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Can a Republican explain this to me? (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 weeks ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/political_weirdos@lemmy.world

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Bonus points if you can explain it without racism

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[–] lefthandeddude@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If a liberal white Christian got elected, and more Christians felt comfortable living in an area, and as a result some people were concerned there could be more extremist groups like Proud Boys or MAGA, I don't think it would be an irrational fear. You are assuming that I think a liberal has a lot in common with a radical. Instead, I think radicals may feel more comfortable when someone of their own race or religion is in charge, even if that person is radically politically different.

Also, I didn't publish that tweet, I'm a liberal, I am just trying to explain his views. There are also other views of Republicans that I disagree with that I don't think are inherently irrational to just discuss, even if the viewpoint is not correct. For example, I am pro-choice when it comes to abortion, but I don't think it's irrational for Republicans to merely discuss whether abortion could involve fetal pain that is cruel.