Just found out that a nice person I know is a Republican

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of the nice people you know are Republicans, OP. They just keep quiet now because two years of being called racist scum, Nazis, white nationalists, and uneducated morons by Democrats is more than enough.

I agree with this.

And, this thread is more evidence that for many liberals, life revolves around politics. Conservatives are more likely to find meaning in life outside of politics.

Life doesn't revolve around politics. I will still be friends with this person and maybe I will get out of my own "bubble" by doing so

But actively supporting policies that will make millions of people suffer in different ways makes it harder for me to take someone seriously as a friend

Obama betrayed immigrants, deporting over 4 million of them. Where were you then?

Obamacare explicitly promoted the spread of abortion, resulting in the death of dozens of thousands of babies. Where were you then?

Over two millions people lost the insurance they had, and over seven million had to pay severe fines in order NOT to buy crazy expensive insurance. Where were you then?

His policies made murder rates increase by 20% from 2014 to 2016, resulting in the senseless deaths of thousands of innocents. Where were you then?

Millions of people struggled to get jobs. Where were you then?

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Anonymous wrote:Staying silent in the face of the overt racism and overt mysogyny is saying that you accept it in our leadership. That it is ok.

Well, it isn't ok, and if you are willing to accept it, then frankly, I don't have a lot of concern or compassion for you.

So Republicans should work on their virtue signaling or anonymous posts?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, republicans are not bad or evil people. They view things from a different perspective disagree with you on many things but that does not make them evil. Your characterization of Republican positions, such as "taking away people's healthcare", is grossly inaccurate and therefore is the cause of your mental state of incredulity. Republicans don't want to take away people's healthcare, they just want people to choose and pay for their own healthcare. But if you choose to continue to believe that Republicans indeed want to take away people's healthcare, well, living in ignorance is your choice.

trying to revert to the time when insurance companies can boot people off due to preexisting conditions is taking their healthcare away

yes, there does need to be some limit though

The insurance company does not provide healthcare, they provide insurance. Doctors, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies provide healthcare products and services.

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Anonymous wrote:Like I said, my post is sincere

I don't think all Republicans are horrible people but I also think almost all Republican political actions are horrible

How can I make sense of this?

Maybe start by developing some other interests and hobbies so you don’t see everything in a political light.

wow, how did you know I have literally no other hobby? all I have going on in my life is this one DCUM thread

kind of freaky that you know me so well!

[Anonymous]

Households headed by Republicans give 30 percent more to charity than do households headed by Democrats. Plus, conservative men are much better tippers than are liberal women. So maybe begin with you if need be. Be the change.

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Anonymous wrote:Like I said, my post is sincere

I don't think all Republicans are horrible people but I also think almost all Republican political actions are horrible

How can I make sense of this?

Maybe start by developing some other interests and hobbies so you don’t see everything in a political light.

wow, how did you know I have literally no other hobby? all I have going on in my life is this one DCUM thread

kind of freaky that you know me so well!

You are bizarrely judging a human being based on that person’s political affiliations. That suggest a lack of perspective, no?

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Anonymous wrote:Households headed by Republicans give 30 percent more to charity than do households headed by Democrats. Plus, conservative men are much better tippers than are liberal women. So maybe begin with you if need be. Be the change.

Does that include tithing? Church offerings should not count; the giver gets the vast majority of that back in church programming, facilities, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:How can I reconcile their kindness to me one on one with the Republican policies and actions that are taking away people's healthcare, making future generations pay for tax cuts for today's super rich, tainting our supreme court with partisan operatives with a history of sex assault allegations and undermining our democracy with Trump's swampy cabinet and autocratic attitude about attacking the press and obstructing justice?

My post is sincere. I think the modern GOP is basically evil so I am having a hard time understanding how someone can still be a Republican if they are a decent person.

Perhaps look inward and question whether or not your opinions are based on fact, rather than opinion. Ask your new friend what sources they read, and then actually read those sources and see if there are any facts there you can research deeper. Look for actual documents, rather than opinion.

LOL. I've been hearing tremendous things about Gateway Pundit. And actual documents like SHS's edited Acosta video.

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You are bizarrely judging a human being based on that person’s political affiliations. That suggest a lack of perspective, no?

So bizarre! Judging someone based on their choice to use their political influence to make other people's lives worse!

What's next? Will we start judging people based on their actions? On the things they say? On the crimes they commit? Is nothing sacred anymore?!

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of the nice people you know are Republicans, OP. They just keep quiet now because two years of being called racist scum, Nazis, white nationalists, and uneducated morons by Democrats is more than enough.

Silence is complicity.

You are making the point.

So the republicans who are silent about Trump are being complicit in allowing him to continue his anti-democratic behavior and damage our institutions of government. Yeah, I agree

Yes that was my point, in addition to the complicity with racism, xenophobia and all of the other crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like being silent and complicit about illegal immigration. Wonder how long this game can continue...

Democrats have been asking for immigration reform for years. Democrats have no problem increasing funding for the tactics that work, like drones etc, but it pales in comparison to the businesses that wantonly employ illegals.

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I have republican and democrat friends. I tend to vote republican. You either like it or you don't. That is how I roll. By the way, both sides have very nice, but also horrible people. What I don't appreciate is labeling people and calling them names because they voted republican. Grow up.

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You are bizarrely judging a human being based on that person’s political affiliations. That suggest a lack of perspective, no?

So bizarre! Judging someone based on their choice to use their political influence to make other people's lives worse!

What's next? Will we start judging people based on their actions? On the things they say? On the crimes they commit? Is nothing sacred anymore?!

The problem with your characterization is that it's wrong.

Whatever you may think about Republicans or Democrats, their end goal is actually very similar: maximize the happiness of all humans. The disagreement isn't on the goal, but how to get there. Republicans mostly see this and this is why the general feeling of Republicans towards Democrats is that the later is misinformed. Democrats somehow think that Republicans have different end goals, that instead of maximizing the happiness of all humans, Republicans are for oppression and suffering - and in this light it's easy to agree then that people working towards such goals are indeed evil.

[Anonymous]

Why do people keep saying Democrats condemn "the police"?

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Anonymous wrote:

You are bizarrely judging a human being based on that person’s political affiliations. That suggest a lack of perspective, no?

So bizarre! Judging someone based on their choice to use their political influence to make other people's lives worse!

What's next? Will we start judging people based on their actions? On the things they say? On the crimes they commit? Is nothing sacred anymore?!

I’ll assume fir the sale of argument you are a troll because o can’t believe anyone can be this dense. Your sweeping and incorrect characterization of Republicans trying to make other peoole’s lives worse is what’s tripping you up.