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1) This is the O-T, not poli talk. But your comment proves that many of y'all don't know the difference. 2) My "pretty strong liberal views" are only that way because most of the poli talk board is hard, hard, HARD right.

While things have been moving this direction for years, the rise of the Fox News & Trump cults have cemented this as the new reality of politics.

Anything less that 100% adherence raises questions of loyalty. Those folks get labeled “RINOs”. Anyone who considers themselves as a moderate is labeled as a communist.

I’d imagine the same thing exists in places that are more liberal, with the labels changed.

Just my .02, but too many people allow a “party choice” dictate how they feel on every single issue. They regurgitate what they see on Facebook or Fox News rather than thinking for themselves.

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Posted by moneyg

Member since Jun 2006

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Posted on 5/20/21 at 5:45 pm to lsusa

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While things have been moving this direction for years, the rise of the Fox News & Trump cults have cemented this as the new reality of politics.

Anything less that 100% adherence raises questions of loyalty. Those folks get labeled “RINOs”. Anyone who considers themselves as a moderate is labeled as a communist.

I’d imagine the same thing exists in places that are more liberal, with the labels changed.

Just my .02, but too many people allow a “party choice” dictate how they feel on every single issue. They regurgitate what they see on Facebook or Fox News rather than thinking for themselves.

I think it's funny that in a subject about people choosing their gender pronouns you've come to the conclusion that it's Fox News and Trump that are the extremists.