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Xyrus2000 t1_j4b9l1f wrote

Reply to comment by omally_360 in Idaho Republican Apologizes for Comparing Women to Farm Animals by wallstreetegg

If you support those who hold these beliefs, then you are complicit.

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omally_360 t1_j4buq22 wrote

I am saying he doesn't. It doesn't matter what you think or how you argue this, you are just wrong, period.

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dumb_progenitor t1_j4c28eg wrote

That's a dangerous line of thinking that can ironically lead to extremism and eventually fascism. People vote the way do for a variety of reasons, and all politicians are fucked in some way or another(personally I think Republicans are clearly more fucked up), I'm sure you can find untoward comments made by liberal politicians that were later forgotten, because that's how it goes unfortunately, people forget and move on, focusing more on policy/propaganda rather than some random statement a politician makes for better or worse.

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Xyrus2000 t1_j4cadr4 wrote

There are ideological differences on things like taxes, spending, etc. and then there are ideologies of hate.

There is nothing wrong with supporting conservative ideologies like low taxes and smaller government (even if I generally disagree with the policies that spring from that). There is something wrong with supporting someone who supports ignorance, bigotry, misogyny, racism, etc.

That doesn't lead to fascism or extremism. Supporting people who hold these views does, regardless of where they fall politically.

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dumb_progenitor t1_j4cdnks wrote

Fair enough, but its always better to try to bridge differences because in my experience a lot of people are more ignorant than malicious and get defensive when confronted, and sometimes it's better to be less confrontational, of course it depends on how extreme their views are, in this case what this dude said was obviously unacceptable but all or his base might not be equally abhorrent.

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wthareyousaying t1_j4gwfmy wrote

Pray tell, how do you "bridge the difference" with a neo-fascist? Let them riot in the capital again with another attempted coup?

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