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I haven't voted for a GOP presidential nominee since Bush I. I voted for both Clinton and Obama. With that preface, I want to say I'm confused by the contention that the GOP is the insane party, the party that has no room for viewpoint diversity. Whether it is the Tea Party or the Never Trumpers, there seems to be some pretty vocal viewpoint diversity. Romney, the GOP presidential nominee in 2012, gave a speech in 2016 savaging Trump.

As for the Democrats, where were the dissenters during the impeachment voting? Or during the Russiagate hoax? The BLM riots? Where were the cool heads after Ferguson? And look what they did to Al Franken. Talk about groupthink!

I just don't see the difference Jonathan posits. I understand when making an argument, it's sometimes good to attack "both sides." It's easier to criticize the media, universities, movie industry, etc. when you offset that with criticism of the GOP. Now, I'm not suggesting the GOP is anything wonderful. I'm just saying I don't see the distinction Jonathan Haidt does.

Granted I don't follow the ins and outs of either party's elected officials, so maybe I'm out of touch. But the idea that the GOP is structurally insane and the Democrats aren't -- well, I just don't see it.

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The Republican party is stupid because it supports new, unreliable, costly energy sources and the replacement of reliable cheap sources. No, it's the Dems.

The Republican party is stupid because it supports the spending of an additional $6T that would support unions and bail out blue states and need to be borrowed. No, it's the Dems.

The Republican party is stupid because the head of such party nominates people to important positions like Justice of SCOTUS and V Prez based on race and sex. No, that's the Dems.

The Republican party is stupid because numerous members supported the 'defund the police' movement in 2020. No, that's the Dems.

The Republican party is stupid because it wants to simply wipe away tens of thousands of dollars of debt due to the Treasury for college expenses for no apparent reason except that people don't like being in debt. No, that's the Dems.

The Republican party is stupid because its leader encouraged illegal aliens to come to the US, resulting in a flood of millions of illegals who are then shipped around the country. No, that's the Dems.

The Republican party because its members and fellow travelers rioted for months and caused over a billion dollars of damage in summer 2020. No, that's the Dems.

Why would you give this guy a platform?

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