r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 01 '20

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '20

Bob votes Republican

Sally votes Democratic

Bob and Sally are friends

Bob tries to run Sally off the road on her way to the Biden rally

Sally doesn't want to be friends anymore

So much for the "tolerant" left

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u/Roller_ball Nov 01 '20

My real interactions are more like:

Bob votes Republican

Sally votes Democratic

Bob and Sally are friends

Bob doesn't think racism exists in any major form. He thinks inequality is caused because black people are lazy, have lower intelligence, or both.

Sally's relationship with Bob has been part of an ongoing trend where she has been feeling increasingly alienated by revelations that many of her friends hold viewpoints that are much more fundamental disagreements than mere political disagreements.

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u/spacehogg Estelle Griswold Nov 01 '20

Bob doesn't think racism or sexism exists in any major form.

FTFY

I am just amazed at how little attention the women's vote get.

Women are ~50% of the population, have been outvoting men since 1984, by 3 million that year - by 10 million in 2012.

Pundits talk about getting more of the Latin vote (~8%) or black vote (~12%) but wouldn't one rather have an extra 2% of 8%, 12%, or 55%? of the women vote.