Do you think conservatives will ever realize how bad Trump is?

So my bf (who’s Polish and commenting as an outsider) was having a discussion with my friend and I where he was sure that conservatives will realize Trump is bad when his policies personally affect them. My friend and I and other Americans will have to suffer before people realize how bad it is. There needs to be some kind of civil unrest or something really bad to happen like any other fascist in power for people to get frustrated and get dissatisfied.

My bf thinks telling our Trump family members how Trump’s policies will hurt them will plant some seed into their head and he thinks my friend signing these petitions don’t do anything