Originally Posted by pdx rick
Originally Posted by CPWILL
Originally Posted by pdx rick
America's original sin was steeped in Conservatism. Conservatives are all about racism and bigotry.

See, when you lead off with something as powerfully ignorant as that, it makes it really hard to take anything else you say seriously.
Ok Boomer...

smile I'm in my mid 30s. A millennial, technically, according to some measures.

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My history of Conservatism begins with Reagan.

Then you are way way late to the party. wink Burke, man, start with Burke smile.

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What I have seen of Conservatism, what they say, how they act, how they treat others especially the poor, minorities, women, LGBT since I have been cognizant of the world around me, has informed my view of what a Conservative is. [b]Sounds like that reality upsets you.[b]

Nope. I've met plenty of people who were ignorant of and hostile to those who weren't like them. It's a common part of the human condition - and increasingly the norm in political debate. :-/

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For the recored, my parents voted Republican. Both of my parents were racist, misogynistic, patriarchal, homophobic and xenophobic. I moved out two months BEFORE my 18th birthday - I couldn't wait to escape those people.

For the record, this is not a terribly good counter to the suggestion that perhaps you are projecting your personal feelings onto an entire group of people who are your Other.

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