History tells us there really were great men and women who sacrificed everything for the cause, who demonstrated real bravery, but the intersectional malaise keeps us from imparting those stories.
For some “polite” conservatives, projecting virtue where it doesn’t exist is a daily survival mechanism. They have to believe someone is honestly counting the votes.
Imagine a child going to school and being taught the need to apologize for his very skin color. You think that won’t bring out the crazy in at least a few of them?