Danica Patrick found herself having to battle against a slew of angry internet commenters after she posted a selfie on Instagram showing off her attendance at a Conservative political conference. Now, Patrick has taken to Instagram once again to address the comments and hate that she received and to set the record straight about her political affiliation.
Patrick, a former lightning rod in the media from her days as a NASCAR star, did not mince her words at all when explaining that she is a proud conservative and that her love for America trumps her fear of the liberals who marauded her social media pages last week. In a post on her Instagram story, she set the record straight about what she believes and what she values. The Instagram story was captured and shared by OutKick.
Patrick said, “I am not a liberal. I am somewhere between Republican and independent. I think our country should be run by someone that knows business and has integrity. I believe we should be able to speak freely. I don’t think our food and skies should be poisoned. I think it’s bullsh*t that Democrats can be proud but a Republican can’t in society.”
She wasn’t done there, the former IndyCar driver continued on, saying, “As a result, there is so much propaganda that penetrates mainstream media. I love this country and I have lived other places. I believe when people of different opinions speak face to face we realize we are more similar than different. I don’t believe everything anyone says.”
In a screen grab of the story, an image depicting a poll was shown as well. In it, Danica asked the question, “Who agrees with what I said?” In the simple yes or no survey of her followers, Patrick’s poll received a 92% rate of yes. That’s a perfect representation of a the loud minority at work, using its voice and anger to spread hate and make it feel like the whole world is outraged.
92% of people agreeing with Patrick is a huge number. Almost all of her following was behind her decision to speak her mind. Seeing as Danica was so heavily bombarded with angry comments recently, it is becoming more and more clear that those quips are the product of a small but very vocal subset of her fanbase.
With that knowledge, Patrick is likely to be able to stand by her views much more in the future as she continues to profess her love for America and support the political candidates that she believes will be most able to improve the great nation to which she belongs.
If anything comes of all this, it will be that Danica did not back away from her viewpoints or from saying what she thought was right. She found that part of being a good example in the public eye is to never be afraid to share your deepest and most honesty-held beliefs, just like she has done on Instagram this month.
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