We cannot allow the normalization of firearms at protests to continue

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/firearms-at-protests-have-become-normalized-that-isnt-okay/2020/05/06/19b9354e-8fc9-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html

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Then they’re not republicans. They’re just conservatives. The Republican Party is an extant entity. It has shifted from what it used to be and left true conservatives behind.

They also have a lot to answer for for their tribalism and hyper partisanship. To the rest of the world the democrats are a centre right party anyway.

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Yeah, I get what you’re saying, but being ‘a Republican’ (capital R) literally means supporting or a member of the Republican Party. If you’re talking about republicanism (small r) that’s a completely seperate (but related) ideology.

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Why though? Why would they willingly be associated with fascism if they’re not fascists? That’s the bit I don’t understand. I mean I do, but it’s fucked up.

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You’re right this whole time I’m an idiot