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0 pointsLastTrain2mo ago0 comments

Your own sources show that Trump is more popular than Reagan among Republicans. Just because there was a moment in history where his numbers were better than Trump's doesn't undo the fact that over the long term, on average, Trump is more popular with Republicans than Reagan was. Demonstrably. Is there a conservative left in America willing to have an honest conversation?

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bpt32mo ago

I explained why I mentioned Reagan and acknowledged that Trump is more popular by some metrics, but he doesn't matter ultimately because GW Bush was more popular than Trump with Republicans more recently by absolute highest level of support, an average over basically any time period over his first term, or the lowest level of support, which is why I said you must only be talking about people born after 2004.

You're just as bad as the conservatives you dislike, because the issue is that you're all ideologues, not the specific ideology.

LastTrainOP2mo ago

All I have anymore is an undoubtedly flawed moral compass, but I know these things are wrong and, up until the last few years, they were not at all partisan. And this is just to name a few:

    * Law enforcement should not wear masks.
    * The military should not be used to police US citizens.
    * The US should not threaten to invade peaceful allies. Canada. Greenland.

Anyone who violated any of these, regardless of party, would immediately lose my support forever. These aren't "mistakes", they are evil deeds. So, tell me who is an ideologue.

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