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In reply to the discussion: I am disgusted to my fucking core about the state of this country. [View all]BaronChocula
(3,942 posts)The uninformed and the misinformed do make my head want to explode. They are proponents of both-sideism and conspiracy theories to make up for their knowledge vacuum. I'm equally vexed by the "swing white suburban woman voter" who supports gun control, the right to choose, taxing the rich, parental leave, Medicaid expansion, LGBTQ rights, global warming remediation, etc., and still votes for a Republican every now and then who supports none of that. The Fulton County grand jury forewoman who spewed quite eloquently in recent interviews didn't even vote in 2020. Blows my mind.
But I think if I was to choose my battles I would say the biggest threat to the nation was the hostile white nationalist Fox News watcher.
The "swing white suburban woman voter" may be conflicted, but she won't be shouting down survivors of a school shooting just for exercising their right to assembly nor will she be seen on video smashing in windows at the Capitol. I guess it's a matter of degrees. If the presidential popular vote tells us anything it's that we're more of a center left country.