POV of a Quiet Trump Supporter

I'm a moderate who agrees with perspectives from both the left and the right. I have friends who are Liberal and friends who are Republican. If someone has a different perspective than me, I never get upset with them. I listen to their point of view and always respect their individual opinion. I've always enjoyed politics and listening to different podcasts and shows. When I was 18-19, I voted for Trump. I was open about it and got a lot of hate in the blue state I'm in. When the next election came around, I was exhausted from hearing everyone's opinion on Trump. I didn't like Biden as an option, and I was focused on surviving in my own life. So, I decided not to vote.

I'm 26 years old now. I understand Trump is far from perfect. I've heard all the same cons about him millions of times from people who spew the same brainwashed monologue. Most of these people aren't really in tune with politics or world events. I just agree with them to keep the peace since I never bring up the conversation of politics around them 99% of the time.

My real point of view: I like Trump. Most politicians and celebrities have narcissism. Guess what? I don't care. He is very patriotic and I genuinely believe he wants to see this country succeed. People who compare him to Hitler are sick in the head and have no concept of history. My grandfather was a German-Jewish Holocaust survivor, and my family still remarks that he would have loved Trump. I believe in liberty or death. I agree with people disagreeing with me. I love respectful debates. I love the First Amendment and the right to bear arms. I love seeing legal immigrants come here and change their lives for their families and themselves. I love seeing a mix of nationalities in my beautiful city. Seeing the assassination attempt on Trump and his response to stand up and address the crowd made me realize he is a real American, like the leaders I read about in history books. I love America. Yes, I support Trump even if he is far from perfect. He represents the grittiness and unwavering strength of this country. If you disagree, guess what? That's your right.

Ynotisay · M

It's not about rights or opinion or any of that.
And it's definitely not about policy outside of abortion.
Historians, who are like scientists in that they only care about the process and not the results, have already listed him as being one of, if not the, worst performing Presidents in U.S. history.
It's about self-respect.Moreover, it's about being conned or not.
You've been conned. You won't see that but it's true.
Trump wouldn't walk across to spit on you or any of his supporters. He uses people for his own gain. Clearly. And he's doing it in the same exact way as despots, totalitarians and cult leaders have done it throughout history. All from the same playbook. It's blatantly obvious. But only to those, like I mentioned, with self-respect.
So you can talk about how 'moderate' you are if it makes you feel better. But it goes way deeper than that. A desire to oppress, hate, lacking empathy, fear of 'the other,' historical ignorance and ease of manipulation has been at play throughout history. And it's on full display right now.
So thanks for allowing me the right to say that.