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In reply to the discussion: Things that made you a liberal [View all]gopiscrap
(23,758 posts)Vice President George Bush came to Tacoma for a campaign rally. 7 of us got in to "ask questions" politely. When doing so, we were arrested by the Republican National Security team. As we were led out, we were spit upon, hit, yelled at. I had my shirt ripped, was hit over the head with a yard sign and glasses broken. Much of it was done by former Pat Roberston supporters who had gone over to Bush's side. Being treated that way by conservatives and fundies specially sealed the deal for me as a young adult. I knew that coupled with my Catholic social teaching, affirmed by my Lutheran Pastor and his wife as foster parents and my previous experiences with my biological family both in seeing what they went through and as an immigrant made me shun conservatism even more!