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@cvaldary Amazing question. Totally fitting that it’s you who asks it. Always a beacon of light.

I believed trump was Hitler 4 years ago, and transformed from a progressive to a trump supporter during his presidency. Here’s how.

@cvaldary It all started with the disastrous Waking Up podcast episode with @jordanbpeterson. I, a staunch atheist and a huge Sam Harris fan, was blown away by Peterson’s nuanced thoughts and precise choice of words. I didn’t agree with much of it, but I had never

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson encountered his or similar ideas before and he really opened an intellectual door for me that day. Then, I quickly learned how controversial a figure he is. That he is what they call a white supremacist. This was so far removed from the impression he had left on me, after now

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson many tens of hours of material, that my first response was to doubt myself. I went back and rewatched everything to see what I had missed. And of course, I found no bigotry whatsoever. That was my first red pill moment. Who else is not actually a white supremacist? The

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson list began to crumble. And thus Alice fell further and further down the rabbit hole. What about Trump himself? I rejected MSM as my source of truth and spent a lot of time vetting people whose honesty and knowledge I could trust over that of the mainstream. I painstakingly

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson created a balanced twitter feed with people I trust, people I don’t trust, prominent politicians, pundits, celebrities, intellectuals, scientists, commentators, on both sides of the isle. Once that was done, I saw Evergreen State, the Covington high school kids, Jussie Smollett,

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson the Harvard dean, James Damore, etc. unfold before my eyes. I got a 360 degrees picture. First hand material as it happened, interesting takes by people I trust (the Weinstein brothers, JP, you, Sam Harris, etc.). And those of politicians, MSM and pundits as they came in.

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson Slowly but surely I began to realize what is actually going on. That PC culture and wokeism has grown from an obscure American quirk to a force that threatens everything I hold dear. I couldn’t watch new Hollywood films or Netflix anymore. All I saw was woke propaganda.

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson Everywhere. Then the riots came. And I saw first-hand how the democrats and the woke ignited and incited all of it while first denying there is even a problem (peaceful protests) and then blaming trump for it once they couldn’t deny it anymore. I hold the democrats responsible

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson for this mess, and I believe that wokeism needs to burn hard and fast so we can all move on ASAP. Handing over the White House to the party that represents wokeism, would be disastrous. My opinion of trump hasn’t changed much since 2016. I still think he is a horrible president

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson who needs to go ASAP. But unfortunately, ASAP is in no less than 4 years. I now realize he is a battering ram against the woke threat. And quite simply, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Trump is horrible, but he is also the least warlike president in history. He also brokered

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson historic peace deals in the Middle East. And according to @ThomasSowell, another newly found intellectual hero of mine, his infamous tax cuts will only increase the total amount received for redistribution. Which in the end, is what matters most, especially for the poor. But most

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson @ThomasSowell importantly: Princeton is under investigation for being racist (eg too woke), universities have begun withdrawing their equity and diversity statements as a result, Microsoft is being investigated for racist woke policies, and in the end, that’s what matters to me the most.

@cvaldary @jordanbpeterson @ThomasSowell Wokeism needs to end. Now. And trump is how America chose to get it done. Well, let’s get it done. #Trump2020LandslideVictory