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Garrett78

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10. For the same reason the media and some on the left obsess over appealing to...

Mon Nov 26, 2018, 02:34 AM

Nov 2018

...*white* working class voters and their "economic anxiety" (that working class persons of color presumably don't experience).

The burgeoning narrative now is that Democrats took back the House because the American people want to see more compromise (with Nazi-sympathizers). I vented about that here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211470855.

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Don't you wonder why Evangelicals are drawn to Donald Trump? [View all] Girard442 Nov 2018 OP

because they are actually white supremacists . JI7 Nov 2018 #1

This.... LovingA2andMI Nov 2018 #2

Yep. They aren't really much different than his non-evangelical supporters. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #5

and why they are always separated by race . "white evangelicals" JI7 Nov 2018 #6

For the same reason the media and some on the left obsess over appealing to... Garrett78 Nov 2018 #10

Ding ding malaise Nov 2018 #30

Yep ck4829 Nov 2018 #41

Amen! (if I may say so) nt raccoon Nov 2018 #54

Boom. java108 Nov 2018 #55

100% They want permission and patriotic validation for genocide Runningdawg Nov 2018 #56

There has been research on this. Basically, they're sheep. bitterross Nov 2018 #3

I read an article a few weeks ago that explained that phenomenon. Arkansas Granny Nov 2018 #32

Hey!! canetoad Nov 2018 #34

Oops! My bad. No offense intended. Arkansas Granny Nov 2018 #35

Exactly. Altemeyer's research describes those who are authoritarian followers and r/o BlueInRedHell Nov 2018 #53

Post removed Post removed Nov 2018 #4

Both are all about Authoritarianism zaj Nov 2018 #7

Yes. Strong belief in Authoritarianism! SharonAnn Nov 2018 #50

because they share the same ethics, morals, and hatreds nt msongs Nov 2018 #8

Bingo! Xolodno Nov 2018 #13

Not at all. I grew up evangelical, if a light kind. GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #9

Of course, the "god" of the Christian book of fairy tales was quite the asshole. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #11

Yep. We obviously agree. GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #14

And I consider myself an atheist. The burden of proof is on those making the extraordinary claim. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #15

I respect your beliefs. Although different from mine GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #16

Couldn't have said it better myself, Garrett AZ8theist Nov 2018 #23

Christianity is Santa Claus for adults. stopbush Nov 2018 #26

Perfect analogy. lilactime Nov 2018 #29

No Lunabell Nov 2018 #12

I believe that a lot of Evangelicals ... NanceGreggs Nov 2018 #17

Makes more sense than I can understand. rusty quoin Nov 2018 #18

Pence is key to keeping the Evangelicals with the Nationalists. hexola Nov 2018 #21

And THAT is the truly scary bit A HERETIC I AM Nov 2018 #47

It's a personality imprint. People who love an authoritarian God love an authoritarian leader. Midnight Writer Nov 2018 #19

This about a thousand times over. GoneOffShore Nov 2018 #38

They've been pre-conditioned for decades hexola Nov 2018 #20

Nutcase zealots supporting another nutcase zealot certainly makes sense to me. democratisphere Nov 2018 #22

It's simple: religious people are indoctrinated to believe that make believe is factual, stopbush Nov 2018 #24

Evangelicals are morally bankrupt. They're all about octoberlib Nov 2018 #25

Religion doesn't kill people, people kill people. juxtaposed Nov 2018 #27

Then there are also those Libertarian, Radical Free Market, Ayn Rand loving Atheist safeinOhio Nov 2018 #28

I left a southern atheist group because Duppers Nov 2018 #43

Don't Completely Agree ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #48

I used to think... Mike Nelson Nov 2018 #31

Nailed it! ☝ Duppers Nov 2018 #44

No I don't think it's anything to do with trump lancelyons Nov 2018 #33

the simple reason is....they are getting their kind of judges appointed, everything else is noise beachbum bob Nov 2018 #36

There prone... Soxfan58 Nov 2018 #37

I've always thought they've got themselves convinced he's the Second Coming. Vinca Nov 2018 #39

new rule Urge For Going Nov 2018 #40

Looks like Maher was way ahead of me. Girard442 Nov 2018 #45

Trump and Bushco are the same. The Conservatives have always been like this. rockfordfile Nov 2018 #42

Evangelicals embrace the patriarchy crazycatlady Nov 2018 #46

In part, it's a willingness to believe improbable things. MineralMan Nov 2018 #49

No... religion has little to do with it. Adrahil Nov 2018 #51

My sister is one and I don't get it C_U_L8R Nov 2018 #52

A group of people buying blindly MyNameGoesHere Nov 2018 #57

Not really cemaphonic Nov 2018 #58