re: I'm really getting sick of people like U.S. Olympian Gus Kenworthy

I live in the American south (by choice after living in far more affluent areas).
It isnt a lack of empathy. I understand the how and why some decent people turned to a strongman who found perfect foils for them to blame for their problems. Its a powerful message. But dont confuse empathy with sympathy. Those folks have harmed this country a great deal. Degraded the Presidency and our standing as a nation. Put the nail in the coffin on what will be a hopeless divide until the older generation starts to fade out.

Like i said there are many factors. But Trump has escalated all of our existing differences in some very disturbing ways.

By existing?

YOU chose to chop off your duck. Real men still don't think you're a woman. Never will...even though you cut it off.

All you have to do is find a dumb political tweet from a liberal minority and you will have 500 upvotes
Meet at sonic instead

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I live in the American south (by choice after living in far more affluent areas).
It isnt a lack of empathy. I understand the how and why some decent people turned to a strongman who found perfect foils for them to blame for their problems. Its a powerful message. But dont confuse empathy with sympathy. Those folks have harmed this country a great deal. Degraded the Presidency and our standing as a nation. Put the nail in the coffin on what will be a hopeless divide until the older generation starts to fade out.

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I understand the how and why some decent people turned to a strongman who found perfect foils for them to blame for their problems. Its a powerful message. But dont confuse empathy with sympathy. Those folks have harmed this country a great deal. Degraded the Presidency and our standing as a nation. Put the nail in the coffin on what will be a hopeless divide until the older generation starts to fade out.

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Are you under the impression that your side gains voters differently? Democrats win elections by going into places and blaming the rich, the system, etc for the problems that affect their base. Black leaders today are almost exclusively setting their attacks on "the system", rather than seeking to cultivate personal improvements.

It's interesting that you blame the "divide" on old conservatives, and think your own base is blameless. That is BS.

You guys have done nothing but screamed "racist, sexist, bigot, hater of the poor" for DECADES.

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But Trump has escalated all of our existing differences in some very disturbing ways.

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No. That started with Obama/holder

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YOU chose to chop off your duck. Real men still don't think you're a woman. Never will...even though you cut it off.

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This is a real woman

Both sides have been insufferable for a long time. However, starting around Obama conservatives have shifted to a position of zero negotiation. Also, the primary reason I am a liberal is because when i see things i truly cannot live with being perpetuated by a political party it is usually the Republicans. Nomination of Trump for example (you werent too pleased either).

And i get the backlash and all that. But those issues we scream about have been systemic tangible issues for centuries.. Not decades.

I watched the first weekend of the Olympics and decided to shut that shite down. When I saw all the play the homos were getting I quickly saw how this was going to go.

Because of the lack of “ethnic diversity” in the us olympic team the networks were going to do their best to depict the white male population as half homosexual.

My 6 year old son shouldn’t have to be dealing with this right now. In reality all I wanted to do was watch skiing, speed skating, and other events with him without having the lifestyle of 1% of the population shoved on me and my young kids.