“I don’t want extremists in office,” he said, walking back to his truck. “And I have some small glimmer of hope that maybe things aren’t as screwed up as I think they are.” Republicans showed their hand. That’s why Democrats did well in the midterms.

 Like every corporate news outlet The Washington Post pulls punches at Republican Party extremism.  

The Post writes, "In Pennsylvania, they rejected a candidate who said America is a Christian nation.” The “candidate” is pro-Nazi Greg Mastriano SEE: Doug Mastriano has rattled a diverse swath of Pennsylvania’s Jewish community, alarming liberal Jews with his far-right associations and remarks. 

People see the internet posts and talk about them. Corporate news might be powerful in Washington DC but not in the rest of the nation.

I was a planning commissioner in Lower Frederick Township Montgomery County PA. One of the few registered Democrats in local government. I was told to “be careful.” There was an active KKK/Skinhead organization. They had cross lighting ceremonies along the Perkiomen Creek. I wasn’t careful. I got a reputation. A woman called me when she had a problem with the skinheads in the home next to her. I went to the mayor of Schwenksville. In a few days the skinheads were gone. 

Growing up around them I kind of have a nose for KKK. Who are the most frightening people I ever met. Talk to people a while and you can figure out who you can trust. The Mayor of Schwenksville was one person. A local auto mechanic, former Army MP was another. The Republican extremists might think they have areas locked down with fear & hate but they don’t. Americans are overwhelmingly good not hateful people. 

The Washington Post

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Stephanie McCrummen December 22, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EST