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Originally Posted by Ledgem
I don't think that it's fair to categorize an entire party just because of one bigot.
But the Republican party does seem to have an awful lot of bigots amongst its ranks today. It's a real shame - based on the general values that they used to talk about (before the whole defining marriage and abortion stuff), it sounds like they were very practical and would have had a lot to offer society. I probably would have been a Republican if I had been born 40-60 years ago. Today they come off as a bunch of social extremists ("the American Taliban") and liars when it comes to things like government size and budget.
I'm terribly disappointed that Ron Paul didn't win the nomination. I feel that would have marked a turn-around for the GOP, and a return to what their core values originally were.
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I'm not saying there are a lot of bigots on the right because of one guy. I'm aware that with the GOP supporters these days, there are a lot of bigots, whether it be racists or anti-gay bigots.