CMV: People who voted for Trump aren’t necessarily “stupid”, they are self serving.
1) Why do you hold your view? I had a close friend who told me they voted for Trump because they believed he was a good businessman. I explained that being a good businessman doesn’t qualify someone a good elected leader. I explained his eight bankruptcies and that just because he’s born into billionaire wealth and created Mar-A-Lago and other wealthy Trump hotel properties doesn’t mean he’s a good businessman. No explanation (including that I thought he’s a child predator) I provided was good enough to dissuade them from voting for Trump back in 2015.
This person was someone who was a highly educated financial analyst and got his Bachelor’s and MBA in one of the best business programs in the US. You can’t tell me he is stupid…
2) Do you know what might change your view? Is there anything specific about common counter-arguments that you find unconvincing?
I’m aware that the US literacy rate is well below 55% for decades now, and that most adults can’t read beyond a 5th grade reading level. But what about emotional intelligence, relational empathy?
I believe that plenty of Trump voters aren’t stupid shallow thinkers who are just simply uninformed. People who generally voted for Trum
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I (F11) met a (F14) girl in roblox 3 years (I am 14 and she’s 18 now). We had a lot in common, we chatted and played all days, even talked in vc. Now we are not
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Could you give me some advice on what I should do?
I'm the oldest sister in a family of four siblings, and last year, while I was working (which only lasted a month and a half), I felt something telling me I should contribute financially to my family. Even though both my parents are alive, only my stepfather works. After I finished my job, I wondered if I should really be worried, since I live with my boyfriend and my in-laws support me most of the time. I was working and studying to be a primary school teacher, but I had difficulties with my studies because a professor wouldn't pass me, so I dropped out. I was also struggling with my generalized anxiety disorder, and this situation with my family causes me a lot of anxiety. Even though they don't help me, I feel like they're going to criticize me more than them. What could I do?
To my greatest love…
I was scrolling through social media when I saw a video of Rico Blanco singing Your Universe. I didn’t stop… I couldn’t. I’ve been avoiding that song for almost two years now, afraid of what it might unlock in me. Afraid of how deeply I might feel again. But tonight, I told myself I needed to face it. So I did.
The first note hit, my chest tightened so suddenly I had to sit down. I couldn’t breath properly, like my body remembered before my mind could catch up. Then the tears came… quiet at first, then relentless. And just like that, all the pain I thought I had tucked away found its way back to the surface.
I miss you. More than I know how to put into words.
I know you’re happy now. And I want that for you, that brings me comfort. It really does. I would never wish you anything less than that. I’ve made peace with that part. But missing you lives somewhere deeper. Still, there’s a part of me that aches in your absence, a part that hasn’t quite learned how to let go. I’m tired of this feeling. But tonight, please let me miss you. Let me sit with this ache for a little while longer. Because in some strange way, this pain feels like the closest thing I have left to you… this is the c
My son hugged me goodbye and he smelled just like my dad. I cried so hard in the car on the way to work.
My dad passed away 6 years ago. I still miss him terribly. I was going out the door to work and got my goodbye hugs. It hurts in such a bittersweet way to smell my dad on my buddy. My oldest is a teenager now and I’m dealing with him moving out soon and feeling like I’m going to lose him to this harsh world somehow. That’s all just a weird feeling I had to scream into the void about.
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