# US voters: Are you afraid of the other side, and to what extent? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 1, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659 "2021-11-01T23:43:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/241 "2024-04-23T18:30:03Z")
> One. Supporter. One. 1. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/242 "2024-04-24T12:23:09Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > One. Supporter. > > One. > > 1. Didn’t see the one person in the video. Looks like a bunch of construction is going on though. I’m sure that really pisses Trump off. Things are looking up. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/243 "2024-04-25T21:30:42Z")
You mean Trump… lied? My goodness. I must get to my fainting couch. ---
**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/244 "2024-04-26T17:20:16Z")
I honestly read that as “farting couch”. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/245 "2024-04-26T22:08:18Z")
Will there be civil unrest after the election? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/245))_ ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/246 "2024-05-04T15:47:56Z")
The two worst possibilities for me are the Dems barely winning, and the GOP thoroughly sweeping. If the Dems barely won, there will probably be some form of the January 6 violence, whether larger or smaller than the actual previous event remains to be seen. Whereas if the GOP uncontestably sweep Congress and the Presidency, I’d give it about a 50-50 chance of them trying an auto-golpe and shutting down democracy. It’s not a given, but they say that they will do it and they’ve tried it before, so there isn’t any reason to doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/247 "2024-06-11T08:14:46Z")
I’ve wondered if the Bidens, Trumps and Newsoms have close affiliations that aren’t widely told to the public. There were two relationships I noticed on Wikipedia. I was skimming through the Bidens’ pages, noting that Naomi Biden’s page says she and Tiffany Trump were classmates and friends. As a second relationship, I saw on Donald Trump Jr.'s Wikipedia page, his domestic partner is someone named Guilfoyle, who was Gavin Newsom’s ex-wife. My point is these people who are political opposites could likely be speaking to each other a lot. Why should i ever be afraid of any of them? ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/248 "2024-06-11T10:42:01Z")
Trump also ran as a democrat and pledged money to Clinton campaign in the past as well. Why should Dems be afraid of Orangeboy? Why should the GOP side with such a RINO like Trump… ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/249 "2024-06-19T15:45:31Z")
> [@Eric1](#): > > Why should i ever be afraid of any of them? Because some of them are actively trying to destroy democracy in this country and establish a theocracy in its place, and sport stickers like this. [![](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BNJRHW/conservative-and-pro-military-bumper-stickers-BNJRHW.jpg) ](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BNJRHW/conservative-and-pro-military-bumper-stickers-BNJRHW.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/250 "2024-06-19T16:05:36Z")
It’s true that theocracies are the worst idea since they can justify abuse so easily. The photo of bumper stickers seemed to get worse with each sticker going down. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/251 "2024-06-19T16:09:54Z")
Wonder if that guy has figured out what clock tower he’s gonna take his rifle to yet. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/252 "2024-06-19T18:02:43Z")
Too risky. He’ll probably shoot up a daycare. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659/253 "2024-06-19T19:19:28Z")
I’d like to renew my penchant for false equivalencies, but I’m waiting for the political Left to issue its own equivalent of Project 2025, anointing Rashida Tlaib as its preferred Grand Inquisitor. Not yet, I’m afraid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-voters-are-you-afraid-of-the-other-side-and-to-what-extent/953659.md?page=12)