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Showing Original Post only (View all)What was the Specific Event that Made You Realise that Republicans Are Evil? [View all]
And what point was it in your life?
I never agreed with Republicans. I found them ignorant, misguided, hypocritical and power-hungry during both of Dubya's terms even when I didn't know the full extent of what was going on (I wasn't old enough to vote in 2000 or 2004, so investing so much in politics was frustrating).
But it was during Obama's 2008 campaign, after he won, the reaction to the ACA, and the rise of the "Tea Party" did I have the epiphany that they are evil.
I don't feel that "all" Republican voters are evil, but for too many of them are, and the politiceans being evil are what makes them so dangerous.
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What was the Specific Event that Made You Realise that Republicans Are Evil? [View all]
Manly_Scream
Apr 2017
OP
I've been going on this principle for decades, and what you're saying has always worked
enough
Apr 2017
#37
Fellow Virginian here - from LI, NY but live right here in the heart of red VA.
phylny
Apr 2017
#111
That's going way further than I would typically. They do evil things, which I'm sure most of them
JCanete
Apr 2017
#18
having 0 empathy for others could literally be a medical deficiency, at which point, I start to
JCanete
Apr 2017
#85
Nixon opportunistically getting elected on the heels of Bobby Kennedy's assassination.
NBachers
Apr 2017
#19
When I found out Republicans would take money out of my pocket before I could...
Historic NY
Apr 2017
#56
There have been several moments but the Iraq war lie and the minority leader of the Republican Party
onecaliberal
Apr 2017
#59
1 - Joe Arpaio's support in Maricopa county and 2 - whitewater/lewinsky/hair on fire
politicat
Apr 2017
#68