The Truth About Our Political Divide That’s Too Terrifying To Admit
And why the Nazi analogy is so chilling
I have relatives and friends who still support Trump. They think the Democrats literally stole the election. They believe the Capitol riots were the work of Antifa and the Left. They’re convinced America is ‘close enough’ to some government agency secretly microchipping us all, that anyone who isn’t a Republican is a communist, and that Republicans who oppose Trump are nearly as bad or worse, especially if they don’t believe the election was stolen.
I know this is what they believe because they’ve said it. Because I’ve read what is said on FOX News, because every so often I tune in to ‘conservative’ radio, because I’ve seen the clips of prominent Republican politicians making such claims. I know this because they voted for Donald Trump again.
And they know I’m a liberal, a Democrat, a Biden supporter. We still associate, talk to each other, meet out at places. We still work together peacefully, still send each other holiday cards, wish each other happy birthday and ask about children and spouses.
These are the people I know. The ones I’m related to and work with and went to school with. There are others around me every day, driving in cars with Trump stickers still on the fender, reading…
