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My only counterpoint is that humans are really, really bad at regret and accountability. “I really made a mistake not voting for Hillary and I should learn from that mistake” is not nearly as likely a thing for someone to tell themselves than “This is all Hillary’s/Trump’s/anyone else’s fault and I did the right thing.”
All these people are jamming their heads in the sand like voters are rational beings who would never sour on a candidate because of one issue and then reinforce it with other things they're angry about. As if 2016 just didn't happen. Don't worry, this time the discontented will all become perfectly rational beings objectively choosing the lesser-evil-that-can-win.
I could say the same thing for people who championed Hilary, and still champion Hilary and push her political ideals.
Did any of them take accountability and say "that was really dumb of me. I should have listened to democrats who warned me. I am responsible for Trump."
Nope. You're still here going "and I'll fuckin' do it again."
The difference is that I encounter people frequently here who talk like they learned nothing about why you often have to vote for the lesser evil, whereas basically the only time I hear anything about championing Hillary, it’s by people like you positing this hypothetical person that you attack.