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In reply to the discussion: Cait Jenner is an entitled Republican jerk. She's no ally, at this point anyway. [View all]pnwmom
(108,980 posts)That has changed. Their most "liberal" Rethug is significantly more conservative than the least conservative Democrat.
At one time your analogy would have made sense but this isn't the Republican party of John Lindsay, Nelson Rockefeller, and other liberals -- or even moderates.
Have you been paying attention to how Pope Francis has been decrying capitalism, and, when asked about gay people, said, "Who am I to judge"? He is nothing like his predecessor and many people have noticed this. No, he is NOT perfect and seems to have a blind spot about women. He is complicated and flawed and so is the Catholic Church. (So is the Democratic party.) But his statements about the economy and climate change would make him comfortable among the furthest left on DU.
Did you read that he invited Naomi Klein to contribute to a conference on climate change and its effects on the third world? She welcomes his support on that, and will be participating. Why are people like you unable to recognize that Pope Francis has been working hard to move the Church in a different direction?