Note that I said the Republican party. I know there are many decent humans in this country who have small-c conservative beliefs, and I can have reasonable disc

Note that I said the Republican party. I know there are many decent humans in this country who have small-c conservative beliefs, and I can have reasonable discussion with some of them. And I pity those who don't take the time to create their own philosophical defense of their beliefs, and only parrot what Fox News tells them to think. When I start getting into a heated discussion, I like to turn away from arguing about specific people (too much) and say "What do you want this country to be? What matters to you?" and the discussion becomes a lot more enlightening. So yeah, if someone really believes that the poor deserve to die because said person, making $60k a year, thinks that taxing the ultra-wealthy is unethical, I'm gonna have some problems with your character.