The GOP's Death Wish: Why Republicans Can't Stop Pissing Off Hispanics, Women, and Young People

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9. Absolutely. You talk to them and see that

They just don't care about how their ideology fits in to the world outside their bubble....because there is no world outside their bubble. The hard right conservatives I deal with in my life are literally living in a bubble of their own formation. They unabashedly admit they socialize only with their own kind and listen/watch/read what reinforces their opinion. The other thing is that they don't see it as a bubble: They honestly and passionately believe, with every last fiber of their body, that the vast majority of the population in this country agrees with them. If you don't, or suggest otherwise, they don't just say something like "well you're you and I'm me" and leave it at that, but they HATE you...and with a passion you have to be there to really get the full sense of.

Now I've known these people for a long time, and I can see the change since President Obama won the election: Those on the center right became full-on right wingers; those already on the right went fucking berserk.