Excellent post.
I can't stand when people say EVERY voter in __________ party thinks ________ way. (All Democrats are godless heathens, all Republicans are racist bigots, etc, etc, etc)
I know some very liberal Republicans and some very conservative Democrats. In fact, I have a friend who is a gay atheist. He votes red. My mother is the most devoutly religious person I've ever met and considers "heck" a cussword. She votes blue.
The recent trend of white nationalism disguised as "patriotism' disgusts me, but I know those people have been brainwashed by right-wing media just as those who "hate" America have been brainwashed by the same forces on the left.
This is a nation of centrists. I just wish the wingnuts on both sides would understand this fact and shut their loud ass traps.
Totally agree. Dogma is one the biggest hurdles to moving our country forward. I think though, hopefully, it only seems worse now because of the internet.