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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While I shake my head at the bizarre and destructive trajectory of the Republican Party’s political antics, I think it is best to take people as you find them.

Our DC married into a Republican family (Trump supporters except her husband) and[b] they turned out to be really nice, kind and reasonable people. [/b]We still have good friends who are old fashioned Republicans and they are trying to help their party get back into a sane path. They are from deep red states so a lot of it is culture and family traditions.

On the other hand, there are definitely Democrats who are arrogant, unkind and not open to different ways of thinking.

If we stay in our own Echo chambers, things will only get worse.

Most Americans whether D or R support women’s choice and gun controls. i agree with PP who argued for finding common ground and working on that. We need federal protection for abortion rights. [/quote]

who happen to support racism, nationalism, mysogyny and otherwise subjecting people who aren't straight white christians as the other in a neo-fascist future USA ruled by mobs of Oathkeepers, 3%ers and Proud Boys.

Fine people indeed and you are excusing them.[/quote]

That is what I assumed also [b]until I got to know them[/b]. They are fun and thoughtful. They are very responsible gun owners - everything locked up and all their family including daughters were required to do gun safety training. They support women in the family being the main bread winners and pursuing advanced education.  We are a multiracial family and they were extra kind to family members of color.

They are modifying their stances also and more tolerant of more liberal positions now. That happens when you maintain communication channels and mutual respect.

On the other hand, [b]some liberal social media influencers[/b] we know are not winning over many people in middle America by dressing and acting like drunk, stoned strippers and holding up signs telling the SC to go F?ck itself.

Most people are way more complex than D and R labels. We need to keep talking to each other. [/quote]

So you are comparing real people you know to social media influencers and you find out you like the real people more? 
That's going to happen whether you are talking about politics or fashion.[/quote]

Liberals who try to convince us that any Republican is a nice person are just as worthless as Trump supporters.

This country is done.  I’m just here to make sure the people who destroyed it get to hear how bad they suck while it happens.[/quote]

I'm giving it until 2025. Because if Rs take over after the 2024 elections, this country as we know it is over. And this isn't just me freaking out - the signs are all there. They have been doing all their treachery out in plain sight with idiots cheering it on. And they make it harder and harder for the actual majority to have a say, taking away their power bit by bit.

I will fight until then. But when the idiots win and fascism really takes hold, I'm out and taking my girls with me. The pandemic has taught me we clearly aren't all in this together in this country anyway, and the only people I can care about and protect in the end are my immediate family. I can only take so much before I feel the danger is too great and we need to think about our own safety.[/quote]

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