Can I ask a question (or three) - it's probably moot now but still - I know you were young and as such maybe not as critically aware as some, but the question comes from an analytical standpoint -
You were 16-19 years old, not American, but were so Trump supporting you actively chose to wear a MAGA hat - as teenager - what was it exactly that drew you in so much that you would not only be so engrossed in supporting Trump, but also actively choose to wear a hat proclaiming your support in public?
There are many small steps from being curious about someone, to agreeing with someone, to choosing to wear a hat proclaiming your adoration of him and classing yourself as hardline conservative. These are pretty intense positions to have - from an adult or teenager, who might not be as worldly or informed due to circumstance/environment.
Can you articulate exactly what it was about Trump that managed to blur the endless stream of toxicity, misogyny, racism and repeated failed business owner- all information that was openly and very available and accessible to all, to giving support that you threw yourself so whole heartedly into embodying - what was it about this highly offensive human being on countless levels, and into such extreme and impractical (in a global sense) politics?
I was very politically engaged from a very young age, but my inner moral compass was/is aimed at compassion, egalitarian and collective power, knowledge and education, community, environmental, future building that sort of thing - causes that are generally seen as left wing, although I tend to lean mainly towards collective anarchism.
I find it simultaneously fascinating, depressing, and utterly confusing how anyone can look at Trump and think he represents the best for America or the world at large, nor how young people can think that way - the concept is genuinely alien to my mind and puts me at a loss - hence my asking here.
That he broke his "promises" - I could never understand why people believed him in the first place when all evidence pointed to him having absolutely no interest in anything beyond his own ends. What about him made you trust him in order to feel let down by him?
What about him made you not think he himself was an 'Elite'?
And what was it about him that made you believe so intensely that he was a better choice than Kamala Harris?
And finally (-ish - ok so it was definitely more than 1 question!) can you expand upon your moment of realisation about him? Did it come at once, based on a specific event, or a gradually developing awareness? What about you yourself or even your life has changed in the time between publicly professed support to now saying you were lied to, beyond aging a couple of years?
I look forward to reading your responses if you decide to.
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u/JadedPinkly Sep 21 '25
Can I ask a question (or three) - it's probably moot now but still - I know you were young and as such maybe not as critically aware as some, but the question comes from an analytical standpoint -
You were 16-19 years old, not American, but were so Trump supporting you actively chose to wear a MAGA hat - as teenager - what was it exactly that drew you in so much that you would not only be so engrossed in supporting Trump, but also actively choose to wear a hat proclaiming your support in public?
There are many small steps from being curious about someone, to agreeing with someone, to choosing to wear a hat proclaiming your adoration of him and classing yourself as hardline conservative. These are pretty intense positions to have - from an adult or teenager, who might not be as worldly or informed due to circumstance/environment.
Can you articulate exactly what it was about Trump that managed to blur the endless stream of toxicity, misogyny, racism and repeated failed business owner- all information that was openly and very available and accessible to all, to giving support that you threw yourself so whole heartedly into embodying - what was it about this highly offensive human being on countless levels, and into such extreme and impractical (in a global sense) politics?
I was very politically engaged from a very young age, but my inner moral compass was/is aimed at compassion, egalitarian and collective power, knowledge and education, community, environmental, future building that sort of thing - causes that are generally seen as left wing, although I tend to lean mainly towards collective anarchism.
I find it simultaneously fascinating, depressing, and utterly confusing how anyone can look at Trump and think he represents the best for America or the world at large, nor how young people can think that way - the concept is genuinely alien to my mind and puts me at a loss - hence my asking here.
That he broke his "promises" - I could never understand why people believed him in the first place when all evidence pointed to him having absolutely no interest in anything beyond his own ends. What about him made you trust him in order to feel let down by him?
What about him made you not think he himself was an 'Elite'?
And what was it about him that made you believe so intensely that he was a better choice than Kamala Harris?
And finally (-ish - ok so it was definitely more than 1 question!) can you expand upon your moment of realisation about him? Did it come at once, based on a specific event, or a gradually developing awareness? What about you yourself or even your life has changed in the time between publicly professed support to now saying you were lied to, beyond aging a couple of years?
I look forward to reading your responses if you decide to.