The first item on the chart/poll of Dim concerns - Trump voters, is something that to me reflects the intellectual dishonesty and hypcorisy about the Dim party and the Left, because their first concern is the voters that want to keep the Dims/Left out of power, making the Dims’ greatest concern is losing power,
yet here is a main part of their definition of “Trumpism”, that I had already read on Wiki, but only now sharing in the discussion:
“Trumpism is a term for the political ideologies, social emotions, style of governance,[9] political movement, and set of mechanisms for acquiring and keeping control of power associated with Donald Trump and his political base.”
They, the Dims don’t give a hoot about “democracy”, they are all about power and detest all opposition to their having power, period. And, anyone contesting that Dim/Left belief in themselves as divinely deserving power is labeled, by them, “authoritarian”.
Absolutely they don’t give a hoot about democracy. They want to use the force of the government to shut down people they disagree with, so, ipso facto, they don’t give a hoot about democracy.
You are spot on there.
I’ve had pretty good luck discussing economic issues along with national security items like hardening our grid, reshoring critical manufacturing, things like that. Infrastructure is good too (nobody likes a road full of pot holes). I do my best to leave the identity politics and divisive stuff out and instead try to focus conversations on things we have in common. Imo, the divisive stuff getting so much attention in the media is a way to try to keep us all divided and far away from getting together on issues where we have common ground. I try to frustrate that agenda every chance I get ;)