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And yet that doesn't change the dynamics of what I described. This is why every voter who has problems with whoever they're considering voting for should be weighing the bad parts. We know how GOP voters weigh the bigotry that comes with voting for its reps. That's all we need to know. The truth is literally laid bare.
That's a nice thought. I see you still haven't run out of benefit of the doubt to give.
That's your prerogative. We've ran out of arguments to give. "We" is the many people I know who are of this opinion. I've yet to meet a conservative that's arguing in good faith and is willing to change their view when presented with a sound argument. That's where we're at and it ain't our fault. We've spent years of our lives trying and gotten nowhere. The radicalization is just getting started.
See you at the ballot box!
Bigotry is a 2 way street. Candidates from both sides are clearly bigoted at each other. I try to vote for candidates who's beliefs match with mine, but sometimes that's hard. Everyone deserves to be respected, even if you don't agree with them. But so much politics has just turned into calling names.
I think the issues are systemic, not individual. It doesn't make sense that so many people would be evil. Look at the Milgram experiment. It shows that the average person will literally commit murder in the correct environment. So does that mean the average person is evil?
I am. Although I'm not just conservative. It really depends on the subject, sometimes I'm conservative, and sometimes I'm liberal. I really want to avoid just picking one side, and saying the other side is evil.
I'm not sure you agree with this, but here goes: