I am trying to get on board with Trump and just wondering how you all were able to get past Trumps overall character and support him? Specifically how are you able to get past his lies, cruelty, and narcissism?

1. We have roughly 11-12 million illegal immigrants here in the US that Trump wants to deport. I’ve seen a lot comments on the way to get this done is self deportation and one way is to make sure they don’t have/make any income so they would want to leave. If someone doesn’t have any money, how would they make the trip back to their home country?

Will they need to turn themselves in somewhere? And then after that, how will get home without it being on our dime, since they have no money. Will Trump force their home country to pay for travel? And if that doesn’t work, will we have to pay for their airfare? Even if we use military spending money to do it, it’s still our tax dollars.

I just don’t see a way to do this that isn’t on our dime.

2. If they use a door to door approach of deportation, will Americans be mistaken as an immigrant? If we show them documentation proving we are Americans like our birth certificate or social security cards, will they believe they are forge documents and destroy them?

Do you think natural born Americans will be mixed into the shuffle of all of this?

For those who did vote for Trump in the primaries:

what made you choose him over somebody more center leaning or with a better track record? Do you think those within your party that warn of Trump's policies and impact on this natiom are valid in any way? Are you alarmed by the number of people from Trump's previous administration that have disavowed him? Do you feel like Trump was the best representation of your interests, or did you simply feel he had the best chance of winning the election for your party? (as is often the driver of how we vote)

For those who did not vote, Trump in the primaries:

Who did you vote for in the primaries and why? Did you vote for Trump in the presidential election? How do you feel about the results of the election?

Good evening everyone!

I am a public school teacher (Middle School Band in Texas 🤠) and I've heard many rumors among colleagues that Trump would be going to be doing away with many things we enjoy as educators. While I don't believe a lick of what they say (on account I've voted for the man now twice, and see great policies overall), I must ask everyone here something I haven't really learned as of late, or just plain forgot.

What is Trump's general plan on the education system going forward? I know he wants to clean up/dismantle the Department of Education, but what would happen specifically regarding this? Is there any other plans going on aside from this? If so, what details do we have at our disposal?

Thank you to all who help me in knowing this, and have a blessed thanksgiving!

And if you do and it does get ended do you support taking citizenship away from the children of the people Reagan gave amnesty to, or just going forward?

I just don't understand how anyone can be against this. I know that if an incoming Democrat AG had the same accusations against them as Gaetz I would absolutely want it released.

This is a concern that has been thrown around now that Project 2025 is going to be law of the land.

What is the pros and cons of this decision and why do the pros outweigh the cons for many in the GOP?

They fucked up coming here imo.

I am 100% in agreement with the idea that modern day liberals are the Bourgeois that “marxists” warn against

I get that proj 2025 was one of many policy papers put out by think tanks, but does Trump appointing Brandon Carr, who wrote the project 2025 section on the FCC to be head of the FCC raise concern?

I feel that the majority of society leaned towards the left last election and during the four years. Given Trump's victory and the Republican victories in the Senate/House, will society follow suit?

I remain skeptical of this idea since states like Massachusetts are very left leaning. If you go to r/masschusetts, you'll find posts that show every district voted Democrat (while insulting Oklahoma for always voting Republican).

Is it possible for society to lean towards the right as they leaned to the left?

Especially as a non-white person, extremely curious since seeing as Trump won the popular vote. What will the Republicans do better than what the democrats have done? And why shouldn't I vote for the democrats?

As a European who doesn't live in the US, one of the things which shocks me is that religion has a much stronger grip on the US right than on the European right.

Why do you think that is? NB: the question is not if you think it's right or wrong, but if you have a theory on why that's the case, on what historical and sociological aspects have led to this. This is NOT a question on whether there exists a god, etc.

I am not sure if a non-Christian president would stand a chance in the US (the UK has had Rishi Sunak, a Hindu, as Prime Minister, and the Mayor of London is Muslim), but I suspect that an atheist president would not.

The Mississippi Constitution (art VII, sect 5) still bans atheists from holding public office (probably unenforceable, but can you imagine if the same ban had remained in place for any other category? Can you imagine the uproar if it had banned, say, black women?).

Only a tiny handful of representative dare declare themselves non-religious https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2023/01/03/faith-on-the-hill-2023/

Abortion is pretty much a settled matter in most of Western Europe, even in countries which still have a state religion (like the UK or many Nordic countries) or where the Catholic influence has historically been very strong (Italy, Spain, Portugal). The idea that a minor victim of rape may have to travel out of state to get an abortion sounds abhorrent even to a Roman brought up in the shadow of St Peter's Basilica.

What I find odd is that in theory the US have a stronger separation between churches and state than most European countries, but in practice, well, it seems not. Not to mention that the US have been a more diverse country for longer than Europe, and this includes diversity of religion, too.

