The Rally That Changed My Mind

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🗓️ 27 July 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Psychologist and author Karlyn Borysenko wouldn’t be caught dead at a Trump rally. So what was she doing in a New Hampshire arena, surrounded by 11,000 cheering Trump supporters? And what did she take away from the experience? She explains what happened when perception met reality in this eye-opening video.

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0:00.0	I wouldn't be caught dead at a Donald Trump rally.
0:03.0	I mean, come on. I've given money to Bernie.
0:06.0	And yet there I was, February 2020,
0:09.0	listening to the president of the United States
0:11.0	address a crowd of 11,000 supporters.
0:14.0	How in the world did that happen?
0:16.0	Well, it all started with knitting.
0:19.0	I knit to relax to escape the drama of real life,
0:23.0	but like almost everything nowadays,
0:25.0	even knitting has become political,
0:27.0	to the point that only those with politically correct views
0:30.0	are welcome in the online knitting forums.
0:33.0	You think I'm kidding. I wish I were, but I'm not.
0:37.0	The online knitting mob is real,
0:39.0	and like all mobs, it's mean.
0:42.0	That always made me uncomfortable.
0:44.0	The insults and the name-calling.
0:46.0	But I despised those knuckle-dragging Republicans
0:49.0	as much as the next knitter.
0:51.0	So despite my discomfort, I never gave it much thought.
0:54.0	Truth is, I'm more interested in mastering a three-needle bind-off
0:57.0	than discussing immigration policy.
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