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[David Horn]

(08-30-2020, 06:23 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(08-30-2020, 05:28 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: You people on the loony left freely say that 63 million Tea Partier and Trump supporters are racists, even though you know that's a lie.

Not all of the Republican base are racist, but some are.  I think most would agree with that.  There are some conservatives with integrity who came to their views honestly without being tainted by the not unusual racist or elitist taint.  Look at groups like Republican Voters Against Trump or the Lincoln Project.

I live in an area that's crimson red, and, yes, many of these folks are racists though most are just scared to death. The fearmongering has done its job very well. They have consumed the Kool-Aid by the gallon, and only believe something if it comes from Trump or Fox News -- even disbelieving things that are blatantly obvious. We used to discuss things. Now any talk that crosses arbitrary political boundaries becomes fighting words.

Some of these people are friends of long standing, but Trumpism is making them angry and hateful. I'm not sure if agreeing-to-disagree is even viable anymore with most of them. I'm also afraid that, like Anne Applebaum and her husband, maintaining friendships may be impossible.