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Attacking the 'helpers' is a symptom of our toxic political polarization-
[thelibertarianrepublic.com]

On April 7th, Senator Rand Paul posted a picture of himself in a white coat on Twitter, thanking his supporters the world over for wishing him the best after his diagnosis of having COVID-19. In the post, he explained he had now tested negative, and that he had decided to go back to his roots as a medical professional and volunteer at a local hospital to assist those that were sick.

To most, this should feel like a superb act of charity and giving back to ones’ own community. Paul is a MD himself and has experience in the field, so why not use his experience for good and to aid his constituents in one of the most widespread pandemics the country has ever seen? Should he not be commended?

Of course he should, and by widespread comments from the conservative portions of Twitter, Senator Paul was commended. However, it didn’t take much scrolling to start seeing a different reaction to his post. Comments about how his neighbor was “right”, referencing the assault Paul suffered that resulted in serious injury to the senator, or how he is just an ‘optometrist’ and has no business in having anything to do with combating this virus, or literally wishing him ill.

SpikeTalon 10 Apr 16
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The Left knows they win by condemning everything, hopefully creating chaos, that then becomes the fault of whoever is in charge.

WE win mainly by ignoring them, not engaging them in debate, and quietly keeping our mind on being effective.

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As a voice of reason, the enemy of the left, only idiots get applause on the left.

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