“This isn’t what I fought for”: U.S. veteran and Trump supporter says ICE detaining his wife has destroyed his belief in America’s values - WTF Detective
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Signs of strain are emerging for President Donald Trump, even among supporters who once backed him without hesitation. On Runaway Country, host Alex Wagner highlighted a moment from a congressional hearing that underscored the growing sense of regret, featuring a veteran who said he deeply regretted voting for Trump after his wife — who had lived in the United States…

All the warnings fell on deaf ears, huh? Must be service-related hearing-loss.

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I really can’t sufficiently express how frustrating it was to say this as I watched my culture move away from empathy and to be dismissed as alarmist at best and with mockery more commonly. I wish now as then that I knew a way to convince people to display empathy and act in good faith

    • bagsy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I feel the same. I dont see a path forward without a huge catalyzing event (which is almost certainly not going to involve puppies and rainbows).

      It took the right wing 50 years of dedicated, hard work to align all the stars and get their men into the right offices all at the same time in order to dismantle so much of our government. Without a huge catalyst, I fear its going to take the left 50 years to swing things back the other way. We might have to live through decades of shit like Iran, North Korea, or Russia before it swings back the other way.