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In reply to the discussion: Could this be the birth of Free Republic 2.0? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)that many on the far left despise the Democrats and their liberal base far more than they do those on the right? It's important to recognize that we have real enemies on the far left, not just the right.
JPR is basically radical left in orientation. Anyone who doubts this should read the posts of the more thoughtful and earnest members who want the site to succeed. They are not conservative, they are radical or far left, AND, yes, most of their time is spent in various degrees of opposition to the Democrats.
A psychologist once described the main difference between the far right and the far left as: "The far right hates everyone else. The far left hates itself." They typically focus their "hate" resentfully on that part of the left wing that is dominant and out of their control, and thus responsible for all that is wrong with America. The Democratic Party and its liberals.
So of course the stronger extremists over there can see that even Trump is preferable, especially if Hillary's inevitable loss to him finally precipitates the (desirable) destruction of the Democratic Party--so they can take over and start purging. It's all perfectly clear to those talking this way.