TrippyHippy
free mind and open heart
Some of us can recall when conservatives were, well, conservative. And when that was a legit, rational, rationally expressed political point of view. Conservatives of the republican party had their racists, as did the "other" party, and its fundamentalist preachers in check. Or at the very least made a serious attempt to.
“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.” - Barry Goldwater
Eerie warning from the past. Turns out he was right.