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In reply to the discussion: At what point is a self-proclaimed "Democrat" not a Democrat? [View all]Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)under the likes of Reagan and HW Bush always gives me plenty of reason to question a candidate. Any person who was part of that Party at that time was supporting anti gay, anti science positions, anti choice positions and racist policy, rhetoric and political strategy. I learned to demonstrate against Republicans at that time, so to ask me to vote for a person I once demonstrated against is a request that will be followed by interrogation. Make no mistake. Life is not all about markets and money. Apathy toward real people is a form of corruption in and of itself. Republicans of that era held others in utter disregard while they piled up the millions. It is a disgrace to have been a Republican at that time. It is very hard not to see such people as inherently conservative and basically bigoted. At best they are people who are comfortable with bigotry and racism, it is something they understand and relate to enough to associate themselves with it.