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In reply to the discussion: A large majority of the Republicans I've known personally have been racist. [View all]calguy
(5,222 posts)He wasn't always that way. When we were in the Army together in the early 70's he was as liberal as I am. He is a carpenter and in the 80's, when Rush first started broadcasting, they listened to him everyday at the jobsite on the radio as they were working. As the years passed he got more and more conservative as Rush brainwashed his thinking. Today he supports every single republican position without even thinking about it, no matter what it is.
He'll tell you he's still a liberal thinker.
When we spend time together we have an unspoken agreement to not even mention politics. He's still my best friend and I'll always love him like a brother. Looking at his mental evolution the past 40 years has given me a deep understanding of why these people think like they do and what we're up against in every election.