Like me, a lot of my friends feel politically homeless. It is shockingly stupid for us to alienate one another with purity tests. If you can't tolerate a fellow conservative b/c they voted 3rd party in '16 or '20, you should honestly consider whether you want to be constructive.
Look, I wrestle with hating everyone sometimes too. It's no way to live. I am not a Democrat, and I am no longer a Republican. I won't be bullied into either camp.
Respect that we've spoken up and called the president and his supporters out. I never supported him. But I'm also not a Democrat. There are lines I won't cross. I could never support a party that favors exposing unborn children to the lethal violence of abortion.
Other people have their own important reasons for not supporting the other party. This is not a comfortable place to be. Being treated as unserious because we didn't back Biden is uncharitable and unwise.
Let's not go down this route. We need each other if there is any hope of rebuilding a Conservative party again. I know that may require biting your tongue and breathing deep, but that's what adults do when they want to move forward.
Charity is hard. That's why you see so little of it. I'm hardly a paragon of virtue, but I'm trying. We all have to try. Civil society requires us to try. And, well, as a Christian I'm required to try. /end
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