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I remember when even the far majority on the right thought Freedom Fries was a stupid thing.
Right. I remember my parents being Democrat and a lot less othering. No more.
I remember trying to always understand those “others”, but in recent years reality intervenes. Just like I always thought I had a good reputation for k owledge, knowing the facts, regardless of my politics, yet knowing facts now seems like a liability in certain discussions
I hear you. What I mean by othering is they didn’t hate other races, genders, intelligence in general. Those things may as well be Satan, now. Right up to Iraq. Then Obama got elected and they went off the deep end.