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My first answer is that it's because Democrats don't campaign on these things, stuff like homophobia. The wider answer is simply that people don't hear about t
by corin_ 14y ago
My first answer is that it's because Democrats don't campaign on these things, stuff like homophobia.
The wider answer is simply that people don't hear about these things as much. Maybe some Democrats do campaign with far-right policies, but... I'm not aware of them. Wesburo Baptist Church for example, I've never heard anything about their members being democrats, though I would query that claim given they aren't a political group, so even if some of them are, likely not all of them... not to mention Wikipedia tells me their general opinion is that Obama is going to hell for being "the antichrist".
End of the day I've heard plenty of data points for Republican wackos, and few for Democrat ones, so that's where my opinion comes from. Maybe it's because I'm English that I haven't heard a different story, but plenty of Americans I know have the same opinion.
- anamax 14y ago> My first answer is that it's because Democrats don't campaign on these things, stuff like homophobia. Oh really? A cite would be nice. The official Republican position on gay marriage is exactly the same as Bill Clinton's. Obama had that position until about six months ago. Are they anti-homosexual? > not to mention Wikipedia tells me their general opinion is that Obama is going to hell for being "the antichrist". The occupy folks have a similar opinion of Obama these days and no one suggests that they're not good democrats/leftists. Yes, there are some intermural arguments, but when it comes down to it, they're democrats, as are the Larouche folks and a bunch of other wackos. > The wider answer is simply that people don't hear about these things as much. ... End of the day I've heard plenty of data points for Republican wackos, and few for Democrat ones, so that's where my opinion comes from. That's a very different argument. (Data point - would you say that The Guardian reports everything of interest? Or, do they have a position that they argue?) While your opinion may be understandable, it isn't actually based on reality.