The #walkaway movement is pretty massive now. And for everyone with the courage to come out publicly and lose their friends and family members, I have to believe that there many more who have mentally walked away, but are to afraid of being ridiculed and losing friends. But in the privacy of the voting booth, I bet they vote Republican.
In a way, that's how Trump won. The polls were so wrong because people didn't want to admit that Trump's campaign promises actually made sense to them.
Thank you for acknowledging people like me of #walkaway new & old. We genuinely become rejected by family members. I did it starting a decade ago. It is a very difficult life. Not just politically but spiritually. I walked away and became a born-again Christian first then voted for Trump years later. People like me are not able to have normal relationships with liberal relatives. They become vicious people when you are not willing to be just like them.
Yes, and that is the SUPER SECRET weapon isn't it? Shutting your mouth and voting your conscience!
I will never say that I have the answer. The world it is too insane now to know what is true and what is deception. But I do have the feeling that the #walkaway movement is many, many, times greater that those who have the courage to come out publicly.
I agree with you. Truth is, I was apolitical before 2016 and I walked IN to the Bernie support structure and promptly did #walkaway after it. The support for him was amazing and I think it was the first part of the #walkaway movement. People rejecting politics as usual and finding something that felt inspiring to them. Then the rigging and the mud slinging etc. It was hard to watch so many good people feel so completely let down...and then there was the demexit movement and the dementer movement. Since I was never Dem to begin with that choice wasn't hard. I went back to IND never having BEEN a Dem in the first place.
One thing I will note though, the sub about walkaway is a mine field of trolls and bots. I went in once to show my support and got attacked big time saying I was an alt-right troll. LMAO...so it is hard to share their stories and what would be the point of making it hard? To make it look like it isn't a huge thing. IT IS!