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Update from yesterday's Trumper who lost her job (sh.itjust.works)

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Update from this post yesterday: https://sh.itjust.works/post/34622756

Trumper has since scrubbed her Facebook page of all things political, including pictures of her husband in a MAGA hat. She is now claiming to never have made political posts.

Transcript:

I'm posting this not to start a debate over politics but just for a generalized statement so please do not come at me or try to start a debate. I do not nor have I ever talked politics for the sheer reason that everyone has an opinion and is absolutely entitled to that opinion; that's why we vote and I am not about to go at it with someone because our beliefs arent the same. I have recently had too many people flooding my text messages or DMs forcing their opinion. I even had one friend end our friendship because I politely stated I do not talk politics and I was not going that rabbit hole with her.

The fact of the matter is like it or not the president is who it is. I have worked for the federal government for 15 years and it is a scary thing right now. [Redacted] also military and we don't know what our jobs will look like in the future. We're rolling with things as they come out and will adjust as needed but a lot of things I receive or read from a lot of posts have somewhat taken me by surprise and do not wish to be apart of it.

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[–] [email protected] 77 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

"This is not political"

These people understand nothing

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Conservatives pull that out whenever they are about to go against Trump. They think their opinion will have more weight with other conservatives if they sound less political.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Really? I tend to see this most often when someone says dumb shit they know is indefensible so they can justify not replying

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Conservatives often cosplay or try to present themselves as "non-political". In their mental map there's not a rich tapestry of various political preferences; there's "political" (left) and "normal" (guess).

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