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I have to repeat what I said above. What you say about conservatives does not match up with the conservatives I know and listen to. I admit my sample may be no
by brighteyes 10y ago
I have to repeat what I said above. What you say about conservatives does not match up with the conservatives I know and listen to.
I admit my sample may be not representative. So I can't be sure. But how many of your friends are conservatives, and how many of them have you talked to in depth about this stuff?
- hackuser 10y agoI've seen plenty of research saying the Republican Party has moved far to the right. Personally, having talked to people who are Trump supporters and fellow travelers, my experience matches the GP. It's an ideological movement: ideology - not facts, democracy, national welfare, global welfare, humanitarianism, morality or other normal considerations - seems to predict what they support: Climate change denial, Trump, racial and religious discrimination, etc.
- mattnewton 10y agoIt is a shame your reasonable conservative friends don't seem to be getting prominent positions in the party. A look at Trump's cabinet nominations shows ample evidence for these criticisms, and a few more can be found scattered through the senate.
- brighteyes 10y agoIf it's just a few in the entire senate, then that sounds like it's just a small minority that is extreme? Like every group has.
- eropple 10y ago"Every group" is not led, part and parcel, by its extremist minority. The Republicans have normed theirs to the degree that questioning extremism might as well get you thrown out. I mean...you know what "RINO" is, right?
- mattnewton 10y agoI'd add that it's also trending to be less and less of a minority.