LogFAQs > #976790523

"If somebody votes for a different political candidate than I would, this does not make them a horrible asshole worthy of hatred and vitriol." IMO in 2010 that statement was uncontroversial. And IMO now is something I feel like many from many places would disagree with.

I agree with this, but it's a function of the candidates themselves. They are the ones who court controversy, pursue exclusionary and conspiratorial politics, and remain unpunished by their constituency for doing so. It seems inevitable that voters who elect carnival barkers might be seen as bad people to some extent or another.

In 2010, this wasn't really quite the same in America; candidates were not as aggressive, lines tended to exist, and people agreed that certain statements could, would, and should end your political career. Now, convicted and/or admitted sexual assault is insufficient to deter a voting base.