re: The left going full retard will cause more defections to the GOP

However, more and more are waking up to the fact that the Democrats haven't done anything for Black people since LBJ got Civil Rights and Voting Rights legislation in the post-JFK 60s.

Sadly, for many Black people, that was enough. No follow through since.

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The stone cold honest truth is I'm afraid to not be accepted if I switched over. Being a Black Southerner with some conservative beliefs (as well as some more moderate beliefs) isn't too uncommon, but most haven't warmed back up to the Republican party yet. Switching could essentially put me on an island.

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Come hang out with us conservative wypipo, we’re friendly.

Even if you don’t come out publicly, vote for the sane guys in private and deny it if you must. Your vote counts the same regardless of what you tell the public you did.

Just be yourself and stop trying to label yourself. I’ve been an independent for 40 years. You get a lot less junk mail that way.

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The stone cold honest truth is I'm afraid to not be accepted if I switched over.

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This is an interesting statement and thanks for sharing. My .02, admittedly not worth much, is that you need to decide what type of ideals you want to follow. Honestly, nobody is really a "republican" or "democrat" because of how fractured and screwed up both parties are.

Frankly, our government problems are not related to the presidency. It is congress! Both sides! I wish I could blow it up and start over but that is another thread.

As for your point, I asked my gf, who is a teacher, if she liked this economy. She said yes. If a democrat gets the presidency/house/senate the economy will go downhill. That is pretty much an absolute result of their beliefs.

Voting republican has the opportunity to continue our success as a nation. Seems an easy choice at this time.

As for being accepted, personally, that is a group think that I do not subscribe to. I vote personally in each election and continue my belief that a successful economy is the best harbinger of good future fortune. If a democrat proposed those ideas, I would vote democrat (ie Trump, LoL)

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The stone cold honest truth is I'm afraid to not be accepted if I switched over. Being a Black Southerner with some conservative beliefs (as well as some more moderate beliefs) isn't too uncommon, but most haven't warmed back up to the Republican party yet. Switching could essentially put me on an island.

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It's time for blacks to get off the Democrat's plantation.

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The stone cold honest truth is I'm afraid to not be accepted if I switched over. Being a Black Southerner with some conservative beliefs (as well as some more moderate beliefs) isn't too uncommon, but most haven't warmed back up to the Republican party yet. Switching could essentially put me on an island.

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I understand the need and desire for acceptance. I have many beliefs that collide with my family. I try not to let them change who I am, though. While I may not voice my personal beliefs to them for harmony's sake, I will still vote in what I perceive to be my best interest.

If these people are just friends and not family, are they really in your best interest? I don't want to presume to know your situation, but sometimes, cutting ties is for the best. If they shun you just for having a different opinion, do they still have a positive influence on your life?

The simplest I can put it is, "Would you want your kids to do something just for acceptance instead of going with their principle?"

Maybe your stance and ability to articulate it will influence others to accept your point of view, to accept what they know to be true despite what was ingrained in them.

I initially laughed at some of those that exposed me to my current world view, but now I understand what they were saying and thank them for opening my eyes.

Best of luck.