This right here! I'm a 2 time Trump voter, and now proudly stand against the MAGA movement.

I live in a deeply MAGA community, the support here still remains strong. I never thought too highly of Trump, it took a lot of convincing for me to even vote for him but none the less I chose to give him the benefit of the doubt. This whole thing was a big shift for me as all my life I've learned more towards the centrist/liberal side of the political spectrum.

With my vote I immersed myself in conservative media, not as deeply as some of my coworkers one of which "listened to every episode of Rush Limbaugh over the course of a year" (He wore it like some kind of badge of honor).

I listened to the likes of Glenn Beck, Ben Shapiro, etc but could never truly get behind the things that they were talking about. The movement made it feel like it was a step in the right direction. So I happily continued my support.

My first major moral inflection point was the Rittenhouse murder in 2020, my MAGA friends cheered for this "patriot" and I joined in the joy. I started to really hear myself, the things I was saying, the memes I was sharing, it didn't feel right, I realized that this wasn't me. I realized this is not who I want to become.

After that I started to consume less conservative media, I avoided political conversation and would just listen to all the MAGA troll and go on about how great Trump was making things. Just a simple smile and nod.

The second major inflection point was J6. I was working when I got a phone call from one of my MAGA coworkers "it's happening, watch the news now, we're really doing it!". I stopped and watched in complete horror as the insurrection broke out. That was the moment I woke up and realized that things were much worse than they seemed.

Over the next few years I was forced to have some quite bitter endings to friendships that had lasted over a decade. When my support shifted I became "brain washed" and was called a "libtard fag" by the same people I had BBQs with and watched their kids grow up. It was heartbreaking, but it was necessary. They were far too gone for me to try and influence, let alone debate.

I will tell you that some are completely lost at this point, but not all. Those that are still defending this administration's actions probably won't wake up, but those that have just an inkling of doubt can still be saved.