JoeB131
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- Jul 11, 2011
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Holy crap. The fact that a certain amount of people VOTE doesn't mean they're like YOU.
Well, yeah, it kind of shows that they are. That people consistantly vote the same way for decades REALLY SHOWS that there is almost no middle in American Politics. We'd have probably have had 30 years of straight Democratic Rule if it weren't for the stupidity of the Electoral College keeping Republicans alive.
Most people are not obedient hardcore partisan ideologues. Most people are open to considering ideas that conflict with theirs. Most people don't spend most of their time and effort attacking others. The hardcore wingers on both ends, people like you, are in the minority. You think you and your end of the spectrum have ALL the answers. And that's exactly what people on the OTHER side think too, of course.
As I said, (and you pretended not to hear) is that I voted Republican for a very long time. Then Bush fucked up- well, just about everything - and I found I couldn't anymore. If Republicans learned their lesson and came up with solutions other than 'Tax cuts for Rich People' (which never works), I'd be happy to give them a listen.
But yeah, about 45% of the population is locked into the Republican mold and 48% of the population is locked into the Democrats. If anything, the reason why Hillary FAILED was because she so offended the far left that they either stayed home or voted for Stein, trying to appeal to "Moderates" and "Reagan Democrats" who just plain old never existed.
You HATE.
I think the answers can come from everywhere and anywhere, that attacking and insulting others only makes things worse.
Well, you can think that, but it's kind of stupid. You are just another guy with an opinion, no better or no worse than anyone else.
The thing is, I just plain old don't think that the people who voted for McCain after Bush wrecked the economy or voted for Trump after he demonstrated that he was a TRULY HORRIBLE PERSON are going to ever be reasoned with.
So why waste the time. Much better to remind everyone what they are supporting. So when Trump mocks the disabled or a Gold Star Family, you can ask decent people, 'Is this really what you are for?"
Well? Is it?
Since you are supposedly the most decent guy out here, you should be able to answer that.
I think that open and honest and decent communication MUST take place, and that behaviors like YOUR must be marginalized for that to happen. I'm like most, wishing people like YOU would just STOP this.
Again, the kind of deplorable who supports Trump cant be reasoned with. He'll look at his busted 401K, his pink slip and his underwater mortgage and find a person of color to hate on.
You attack me for being exactly what YOU are, because you know the above is correct and you hate the mirror.
No, guy, I attack you because you are a pompous phony who ignored SEVERAL OPENLY RACIST POSTS on this thread to spend half of it whining like a little bitch about how mean I am to you.