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Re:New high of 45% in US identify as political independents by foxyv on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @12:31PM (#46798613)
Leaving the Republican party is so close to leaving a cult as to be indistinguishable. They are so dead set on vilifying outsiders that they won't even associate with non-republicans and Democrats in a civil fashion. I once had a family member threaten to punch me in the face for mentioning UBI.

It takes years to shrug off the programming.

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Re:New high of 45% in US identify as political independents by radicalethics on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @12:38PM (#46798722)
I once had a family member threaten to punch me in the face for mentioning UBI.

lol!

How could someone become so stingy in life?

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Re:New high of 45% in US identify as political independents by asdff on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @01:19PM (#46799422)
Ensuring the poor are made to suffer for being poor is a core tenant of the republican ethos. If you don’t have someone to punch down upon you might have a chance to consider your own position in this world, which is dangerous to the power structures that be.
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