What is the worst fandom you've ever been a part of? - eviltoast
    • traches@sh.itjust.works
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      16 hours ago

      Honest answer? When trump said “Take the guns away first, due process later.” I was a pretty big gun nut at the time and it felt like a slap in the face. Shortly afterwards I encountered a YouTube video that actually explained the science behind climate change in a way that made it obviously true and that I hadn’t encountered before. The conservative worldview is a house of cards, once you take out a couple the whole thing falls apart pretty quickly.

      Now I’m a very progressive atheist and more than a little ashamed of my former self. Still like guns, but I keep that to myself

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          5 hours ago

          Thanks! I’m perfectly capable of both. They say cringing at your former self is a sign of growth

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        16 hours ago

        I don’t personally have the emotional resiliency to own a gun right now but I’m VERY pro gun. We can’t be letting the conservatives have all of them that’s terrifying.