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r/changemyview • … • u/ineverusedtobecool

CMV: Many of the people who remain Trump supporters now can't grasp the concept they could be evil as a possibility.

I started to believe this recently after hearing a political commentor express his views on why he believes that people cut ties with Trump supporters. He went through multiple reasons he thought it would be wrong to do cur ties. A certain part of what he said stuck out to me and I will try to paraphrase without losing context: It would be wrong to be upset about my support for Trump on the basis you believe he's like a nazi or Hitler. It would be wrong because it would mean I'm a nazi if I'm your friend who voted for Trump. It wouldn't be possible for you to only learn years later that I'm a nazi. If someone you love also loves Trump, shouldn't you question if you are wrong about Trump?

Now, I will reveal my position here. I don't like Trump. I do believe fascism is an accurate way to define Trump's political movement. I also think that you could re-examine your positions if a loved one was involved with something that doesn't seem to align with how you understand them. It also doesn't exclude the idea that you didn't know certain things about them.

Ultimately, I do believe that it shows that commentor may not be able to grasp a certain concept of themselves or people close enough to them being evil. He is also popular within his niche and his fans seem to agree. I will also grant I believe evil is subjective, but I believe I can understand I could be evil by the standards of others and even my own standards. I think I want to challenge this view because, I don't like the idea that such a large amount of people could simply not understand they could be evil. It's very sad and somewhat terrifying because it means they could do anything and justify it.

EDIT I've had the post up for a day and I have noticed responses actually trying to challenge with the position stopped awhile ago, I'll finish up with people I was discussing with and be done.

As for my position, though I do think a few made some legitimate points, sadly I am still where I started. I wanted to change my opinion on this but between weaker arguments and so many people confirming the position, I couldn't change it.

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