting MAGA and about 43% identify as supporting the No Kings movement. That is extraordinary given that this is a new movement with no definitive leader, etc. A book that has really helped me in my communications with people on the other side of the political spectrum is How to Have Impossible Conversations by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay. Another thing that gives me hope is that the dark forces are now losing the culture war. I wrote about that here --https://cylviahayes.substack.com/p/real-strength-doesnt-require-dress. And that was before the elections on Monday.
Check out leavingmaga.org. There is hope because some people are leaving maga and they have a free guide on how to talk with those in the maga community. It's written by someone who took well over a year to leave maga by his own self-reflection and determination.
Yes there is! Absolutely! Great post
Thanks, Scott!
You might look at leavingmaga.org I have not had a chance to read stories, but I've heard the founder's (Rich Logis) story and one other person. I highly recommend reading Rich's story, it will restore your faith in humanity. With that said, I don't think we should be focusing on converting trump voters or even reaching out to them. I think we can change America's course without them. I'm focused on finding leaders who are genuine and speak from the heart and hold my values. Leaders who don't apologize for or waiver in what they believe in just to try and please everybody.
The sleeping giant has been awoken, but not yet fully mobilized. We need to keep pushing, making progress every day, in the ways that each of us can.
"We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down." – Eleanor Roosevelt