Influencer Jude Cloud revealed in a video message how he ended up discarding the MAGA conservative beliefs he grew up around, describing his evolution from holding “fiscally conservative, socially liberal” ideals to being a "terribly woke" queer leftist.
Cloud, who boasts nearly 58,000 followers on Instagram, said he actually used to go "door-to-door" stumping for "one of [President Donald] Trump's closest friends in Congress, adding that he "used to say, 'I think, therefore I am conservative.'"
He added that he "used to think that government having its hands in anything was the worst thing that could ever happen to people," though his opinions shifted when he met the woman who would become the mother of his child.
He said:
"I remember I was so excited to talk to her about politics, 'cause I was like, 'Oh, she's gonna hear everything I have to say, and she's gonna think I'm so smart, she's gonna be so impressed by, like, my knowledge and philosophy, whatever.'"
"And I remember I started talking to her about politics and she was like, 'Holy sh*t, you sound so dumb. You sound like a terrible person, like a bad person, like the things you're saying are the things that a bad and evil person would say.'"
"I was like, 'Oh, huh, interesting,' and I stepped back, and I thought about why I believed the things that I did, and tried to think, 'Yeah, would a kind person believe these things?'"
"Take all my personal, take how much money I want to make someday, take how hard I think I work, take all of that away, just think about kindness and being a good person. And I realized, yeah, the beliefs that I was aligning myself with, the beliefs that I was supporting were terrible."
"The reason I'm sharing this story isn't to inherently sh*t on conservatives and the right. I'll always sh*t on MAGA, but to say it's okay to change. It's okay to grow up and it's okay to hold yourself accountable for being wrong. It's okay to say, 'I saw that in the correct way, I'm sorry, and I'll do better, and I'll commit to grow, I'll commit to keep growing and to keep getting better."
Cloud noted that he was "a libertarian and a Republican in 2020 and now I'm so far from that," adding:
"I just hope this reaches people who currently think it's manly and strong and impressive, who think it's macho and manly to be a conservative and to actively support the oppression of more than half of our country."
"You can change. You can get better. It's strong and cool and macho to give a sh*t about other people."
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Cloud's remarks resonated with many.
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Chances are many of you have some conservatives in your lives who need to hear this.
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