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In reply to the discussion: Could this be the birth of Free Republic 2.0? [View all]auntpurl
(4,311 posts)I agree with whomever upthread said this was a good opportunity to blow off steam post-primaries. There were a lot of people here who never veered into incivility, but were continually abused by some of the people on JPR who have now revealed themselves to never have been progressives (as evidenced by the fact they are voting for Trump) and would never have supported the nominee. Possibly not even if it had been Bernie. If Bernie had won, they would have found fault with him in some way. When group polarisation that strong sets in, by the end of the process no one is pure enough. If he'd won the primary and complimented Hillary on her performance, for example, that would have likely been enough for them to turn on him.
I don't think it's healthy for this thread to run on and on. Not for them (don't care, they are Trump voters and therefore my enemy) but for us. We needed this catharsis, but we've still got an election to win.