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The view that someone is automatically a monster or an "oppressor" because they voted Republican is wrong and offensive in the extreme. It is possible to vote

by rphlx 8y ago

The view that someone is automatically a monster or an "oppressor" because they voted Republican is wrong and offensive in the extreme. It is possible to vote Republican without wholly supporting - let alone personally imitating - everything that Trump does, just as it is possible to vote Democrat without wholly supporting everything Obama did. You vote for the party that gives you the most of what you want and has a reasonable chance of being elected. Rarely if ever will you be entirely satisfied with their personal behavior or policies once in office.

didibus 8y ago
> The view that someone is automatically a monster or an "oppressor" because they voted Republican is wrong and offensive in the extreme. Yes, I agree and that's not what I'm saying at all. The view I'm talking about is that the Republican party has associated itself with such people, that a number of their ranks is composed of such people, and that some of their agenda is supportive of such people. Thus if you identify yourself as a Republican, it's normal to wonder if you could be one of those people. So it's the other way around. Voting Republican does not make you a monster, but monsters make up the Republican party. Bigots are rallying behind the Republican party, and it seems to be letting them in with open arms. This in turn has the effect of having people question the true values of all Republicans. When someone then tells me they're Republican, I need to ask... Oh, so, are you racist? Or sexist? Or bigot? Or anti-semitist? Etc. And that's because the Republican party has chosen to blur the lines. This was not always the case. It's a new phenomenon. > You vote for the party that gives you the most of what you want and has a reasonable chance of being elected Well, sure, but I feel you need to consider the pros and the cons. Otherwise it's a deal with the devil.

by rphlx 8y ago

didibus 8y ago

> The view that someone is automatically a monster or an "oppressor" because they voted Republican is wrong and offensive in the extreme. Yes, I agree and that's not what I'm saying at all. The view I'm talking about is that the Republican party has associated itself with such people, that a number of their ranks is composed of such people, and that some of their agenda is supportive of such people. Thus if you identify yourself as a Republican, it's normal to wonder if you could be one of those people. So it's the other way around. Voting Republican does not make you a monster, but monsters make up the Republican party. Bigots are rallying behind the Republican party, and it seems to be letting them in with open arms. This in turn has the effect of having people question the true values of all Republicans. When someone then tells me they're Republican, I need to ask... Oh, so, are you racist? Or sexist? Or bigot? Or anti-semitist? Etc. And that's because the Republican party has chosen to blur the lines. This was not always the case. It's a new phenomenon. > You vote for the party that gives you the most of what you want and has a reasonable chance of being elected Well, sure, but I feel you need to consider the pros and the cons. Otherwise it's a deal with the devil.