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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I think that the reaction your seeing now is that people (like me) had no idea that one could drive people to the polls in such large numbers based on their hate of other people. It was surprising to me. And it is very disappointing.
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I agree it's disappointing. But I can't believe you honestly "had no idea that one could drive people to the polls in such large numbers based on their hate of other people." Bullshit.
BOTH Republicans and Democrats have done this in the past and do it now. I happen to think the Republican brand of hate-mongering is far worse. For many decades, the Republicans (have) used fear and hate to drive people to the polls in the South and intimidate others into not voting at all. For their part, left-leaning groups flood the airwaves about assault rifles, intimate that every gun owner is a potential child killer, raise the specter of Mexicans. Indians and Chinese taking all of the mid-to-low wage jobs, and try to scare young people into thinking they'll have no rights at all if one of those "fascist" Republicans is ever elected. Lard some condescension on top of that, and you deepen the problem.
I'm laughing at your comment about my being "condescending." You (and others) are being downright obnoxious. I'm sorry I don't see things quite your way, but I swear to God*, most of the Democrats here are acting like whiny five-year olds who've been given a timeout by the electorate. If you're willing to think about some of the reasons it really happened (besides the cartoonish "they're evil, stupid, hateful fucks," it might not happen again.
I'm just saying.
CDF (*intentional irony)
