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I think your comment typifies the tribalism and faction-based shaming that OP was alluding to. Telling Republicans “there is no legitimate reason to vote Repub

• pluma 8y ago
  Here's a logical argument: There are literal nazis running for Republican seats. There are literal nazis in the Republican party. The Republican party hasn't distanced itself from bigoted statements and lackluster "both sides" handwaving about nazi lynch mobs. If you vote Republican you vote for a party that either actively supports nazis among their own or knowingly tolerates them. No, I'm not being hyperbolic. Do you know why people say Charlottesville was a nazi protest? Because there were literal, flag-waving, swastika-adorned nazis chanting anti-semitic, racist and bigoted slogans. The same protest that involved a nazi (or nazi "supporter" if that's more to your taste) charging into a crowd with his car and killing a human being. This isn't tribalism. I'm not even American. I'm German. The post-beerhall NSDAP were "plenty of fine people" too and nobody took them serious when they talked about killing the jews, leftist, homosexuals and other "undesirables". Yes, "not all" Republicans are nazis, but the party has politicians who are either literal nazis or sympathise with nazis. Do you know what people who are not nazis do when they find out their group is being invaded by nazis? They kick them out and make it unmistakably clear nazis aren't welcome.