Distilling.

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You’ve heard the claim that Democrats are “made up of special interest groups” such as labor unions, environmentalists, civil rights groups, LGBTQ+ advocates, teachers, and others—and that these groups fragment the party. I think there is some truth to that, but they are all united under a banner of caring for others and for the environment. The thing is, Trump is uniting them all against him. He has gone after each and every one of these groups, thereby bringing them together.

On the other hand, Republicans are united behind bigotry. They rally under the banner of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Ask yourself this question: what are they for? They are not for smaller government—my God, look at what they have expanded: ICE and DHS. Look at who they are targeting—and I mean targeting: ANTIFA, groups that defend us, higher education, and the list is almost endless.

They prey on people’s fears. Look at the elections and Trump claiming that Haitians were eating pets. That was racist. His statements are so numerous that it’s impossible to keep up with them.

Look at the attacks on Jewish religious services—by definition, those are hate crimes. They instill fear throughout an entire community. The same is true of attacks on LGBTQ+ nightclubs; people think twice about going. That is exactly what hate crimes are meant to do.

I went to a support group’s holiday party last night, and I’d bet that in the back of some of our minds we were thinking, “Are we safe here as a group?”

That is what this party is pushing.

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