Wow. Powerful, in large part for being reasonable.

One thing I want to point out, though: Rob isn't the only conservative in the world, nor the only rightwinger at the HabitableZone. The "you" in your essay is a group of about sixty million Americans who voted for Trump (though I'd say by now only about 40 million still support him). Rob is one drop in a badly polluted ocean.

I think I'd have a hard time defending all of Progressivism/Liberalism/"The Left" by myself, especially those situations when someone who can be tied to the left somehow does something awful, and the apes are capering in glee.

Yet, while I didn't vote for James Hodgkinson, it's true that Rob voted for Trump. I'm not saying Rob isn't responsible for Trump, simply that the blame doesn't rest on his shoulders alone. He had help electing Trump.

Damn, English really needs a third-person plural, y'all!