Old article from 2015. It's only gotten worse in my view.
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"I’m a Southern girl. Born in the South, raised in the South, and have rarely lived anywhere BUT the South. I actually love the South. I’ll die in the South. Being a Southern girl, I have more than my share of right-wing friends, neighbors, and family members — and some of you have in recent years crossed the line into nut-jobbery."
At some point, it becomes like the example of the WWII "Good German." People that knew they were allied with some really reprehensible characters, but chose to do nothing.