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Originally Posted by Lilu7
Herein is where we encounter the problem with 'democracy' as we know it. You're all correct in wanting to assign blame to Republicans a la "feckless" "cowards". Almost each and every one of them knows something is egregiously wrong here and almost each and every one is doing nothing about it. But what is the key word in their title? It's obv 'representative.' If most people in their district are not riotous about the recent turn of events - in fact - if most outright deny the reality of current events, then R pols apathy and denial is not only wholly allowed, it's actually in line with the way democracy is supposed to work.
The fundamental issue here goes back to the Einbert post I quoted, which is that America has become ridiculously polarized to the point where Person A in the South and Person B in the West can't even agree to what 2+2 is equal to. Republicans are living in an alternate reality that threatens every tenet of democracy as we know it
I wish the mods hadn't deleted your other post, because there's some useful introspection to be had between that one and this one.
As long as you continue to walk around believing people who don't agree with you are all "****ing morons" and "a special kind of mentally ill-equipped" and then going so far as to tell them that outright, do you REALLY think you'll see a change from the current state of polarization?
You say Republicans are living in an alternate reality, but you refuse to look in the mirror. There are plenty of areas of the country that have been governed exclusively be democrats for decades that are just as bad if not worse than any backwoods hicksville you picture when thinking about Trump supporters.
Take a break from smelling your own farts and think about why 63 million people voted for Trump. The answer is not because they are all, "uninformed and aggressively ignorant" like you claim.