this is how white national sees us

Don't hate a group, hate their radicalists

O K A Y

me being a conservative:

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I don't think it's so much the fiscal conservatives that are the problem - it's the social conservatives. The problem is that the two groups overlap to an alarming degree, due to the platform of the Republican Party. Social conservatives are so loud/toxic, that most people don't realize that there are conservatives who aren't homophobic racist assholes.

Something similar can also be said about the socially liberal camp, which overlaps with fiscal liberalism to such an extent that people don't realize there are fiscal conservatives in the Democratic party. I laugh whenever a Republican tries to paint Joe Biden as an extremist liberal; he's so moderate that, in any other modern western nation, he'd be considered a conservative.

Of course, the root of this polarization is our two-party system. If we voted using (insert any other method than FPTP), then other parties could flourish and we'd have a better functioning democracy.

(Steps off of soapbox)

okay then-

I’m a conservative and I’m bi. I hate the radicals of my political group. I don’t hate liberals. They just have different opinions about the way that this America should run. Some in my political group believe them to be evil. But I don’t.

I can understand hating homophobes...but why hate someone for their political views? I've never understood that-

because most conservatives are homophobes

Says who? My father is a core conservative, and his BEST FRIEND is gay.

"I'm not prejudiced; some of my friends are black. I just don't want one marrying my sister..." The excuse that you have a gay friend doesn't negate the fact that the Republican politicians your father votes for have stuffed the federal courts with social conservatives who are itching to overturn U.S. vs. Windsor. And, even if it did, one exception does not disprove well-supported facts.

You're on the wrong side of this my friendless, lifeless, fellow anime fan.

When I think of conservatives, or liberals, I think of the voters. I know the radicals of the republican party do have homophobic policies, but not the voters. And, yeah, we vote for them, but I haven't seen yet one law or precedents that were set to be homophobic.

That's a weak argument. "We know their policies, vote them into office so they can enact those policies, but they're ineffectual so you can't claim we actually support those policies." That's the type of logic you see in satire.

I honestly don't think it's the politicians who are the radicals in the Republican Party; it really is the voters. Obviously not *all* of the voters, but a sizable amount. Politicians follow the votes and try to piece together a coalition of voters that will get them elected. For YEARS (since the Reagen administration) Republicans have given racists, homophobes, and bigots a wink and a nod to get their vote, while still trying to maintain a semblance of decency. This courtship escalated under the Bush administration and has now become a major cornerstone of the party under Trump. The current batch of Republican politicians is beholden to these people, even if they disagree with them.

Again, I'm not going to sit here and say that every Republican is a homophobe, but they are at the very least okay with electing homophobes to represent them. You have to ask yourself if you really want to vote for politicians who are in bed with these types of people. Lay down with dogs, you're going to get up with fleas.

he said most
not saying he's right
just saying he said most

Because people of those political views tend to hate your minority group?

According to your party. Not true.

"Tend" does not mean "always." Exceptions exist. See my above analysis. If there were more conservatives who *weren't* homophobic, there wouldn't be so many politicians that pandered to them.