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hlthe2b

(102,231 posts)
3. And THAT is why I just can't deal with extended family members--who were raised similarly to me
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 11:19 AM
Nov 2019

yet continue to vote R (even if I know they detest Trump). I just can't deal with them. On some level, morals are all we have; they are everything--even if none of us is perfect.

pazzyanne

(6,549 posts)
10. Yes, all of them!
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 01:52 PM
Nov 2019

I have to admit that this administration has outed a lot of friends and family who hid their lack of morals, ethics, and values, many who are professed "christians"

Nitram

(22,794 posts)
12. I imagine we've all been shocked to discover the darkness within people that Trump's election
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 01:56 PM
Nov 2019

revealed. Just as Obama's election brought racists from under rocks and out into the open, Trump supporters have revealed a frightening side to people we may have respected or considered friends.

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)
11. True, but the problem is the other side thinks they have the high moral ground. Dems don't preach
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 01:54 PM
Nov 2019

and hate. I have Republican friends who who are outraged at the “secret impeachment hearings”. They are told Dems will take their guns away, allow abortions for fun etc. they are as outraged as us.

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)
14. I do as well. It's then that you realize how much Fox and RW media has brainwashed them into
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 04:37 PM
Nov 2019

believing in a political philosophy that goes against their interest. That’s the scary part.

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