I made this as a comment elsewhere but I felt like I needed to make this post because I’ve seen a lot of hate towards MAGA members walking away in several different posts.
I’d like everyone to take a moment to picture this scenario with me.
You’re 18, homeschooled your entire life, raised by loving parents who taught you their values and shielded you from the outside world. To you, everything they’ve ever said or done felt right and safe, I mean…why would you ever question them? Then, you step out into the world and start hearing disturbing things about them, things you’ve never seen or heard before. You ask them about it, and they reassure you it’s all lies. So, you trust them, I mean…why wouldn’t you?
Eventually someone shows you something undeniable (something like the Epstein files) and when you bring it up, they insist, “That’s not true!! We have proof.” but they never show it. When they never show you this “proof” you push harder, until finally, they show you the “proof”…and it confirms everything you were told. They were lying…and suddenly, your whole world starts to unravel. So what do you do? You walk away. You start learning about all the other things they kept from you, lied about, or distorted. You’re shocked, ashamed, angry, but mostly heartbroken. You want to take accountability for being misled, for not seeing the truth sooner. You want to grow, to help fix the damage that was done.
But now what?
Do the people who knew the truth all along welcome you, guide you, and help you recover? Or do they shame you for not seeing it sooner, call you complicit, and push you away? What happens is, if they do…if they alienate you, it’s easy to fall back into the comfort of what you’ve always known, even if it’s built on lies.
This is what many former MAGA supporters are going through right now. They were raised, conditioned, or persuaded to believe in a specific worldview. But now, as some start waking up to the truth, they don’t need shame, they need support. Otherwise, we risk losing them again. This isn’t about condoning harmful behavior. It’s about recognizing that real change doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when we make space for people to come to the truth, own their past, and choose something better, without fear of being cast out.
Listen, I understand how you all feel. I’m a trans man in an interracial marriage and my mother…well she’s full blown MAGA. It’s hard. It hurts. It’s beyond frustrating. However, if she were to wake up from the madness today, I wouldn’t hold anything over her head because I would just be so relieved that she’s finally seeing the truth. I’d feel a sense of peace knowing that now…together we can make change for the better.
Edit: I just wanted to add, we are all allowed to feel anger and frustration for the situation, that it took so long for them to wake up, that this was the “awakening” moment for them and not any of the other disturbing issues, etc. What I’m saying is that we should not hold onto that anger as to punish them. It could turn them away and would only hurt our cause/movement. As we all know, MAGA are very loud and outspoken. We need that energy and their anger towards the people that lied to them on our side.
Edit 2: wow I did not expect this to blow up. I’m seeing a lot more positive responses than I had expected! I will say, I feel as if some of you might be taking my scenario too literal. It was just an analogy to how cults are and how they can be hard to break away from. Yes, I know this is not going to be the case for every MAGA. Im not saying that anyone has to forgive them or be buddy buddy with them. I am simply saying that we need to allow room for them to join our movement as there is powers in numbers. They will not want to join our movement if we ridicule them for what their mindset or beliefs used to be. We can be cautious but still welcoming. The time for repercussions is after we reclaim our country, not before we’ve even started. One step at a time.
Originally Posted By u/Jazzlike_Action5712
At 2025-07-13 09:25:57 AM
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