I finally have been able to develop my action strategy wrt Trump voters. I have them in the following buckets with the associated action:
1. Too Stupid To Understand - these are idiots who fall for all of the propaganda and are simply too stupid to educate. Who wants to be around stupid people? I cut them all out my life except for family that I have to see. I minimize all conversation with those that remain. I just ignore them for the most part.
2. Tragically Uninformed - with these people I tell them straight out my thoughts on Trump in the harshest way possible. I then ask them if they’ve actually read and researched various issues on non-biased sources. None of them have. I tell them I have and they are victims of disinformation campaigns and their views are simply wrong. I don’t give shit if I make them mad or hurt their feelings. The only exception I make here is if they are important family or work related people. In that case I soft pedal my views by saying I’m an independent and don’t support Trump because of all the research I’ve done. This usually shuts up this group, and maybe just maybe causes 1 out of 10 to change their mind over months or years.
3. The Selfish Anti-Americans - these are the wealthy or religious nut jobs who support Trump solely for their self interest anti-America views. Fuck them. I cut them out of my life unless I have to tolerate them. I don’t waste a second trying to change their minds because it will never happen. This is why Elon and I are no longer friends. Of course we never were friends, but still!
4. The Confused - this is the most difficult group to deal with. They are educated, fairly well informed, recognize that the Republican Party does have some decent policies, but they perceive most facts thru a biased lens. They don’t realize they are victims of disinformation campaigns and think they’ve figured it all out. And, they are correct in saying that some Democrats policies are not good and so they don’t want to vote Democrat. I don’t cut these people out. I gently and rationally talk with them, but not often, about real facts and what disinformation is going around. I chip away at these people over years. I’m pretty sure I’ve flipped a fair number of them, or they figured out themselves that Trump is a moron. The rest are the ones we have to worry about at the polls
This is my game plan. I think it’s good and I think everyone should be implementing it.