Quote:The sad thing is, you and I see that even though you and I are on the far different sides of the political spectrum.  It's actually kind of creepy that a conservative (me) and a liberal (you) actually recognize that.  I do think that the new wave of voters are more right leaning than I am and/or more left leaning than you are.

 

 

Quote:They're neither, the new wave is authoritarian receptive. They've grown up in a culture where authoritarianism is praised and encouraged so long as it's their party in authority. That's what worries me is the acceptance of authoritarianism on all fronts. 

You both use words. The best words. TREMENDOUS WORDS!!!!!!

 

Seriously though you are both right. You see that shift on both sides of the political spectrum and it's not going to be fun watching it play out. 

 

I don't like Ted Cruz because I don't like a lot of policies nor his social stances but I also don't think less of people that do. I understand how people could support him if they shared those beliefs. I don't see how people are able to accept that trump is anything more then a blowhard carnival barker. Even those that are more susceptible to authoritarian figures. 

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