Quote (thundercock @ 2 Sep 2022 20:57)
MAGA Republicans are Trump's hardcore base. The cult. Given that a substantial amount of Republicans believe that Biden isn't the legitimate President, I think it's a reasonable characterization. I think among the 30-40 million, I think you'll find varying levels of support. Some would outright support it, some would say they didn't go far enough, and some agree with the underlying cause but disagree with the overall execution. Let me ask you this, where would you place guys like Ghot on the spectrum here?
Support for violently overthrowing an election? No, I don't think that there's 30-40 million who'd support that. Ghot is an old man, he'd either fall asleep or die from a heart attack on his way to the Capitol.
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Personally, I find "supporting democracy" and "speaking highly of mainstream Republicans" unifying.
You mean "mainstream Republicans" like Romney, McCain or GWB, who Democrats smeared as racist/sexist/classist/warmongers while they were still the Republican standard bearer?
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This really isn't controversial unless you have strong, authoritarian tendencies (which exists on both sides by the way!) Imagine thinking that taking a shit on Antifa is "divisive." :rolleyes:
I think support for the actual methods of Antifa is about as high as support for the storming of the Capitol - quite low, and definitely much lower than support for the abstract cause.