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In reply to the discussion: I know this is going to be unpopular but I am friends with and I understand many Trump supporters [View all]Mountain Mule
(1,002 posts)I know my neighbors, as well. I share in a part of their lives. These folks are not monsters from an alien planet. They suffer from a lack of a decent education - all too common in rural America. They work two or three low paid jobs just trying to get by. They don't have the time or energy to construct new paradigms for themselves. Their outlook is tragically and fatally flawed. I would like to think that mine is not. I will not tolerate misogynist/bigoted words or deeds, but I have spent the better part of my life as an educator. I am willing to reach out and show them a better way of being in this world. Hint: It's not about splitting up into two mutually exclusive armed camps. That was a huge failure the last time this country tried it. Dumbf may not know why this country had to have a Civil War, but I do. And I'd think the rest of the folks on DU would have some understanding of this also.