I know we’re supposed to respect each other and try to unite the divided political populace rather than further divide it, but I can’t help but loathe, look down upon and feel righteous indignation toward the Republicans, especially the Trump supporters (which are, mind-bogglingly, most of them).
The amazing thing the Republican party manages to do (and has always managed to do, even before Trumpism, but especially now) is to be on the exact wrong side of virtually every issue. This makes sense if you think about the fact the Republican party’s whole basis of identity is basically that they’re “not the Democrats,” as it means that any Democrat position that happens to be based on common sense and/or compassion will naturally be opposed by the Republicans.
But still, not having the mental or moral capacity to act/vote in a way that’s beneficial to humanity as a whole makes me categorically not respect them, and furthermore, honestly not even to feel that they deserve to exist as people.
And it’s not just that, the Republican party and Trumpism is the party of the Christians, which is so hypocritical because it’s the exact opposite of anything Jesus actually said, did or stood for.
I think I’ve identified the fundamental difference between a Republican and a Democrat to be (besides the issue of willful ignorance, science denial and being statistically less educated) that the Republican is absolutely not willing to temper any of his personal libido for the sake of the greater good. Hence the large, imposing, gas-guzzling trucks, hence the hyper-individualism and machismo, hence being anti-regulations, anti-climate science and anti-environmentalism, hence being anti-gun control and anti-vegan, hence preferring not to pay taxes for any social programs, hence being nationalistic and therefore anti-immigration and pro- extravagant military spending, hence being the party more willing to undermine all of democracy via manipulation of voter rights, Jerrymandering, creating and supporting things like Citizens United, etc., and hence the Republican’s view of Democrats as being communist and authoritarian or oppressive (while, ironically, the Republicans are actually the party of fascism).