Thoughts?

Not politics related, but I'm interested in people's thoughts on the idea of Heaven, mostly conservatives.

• You will no longer do any material or bodily activities like sex, eating, etc.
• There will be no private property, freedom of expression, etc.
• Everybody there is absolutely equal.

I think there might be some conflicts with conservative belief. I think evangelical Christians rightfully rail against the evils of totalitarian governments, but believe in and worship a God that will allow you to be punished brutally for eternity for not believing right enough or for whatever reason, who is the absolute ruler of Heaven with an iron fist, etc.

I'm not saying that all Christians have this particular belief about the life after this one, but on the average this aligns with the common belief.

As I understand, this is unprecedented. Is the is worrying? Does this go against democratic norms?

I remember a time when the conservatives were the ones seemingly who were openly very judgemental and sought to publicly and overtly judge and control others. An example might be the moral panics of the 80 and 90s. Then something shifted...and the left is seen as the one who is judgemental and controlling.

I have noticed personally conservatives I know there's something different. It's like they are less outwardly judgemental in a way that seeks to control others outside their groups.... But they still very much would prefer things to follow a rigid set of rules and hierarchy.

Do you think conservatives have become less judgemental or less attracted to judgement? If so why?

What would Trump have to do for you to scream for his impeachment?

For instance, if Harris had been elected, started purging the military, and appointed her husband as attorney general, I absolutely would have wanted her out of office immediately...

Please, please, please tell me some sort of line exists for you?

I live in NYC and it is indeed a shitshow getting around for the most part. There are homeless and people either drunk or on drugs all over the place and it seems like people for the most part are willing to tolerate just being menaced by these people. It's a very weird situation. It makes me wonder if a society much more strict about rules and order might be a better thing.

I am curious as a conservative - what sorts of conservative social and interpersonal values would you want to see return in society?

I'm for gun rights.

I'm for abortion.

Immigrants are a complicated isse issue. I don't care about deporting illegals but I don't want them to fuck with citizens of the US

I'm not religious in any way.

I am for the death penalty.

I think Trump is a cancer. The far right disgusts me, but so does the far left.

I have voter for both Republicans and Democrats. I voted for Lee Zeldin against Hochul. I also voted for Biden in 2020.

Can anyone help me here? I exist mostly ineft circles, but I don't feel myself totally aligned with them.

Basically the above...

Matt gaetz - for AG - he has some serious allegations against him that make me very concerned

Pete Hegseth - secretary of defense - Outside of some combat and being a Guantanamo Platoon leader - how is he qualified...

Tulsi gabbard - director of national intelligence - fears over being a Russian propaganda spreader/believer.

All three of these people seem to me to be like... the opposite of who should be in charge of the respective departments.

I am seriously asking in good faith why each of these would be good picks.

The second it was announced I instantly saw tons of red flags, it just looks like a huge conflict of interest imo. We're talking about putting the richest man on Earth who owns tons of businesses in the US... in charge of slashing funding for the agencies which regulate his businesses?.. Like what would truly stop Musk from going "this and that agency has really been a pain in the ass, I'll slash their funding for these specific operations..." And Trump already said that he will implement whatever the new department proposes so we're talking giving an unelected and self-interested billionaire the power to just nuke the EPA for example? Likewise I find it really suspicious how it's described as an "entity providing advice from outside the government."

So what do you say? Is anyone here excited for the idea or do most people here also think it's not that great?

Seeing how much of the ideology behind American conservatism is based on or inspired by Christianity, how did you as an atheist end up on the same side?

Hello 👋🏻

I have been trying to explain to some friends that most conservatives are just upset about the economy and not mysognistic, racist, homophobic, etc.

Could you confirm?

I've seen Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon and all of them were very anti-Trump up to and since the elections. Contrast that with 40+ years ago, when Johnny Carson would resist saying who he supported for office.

With that in mind, do conservatives watch late night TV shows? Or does the political leaning of the host turn you off (no pun intended) so much you refuse to watch?

Per CNN:

Elon Musk "has been seen at Mar-a-Lago nearly every single day since Donald Trump won, dining with him on the patio at times" and "weighing in on staffing decisions, making clear his preference for certain roles," - Kaitlan Collins

Is this something you’re comfortable with?

Just looking for books of any kind that explain why you’re a conservative. I prefer books over media and look forward to what y’all say. Thanks in advance!

Putting all other things to the side, how does the right view the trend in capital consolidation and the very rapid growth of wealth inequality?

My biggest concern for the country is billionaires and corporate power, neither of those groups have much interest in healthy communities.

My understanding is that both elections were close with 2000 being closer. If he claimed the election was stolen after the Supreme Court decision, do you think he could’ve managed to win in 2004? What would’ve been the impact especially after 9/11?