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QueerDuck

(1,681 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 11:32 AM Mar 17

MAGA Suddenly Wants 'Common Ground' When Trump Hurts THEM? [View all]


MAGA voters are suddenly talking about “finding common ground.” Now that the policies they supported are hitting their own lives, they want unity and cooperation. But let’s be honest about what actually happened. Millions of people voted for a candidate with felony convictions. They voted against women’s rights. They voted against gun reform. They voted against raising the minimum wage, universal healthcare, and taxing the wealthy.

Those votes had consequences.

Now that the same cruelty, dishonesty, and reckless leadership are starting to affect their own wallets, their own healthcare, and their own families, the call suddenly becomes “let’s come together.” But accountability matters. Political choices matter. You can’t spend years supporting policies that harm others and then ask for immediate forgiveness when the damage circles back.

This conversation is about responsibility. Democracy only works when voters own the outcomes of the leaders and policies they support. If the country is going to move forward, it starts with honesty about the choices that got us here.
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To ask for forgiveness... lame54 Mar 17 #1
I have no fucks left to give about them! nt intheozone Mar 17 #2
I do... Resistance1 Mar 17 #8
Yes - he touches at least briefly on a lot TBF Mar 17 #3
Arrest yankee87 Mar 17 #31
same - TBF Mar 17 #35
And when he's gone, & the drama & chaos die down, & things seem better, who will they vote for? CrispyQ Mar 17 #4
Yep. The professional liars at fox will circle their wagons 24/7 Justice matters. Mar 17 #13
Unfortunately, Scubamatt Mar 17 #22
"Oooo, a tax break? SOLD!" Grokenstein Mar 17 #28
Tax cuts don't matter when you don't have a job. CrispyQ Mar 17 #37
Simple Question For Those Folks ProfessorGAC Mar 17 #5
A sensible question. I'll warmly welcome there blue-vote... but I'm not going to be their friend, or their... QueerDuck Mar 18 #44
If you MAGAs out there want common ground with us "Dummy-crats" and "libs," you'll have to prove Vogon_Glory Mar 17 #6
K&R c-rational Mar 17 #7
Here's your common ground: vote blue. Vinca Mar 17 #9
I think, in their honor, we should adopt the Hegseth policy of no quarter given. ffr Mar 17 #10
Winner yankee87 Mar 17 #32
That's easy enough. They can simply stop trolling and start voting Democratic. Gaugamela Mar 17 #11
Open Arms orangecrush Mar 17 #12
I wont speak for anyone else, but im not asking for a purity test, per se... Volaris Mar 17 #24
Here orangecrush Mar 17 #41
Next year, after Dems crush the midterms, Mblaze Mar 17 #14
I'm ready to vote for a PURE majority of dems that WILL ACTUALLY FIX IT! BComplex Mar 17 #30
The simple fact that they voted for an adjudicated rapist was all that I ever needed to know about those that support chowder66 Mar 17 #15
fuck MAGA the only solution I can suggest for them is gopiscrap Mar 17 #16
Great post QueerDuck, thanks for posting this! Emile Mar 17 #17
Kicked&Recommended! Cherrycheeks Mar 17 #18
Only thing bigger than their inflated egos is their chutzpah. BattleRow Mar 17 #19
All true, but our problem isn't the MAGA voters FakeNoose Mar 17 #20
I would welcome them back to reality Hassler Mar 17 #21
Especially not after laughing and saying "screw them, their libs, let their houses burn" ChicagoTeamster Mar 17 #23
If they decide they want to vote blue 'cause of the leopard eating their face, I welcome them unconditionaly with open Fil1957 Mar 17 #25
Let them "vote blue" if that makes them feel better. But I'm not going to offer pity or support or friendship... QueerDuck Mar 17 #27
Fair enough. Fil1957 Mar 17 #29
Letting "bygones be bygones" TBF Mar 17 #33
Absolutely not. OldBaldy1701E Mar 17 #26
The only "common ground" remaining with them.... SergeStorms Mar 17 #34
Common ground? Frankly... Norrrm Mar 17 #36
Consequences are a bitch. North Coast Lawyer Mar 17 #38
There is no common ground Warpy Mar 17 #39
ok, but snot Mar 17 #40
Amen! Joinfortmill Mar 17 #42
If they want any 'help' now, they need to vote for Democrats! Jack Valentino Mar 17 #43
Here's an idea: returnee Mar 18 #45
"You're going to find out racism is expensive" Ruby the Liberal Mar 18 #46
Comedian Steve Hofsteter said that hoosierspud Mar 18 #47
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