Roughly 40 percent of this country would rather burn down the world than allow liberals a "win."

[ArtTownsend]

They’d rather burn their own houses down than live next door to black and brown people.

I don’t understand that mentality. I understand on an intellectual level just how deep racism is embedded in this country - what was colonization of North America, Native genocide, and the kidnapping and enslavement of African peoples but racism at its most brutal and systematic? - and how slaves and poor, marginalized and persecuted immigrants built (literally) this country, while rich white men benefited for centuries, but it’s one thing to understand the long history of this racism and colonialism. It’s quite another to WITNESS the associated fears and hatreds that cynical, opportunistic politicians and right-wing media figures are using in the here and now, or all of the Trump administration’s fascistic racist policies, notably on immigration, refugees, asylum-seekers, and so many other already marginalized social groups.

The emotional gut punch, trauma, and damage that this administration and its party - the Republican Party - has caused is likely permanent, regardless of whether Trump is defeated in the 2020 election or is impeached and removed from office. Nevertheless, we have to keep going, no matter how scarred or how scared we are, or our worst fears WILL come to pass.

[safeinOhio]

1. Tell them this

If not for Liberals, we would be singing God Save the Queen before rugby games.

[DBoon]

9. if not for liberals we'd be singing the Horst Wessel song

How many 1930s conservatives were either Nazi sopporters or isolationists?

[safeinOhio]

10. Good point.

[dchill]

2. Life ain't worth livin' if you can't own the libtards!

Or if you can't have the godgiven right to beat your wife and kids with your completely adequately big gun! You seen my truck!?

[FiveGoodMen]

4. Life WON'T be worth living if we can't defeat the Nazis

[dchill]

5. Believe me, I know, it's already close to that now.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Agree, Sort Of

Completely agree that sentiment is out there.
Disagree as to the %.
I think it's much closer to 20 than 40. There is a substantial group of folks that vote R out of habit, a misunderstanding of basic economics & finance (misinformed?), or are libertarian minded that want government to do less. The latter, Rs claim to do, but don't actually achieve.
Is is blithe ignorance in some cases? Probably for some.
Is it a "my house" thing for some? Probably, so.
Then you have your element who just hate the opposing viewpoint so much that it blinds them to the outcomes.
I just don't think it's 40%.

[dchill]

6. I think closer to 25% plus gerrymandering.

And outright theft.

[meadowlander]

7. Those people still answer polls though

where they don't have to publicly pretend that they support Trump to save face.

And in national polls he still has a 41% approval rating.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/

Even GWB was getting into the low 20s by the end and his crimes were a drop in the ocean compared with Trump's.

Too many people think "He's a bad actor but the economy is fine so I'm going to choose not to care about or pay attention to all the other stuff."

[ProfessorGAC]

8. We Agree On That Totally

I'm disputing, only, that the entire 40% approval consists entirely of "anything to piss off the libs" ilk.

[Cosmocat]

11. At least %35

It is easily 1/3 of the country.

[GeorgeGist]

12. Deplorables is too kind ...

they're REPULSIVEs.