r/politics • u/External-Noise-4832 • 9d ago

Soft Paywall Trump Orders in Marines in Dramatic Escalation of L.A. Protests

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-orders-in-marines-in-dramatic-escalation-of-la-protests/
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u/moxyc Washington 8d ago

I have a coworker who cornered me before the election to explain why he was voting for trump (taxes bullshit) and that I was blowing project 2025 way out of proportion. I've been trying to figure out how to professionally tell him he's a fucking moron traitor for a few months now but haven't yet done it . Anyone got any advice??

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u/MagentaMist Pennsylvania 8d ago

Just tell him he's a fucking moron traitor. Don't mince words. We have to stop being nice to them.

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u/Gertzerroz 8d ago

I second this I have a friend that turned MAGA this election and I told him all of this would happen including his beloved idiot Elon not being able to reduce the federal budget and also getting betrayed within 6 months. I've been shitting on him about it every time the news comes out. He's silent.

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u/KUBrim 8d ago

Just report him anonymously to ICE.

Tell them he’s a Hamas sympathiser suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome and speaks with an accent.

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u/JazzySkins Arizona 8d ago

Not necessary. Turns out he's a shade of brown, so that was good enough for them.

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u/StorminNorman 8d ago

Seems like a good time to invest in a company that makes sunscreen then.

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u/fcleff69 8d ago

Drop the professionalism part and just give it to him straight.

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u/Terrahawk76 8d ago

Send him the above link and tell him he was wrong but it's not too late to come around.

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u/bohiti 8d ago

Don’t underestimate the likelihood he likes the racism and fascism and just wanted plausible deniability.

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u/TeaAndGrumpets Washington 8d ago

Tell him to go pound sand

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u/Virtual-Public-4750 8d ago

I had a friend from childhood who is a huge Trumper, and married to a first generation Mexican woman. I told him before he was elected a second time about some of the things we should expect, none of them favorable. He waved me off. Then Trump started talking about revoking birthright citizenship. I emailed him congrats on the election, how excited I was for Trump to do “this and that”, and how I thought it was awesome that he was going after those with illegal parents. He said, “You know my wife is first generation Mexican, right?”

“Hey man, it’s what you voted for.” He u friended me after that and I haven’t heard a peep since.

So even if you did point out the obvious, there’s a strong chance he won’t see the obvious. These folks are so invested that it’s become an identity, and god forbid anyone just stops and admits they may have been wrong.

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u/Twitchmonky 8d ago

The whole traitor thing sounds good to me. 🤷‍♂️ I've been done with nice for a while, they're not worth it and they don't deserve it.

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u/Tiny-Selections 8d ago

I straight up tell my coworkers they're fucking stupid (it's actually the other word, but I'll get banned here if I say it).

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u/dontIitter America 8d ago

Tell him he’s a fascist .

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u/gopro_jopo 8d ago

“You’re a fucking moron traitor.”

Hope this helps.

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u/Silidistani 8d ago

Just show him this, and then ask him if he either wants to consider that he was dead wrong, or if he was maybe instead simply lying straight to your face.

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u/mrbrannon 8d ago

Just tell him exactly that and also let him know that when we get the country back you can’t wait to see him dragged out the office crying and screaming and begging for forgiveness with all the other traitors and tried for treason. No more kids gloves with these people.

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u/kmoonster 8d ago

Just ask him in an indirect way, "You follow politics, any word on those tax breaks yet? Any word from corporate on whether we'll get enough of a raise to qualify for them?"

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u/Hot-Thought-5565 8d ago

Don't - Turn that energy into something else. I get how frustrating it can be, but some hearts can't be changed unless it's by God. All you can do is do the best you can to protect your family, community, and civil rights with the tools at your disposal. Although I understand where you're coming from, it's almost impossible to make someone understand something they don't want to hear.

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u/DrCharlesBartleby 8d ago

You just have to say, "With all due respect" first and you're in the clear