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Can someone post a political ad from a Republican nominee who is running on a non-alarmist, moderate platform? I haven't seen one. This can only lead me to believe that the majority of Republican voters are motivated by these issues. So while I sympathize with appeals from Republican voters who are not of that ilk, I can't help but be left with the impression that they do not have a voice in their party at the moment. This should give pause to anyone who enjoys the rational idea of an America where everyone is (essentially) free.

I've been slowly watching a 10-part documentary on NYC for the past several weeks and it's striking to note how the resistance to the city's enormous influx of immigrants seemed to really heighten and seethe at times of economic crisis and war - sometimes resulting in terrible violence. I can't help but think we are experiencing yet another wave of this same sort of race-based apprehension in America right now. Not that I necessarily believe that there will be lynchings in the streets any time soon, but since when is a little bit of evil ok?

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