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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social

I engage with hundreds of die hard Trump supporters every day. Many of these engagements are frustrating & difficult. But I generally learn something from each engagement. I really do. Like this one. Check it out.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...

aug 18, 2025, 7:14 pm • 133 22

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Del Wasso @banksyfella.bsky.social

Baby steps when we should be running a 2K sprint? Give me a goddamn break. If you’re trying to proselytize and convert MAGA, you don’t understand what the fnck is going on. You just pissed me off, Joe. You haven’t done that since you were a congressman.

aug 18, 2025, 7:25 pm • 1 0 • view
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Pinner Blinn @pinnerb.bsky.social

Where does this "complete hatred of the left" come from? I know, right-wing media pushes it, and pushes it hard. Now we are seeing it acted out at the hands of masked government employees. It's so hard to a see a way out of this.

aug 19, 2025, 2:08 am • 0 0 • view
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Chris Murphy @cmurf.com

They can't be reasoned or bargained with. They're not rational therefore unpersuadable. Stop coddling them. Kick them to the curb. The only rehabilitation chance they have is from the valley of despair. This is what we need to be doing. Cut them off. It's permanent. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq8S...

aug 18, 2025, 9:31 pm • 3 0 • view
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Rob Ellis @realrobellis.bsky.social

Yes

aug 18, 2025, 10:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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shloymie.bsky.social @shloymie.bsky.social

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aug 19, 2025, 2:00 am • 0 0 • view
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kayilka.bsky.social @kayilka.bsky.social

There is a book called "How Minds Change," by David McRaney, which explores this topic. Asking open-ended questions in a non-judgmental way encourages people to reflect on where their beliefs come from. Interesting read.

aug 19, 2025, 2:01 am • 4 0 • view
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Alicia @alicialou.bsky.social

Thank you for doing the hard work! I could never endure interacting with MAGA.

aug 19, 2025, 2:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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KLW @keriwh.bsky.social

I find it works better to ask questions rather than lecture. It often comes down to a hatred of democrats after hearing for years and years how evil they are. So then they have to find reasons to excuse what they don’t like about trump.

aug 19, 2025, 1:50 am • 1 0 • view
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hough-transform.bsky.social @hough-transform.bsky.social

How can you stand it? I'm cutting off friends and family who are MAGA supporters.

aug 18, 2025, 7:19 pm • 3 0 • view
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michellenonumbr.bsky.social @michellenonumbr.bsky.social

You learn something? Is that something that many of your former party members are unpersuadable?

aug 18, 2025, 7:32 pm • 2 0 • view
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LakerSteve @westcoaststeve.bsky.social

You should never argue with a crazy mind. You oughta know by now…

aug 19, 2025, 1:32 am • 1 0 • view
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Yaya Victoria @yayavictoria.bsky.social

And you’re part of the reason why we’re in this mess bruh!!!

aug 18, 2025, 7:20 pm • 3 0 • view
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mischling2nd.bsky.social @mischling2nd.bsky.social

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

aug 20, 2025, 4:38 am • 0 0 • view
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Pockets @youneverknow46.bsky.social

These people are supporting a sexual deviant and child predator. Nothing that they say would have any impact in my thoughts concerning them. It’s their hatred of Democrats that I find repulsive .

aug 18, 2025, 7:28 pm • 7 0 • view
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Captain ‘Reau @thoreau.bsky.social

These are the very difficult conversations we HAVE to have with these people or we will utterly lose our nation. Thank you for doing this incredibly hard work. Sincerely. Love you bud.

aug 19, 2025, 4:29 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rob Ellis @realrobellis.bsky.social

Never attempt a rational discussion with MAGAs, antivaxxers or the drunk at the corner of the bar, Unless you’re Joe MAY I HAVE ANOTHER SIR Walsh.

aug 18, 2025, 7:18 pm • 1 0 • view
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The Subsequent Mrs. de Winter @notrebecca.bsky.social

Nope! I refuse to listen to people who are pissing on the US Constitution. They claim to "LOVE" the constitution but they apply some type of warped interpretation to it to support their narratives. AND I'm sick of reading their tired lame tropes that I've been subjected to for 10 years now.

aug 19, 2025, 1:32 am • 0 0 • view
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Fred @fredp82.bsky.social

There's plenty of blame to go around on both sides for why the U.S. is where it is. That said, it doesn't excuse embracing authoritarianism, pissing on democracy, and coddling KGB thugs.

aug 18, 2025, 10:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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Anonymous-Scientist @newbie-1.bsky.social

You do? How do you have the time?!?

aug 18, 2025, 7:32 pm • 1 0 • view