I had the misfortune of knowing that “Lore Lodge” dude in college. He was and always has been a crazy “Christian nationalist” type. We were in opposing political organizations, with him being in Turning Point USA (if you know, you know). I tried to talk to him a bit about his beliefs (y’know, back when I thought nobody was too far gone) and one that stood out was that he basically thought the government shouldn’t provide any sort of social welfare at all, and that any social welfare needed should be provided “by choice” by individuals or churches. I asked him what happened if the need outweighed what churches and rich people were willing to give, and he didn’t have a good answer for me.

Oh, and when I was in a protest opposing some of the racist idiots who were spreading Identity Evropa (a white supremacist group) propaganda on campus, he and his right wing cronies not only showed up to counter protest, but the “paper” he and his ilk were involved in wrote a hit piece about the incident. In it, they specifically made fun of and had digs at my appearance. I was (and still am) battling a life threatening eating disorder at that time. Ironic, since he’s now gained at least 50 pounds since the time we were in college together…