United States Politics: ∆τ_i*ε*φ*m_i<0 where ε=4 and φ=0.25

[Himu]

The past week I feel vindicated over the past four years. Entirely vindicated.

this isn't any kind of "gotcha" or hypocrisy type thing, I just genuinely forget the timeline of your political shifts

I remember at one time you went and got a maga hat and you were feeling good about being welcomed into the party, nobody there cared about race or anything, they were just happy to have more allies

then at one point I think you had gone back on this and rejected trump, and I don't remember between then and now if there was a point you went republican again, probably during biden's very obvious decline? how did you feel about kamala?

Sure.

As you know, I've been quite anti-Democratic Party for some time. I've shat on them for literally years.

But I've also been on the fence about Trump. I was more of a supporter of Haley or DeSantis. I still suffered from TDS despite getting the Maga hat and going Republican and had problems with Trump's "tone" and believed the media about J6. After Covid and J6 I wasn't quite sure of Trump's ability to lead as well. Once DeSantis lost the Republican primary I kind of checked out of politics when I realized he nothing against Trump. I felt pressured, from the media to my social circle to turn from Trump. Plus in 2022 and much of 2023 Trump was talking about the election being stolen rather than the paltry leadership in DC. I wasn't quite convinced in his ability to lead. I think Kamala ran a pretty bad campaign but what sold me on Trump after years of not being entirely convinced was his leadership after winning the election. We had a sitting President and yet all the worlds leaders were wanting to commune with Trump and not him. The President Elect was shaking things and getting things done even when he wasn't sitting President yet. That's what finally convinced me and gave me confidence to fully support him. Trump was showing his vision for a better America after winning. I went through Trump's political archive starting from 2016 announcement and his earliest rallies and debates. I realized that behind the tough guy rhetoric was someone that actually cared. I also realized I fell for a lot of media stories about him.

In short, I wasn't quite convinced of Trump and he managed to prove me wrong but still voted overwhelmingly Republican. I voted for Abbot for governor in 2022 for example.

TDS is hell of a bitch and I can say proudly that I was wrong on Trump, but I wasn't wrong about the Do Nothing Democratic Party.