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I like the analogy to anthrax spores. The fascist Nazis were just southern planters of the 20th century. They committed crimes against humanity on a large scale like planters and others did with slavery. Evil is like a pathogen; it hides for a while, then comes roaring out again when resistance gets low.

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And one is caught off guard. People I have so respected turned into the most rabid magats.

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I knew the nicest young man, and he and his family went to my church. My church has gone through a terrible conflict throughout the denomination, exacerbated by MAGA politics. I watched the young man, a doctor a couple of years older than my oldest son become angry, bitter, and resentful as he listened to an antagonist in our church who worked to spread MAGA lies. Watching a nice, educated person transform into someone angry and mean really did hurt.

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You just described two of my bros. It's like I don't know them. But,, sadly typical of cult behavior. The division in this country is not just political differences. It's cult v. noncult. That's a whole different bag of worms. It took Ike in Germany

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