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In reply to the discussion: I am an older white woman, a retired teacher. [View all]maddiemom
(5,106 posts)I was raised in a very liberal home. My mom introduced JFK to my very Republican hometown when he was barnstorming the country. She was irritated by her Republican friends who crowded around to be introduced to him when she knew they'd vote for Nixon. That's the thing, however, there used to be some good Republicans. No Democrats were surprised when "Tricky Dick" turned to dirty tricks. In retrospect Nixon did a few good things that would brand him a flaming liberal today. Today's Republicans are increasingly vicious and...and trying to come up with a word less dramatic than "evil"... I agree that older posters are starting to be denigrated. My experience seems to be more that more and more DUers seem to be lost to subtle remarks, irony, and any sense of history. They are tending to attack rater than debate. As we were both teachers, I'm sure, you, as did I, tried to introduce our kids to critical thinking and thoughtful debate. Sadly, we seem to be losing.