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Lady regrets voting for Trump after her terminally ill, undocumented father is detained.
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this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2025
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I recognise that no one here was antagonizing this person, but this genre of Schadenfreude is getting quite popular. While it is satisfying, it isn't effective at achieving the goal of change. (I'm assuming that we agree that change is a more important goal than satisfaction).
If you only antagonize the worst of the worst and your filter for that is perfect my comment wasn't directed at you.
I also agree that if you can establish that they are unrepentant/shameless, then the tactics you refer to (social othering, etc.) are more likely to be effective.
I think your final paragraph makes my point, though. Even in the relative electoral college "landslide" of the 2024 election, a small percentage of votes in the right states would have changed the outcome of the presidential election. If we target that small fraction of regretful voters and welcome them to the side of justice (without absolving them of their prior transgression, but also without mockery), that can tip the scales.
I am trying to encourage you and others here to keep the eyes on the prize: change. We do that by winning hearts and minds. We can't win hearts and minds when we ostracize as our FIRST move.
(Once you find out that they're shameless, no argument from me)