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From Pure Contempt to Empathy: How 'I've Had It' & 'A Necessary Conversation' Rewired My Brain
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I used to have ABSOLUTELY ZERO empathy for the MAGA movement. As a gay man living in a deep-red Southern state and a survivor of a brutal hate crime, my anger wasn’t just justified—it was a survival mechanism. But recently, everything shifted.
In this raw, unfiltered mini-episode of Surviving Politics-ish, I'm stepping back from the terrifying realities of #Project2025 to look at how we actually fight back. For years, my voice was fueled by pure contempt for anyone wearing a red hat. Then, two incredible podcasts completely rewired my approach, and we need to talk about them…
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