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In reply to the discussion: Fellow DU members please be careful judging Trump supporters [View all]elocs
(22,540 posts)anymore than everybody who voted for Clinton was a Clinton supporter. Probably 1/3 of his vote was from the hardcore that believe in and worship Trump, but there were millions of others who did not like him but for whom it was important to them to have a Republican president nominate justices to the Supreme Court because they knew that would impact the nation for decades (if only those on the Left could have grasped such a simple concept).
Of these millions there are some who might be persuaded to support Democratic candidates but the next best thing is for them not to vote because the right sure does depend upon the Left being fickle voters and not bother to vote unless they are excited or motivated or have the most pure candidate.
Then again I can see that we have some on the Left here that condemn anyone who has voted for a Republican, particularly Trump, because so many seem to want to purge the Democratic Party of anybody who is not sufficiently Liberal and Progressive or pure enough for them.
Yep, today if you're not a Repuke you're a Libtard. This nation is so polarized with each side demonizing the other that if this were a third world country we would be in the midst of an armed revolution now. What will be the breaking point here when things snap because those tens of millions of Trump supporters are going nowhere and neither are the tens of millions of those on the Left. So we can't afford to be complacent or try and see how small we can make our tent and welcome others who want to come in. Otherwise it is war without end.