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There are two sides to that coin. I see you would rather ignore the other side of it.

Yet Trump has not shown himself to be a conservative nor has his life displayed conservative values. IMO this is why many actual conservatives who promote conservative values are speaking out against Trump and are voting Biden.

I've never seen conservatives nor Republicans in the numbers I've seen this year speak out and promote voting Democratic in the presidential election like this before. I believe there are many who recognize just how much Trump actually hurts the conservative brand.

Though you did not put it in your list, this post is precisely why people will vote republican. Every item in your list indicates a fault in one's thinking, as if there's no rational purpose to vote republican. Do you realize how insulting this is? You're more apt to provoke a rebellious response/action than to persuade someone to consider the other side. At least you actually considered why someone might vote that way other than saying they're ignorant, racist or sexist.

To simplify to the extreme, people are voting republican because of strong conservative beliefs (and rightly or wrongly) are fearful of a liberal government. You didn't mention that at all.

I mean I did this as a 5 minute message board post not a dissertation for my Ph.D

I think that trump is trying to weaponize the courts and the justice department and is trying to disrupt our electoral process to create an authoritarian regime than he runs.

Had they done there jobs and held a true impeachment trial rather than the farce they trotted out there then I would at least have some respect left for them regardless of how they ultimately voted on the impeachment. But they failed to do their jobs and I find that abhorrent.

And don't get me started on gym jordan during the house proceedings

and what drew my interest here were all of the Trump signs 88 and I saw on our drives. I'm not at all gung ho with politics as I once was, and I pretty much stay out of discussions here.

I think what I'm trying to say is that there are legit reasons why people would vote Republican,

I did see 958 boats in a trump parade on Indian Lake.

That didn't allow for very much water...
Indian Lake's not very big-

That didn't allow for very much water...
Indian Lake's not very big-

Responsible boaters check weather conditions.

Obviously many of these individuals cared more about supporting a fascist rather than respecting mother nature.

Alaska Native Elders would come talk to the students on a weekly basis about being smart when going boating to hunt.

Nice try. You and Vers swung and missed once again. Try and aim for the strike zone next time.

I think this is the thread that mentions signs. I brought this up before when jfan talked about Trump signs, but I'll talk about it again w/more details.

I had my surgery in early August in Savannah, GA. My wife and son went w/me. My daughter couldn't get away from her business. My son paid for a rental house on the intercoastal waterway for us to stay after I got out of the hospital so I wouldn't have to be in the car traveling back to Columbia, SC.

He drove separately from my wife and I and brought his dog and our two dogs w/him. Our dogs are used to being in a fenced yard. This yard was not fenced. We kept them tethered and they didn't like it because they were not used to it. Well, the first night there, my wife went to bed before my son and I. He wheeled me out to an outdoor pavilion by the water and asked if we should let the dogs out. I said yes. That was a mistake. They caught a scent and took off. It was all my fault.

We woke my wife and we used a combination of vehicles and on foot searching tactics. While we were searching, we noticed the abundant number of Trump signs in yards. These are large, expensive homes on the waterway. My wife was on foot and calling for our dogs [who always come immediately when called] when she met a woman at the end of the street. The lady put out a message on the local neighborhood Facebook page about our dogs and pleaded for folks to help.

Dawgs, the response was immediate and huge. These people came together. Golf carts, four-wheelers, and even boats were used to help search for the dogs from outsiders. These Trump supporters were perhaps the most caring and compassionate folks I have met ever. Over 12 hours later, we got a call from a guy who lived 2.2 miles away and was on the other side of the waterway that he spotted dogs that matched the descriptions of our dogs on his dock. They were barking at his dog...LOL.

We drove there and were reunited w/our dogs. It was one of the happiest moments of our lives. I tried to give them money, but they refused.

We were driving back to the rental when we saw one couple about to launch their boat. We recognized them from riding around in their golf cart and searching for our pups. We let them know what was happening and we talked a bit. Delightful people.

I wrote 3 families cards after we returned home. I thanked them for their help while telling them how impressed we all were w/the community. Yeah, they had Trump signs in their yards, but these are damn fine people. They help one another and even outsiders like us.

Afterwards, one of the ladies went on Facebook and talked to my wife about how many other people were involved in the search for our pups. She spoke of how they stick together and invited us to her house if we wanted to return.

These are good people. They aren't rioting. They are not looting. They are not protesting. They are not blocking traffic. They are not beating people up. They are not asking for handouts. They are good citizens and I despise labels like Fascists, Nazis, and Racists when talking about Trump supporters such as those fine folks in Georgia.

So, you're saying I'm a bigot? And a racist? Because I voted for trump?

If so, it speaks a lot more about you, than me.

I thought you fancied yourself about being from the party of openness, and acceptance. I was wrong. YOu're not open or accepting to anyone that votes different than you.

So, you're saying I'm a bigot? And a racist? Because I voted for trump?

If so, it speaks a lot more about you, than me.

I thought you fancied yourself about being from the party of openness, and acceptance. I was wrong. YOu're not open or accepting to anyone that votes different than you.

Intolerance to someone with a different opinion is the literal definition 0f a bigot. So irony that Portland is calling someone a bigot.

Intolerance of my racist uncles is being on the right side of humanity. It’s not bigotry.