cheese_greater ,

You gotta pay for that $hit /s

spacecowboy ,

Republicans are a pox on humanity. Imagine how much better life would be if they would stop holding everyone back.

someguy3 ,

I’ve already seen the backflips when they try to ban books. Something something perverse therefore not protected under free speech.

queermunist ,
@queermunist@lemmy.ml avatar

I don’t think that liberals will ever understand so-called Republican “hypocrisy”

The truth is, Republicans don’t believe anything. All of their arguments are just tools to be used or discarded as needed to achieve their agenda. They don’t believe in free speech, they just know they can use it rhetorically to get what they want. If another free speech issue comes up and they don’t like it, they just discard free speech for another tool.

They aren’t hypothetical. They’re just cynical.

gregorum ,
@gregorum@lemm.ee avatar

They’re not even cynical. They’re power-crazed, lying fascists who will say and do whatever they need to in order to gain more power.

queermunist ,
@queermunist@lemmy.ml avatar

There’s some psychopaths, sure, but they’re between 1/4th and a 1/3rd of the country. You can’t think they’re all just demons lol

The majority are cynics and believe politics is about redistributing pain. They believe religious oppression is natural and inevitable, the only question is who the victims are. The only way for Christians to win is for everyone else to lose, etc etc

littlebluespark ,
@littlebluespark@lemmy.world avatar

Your argument is so ridiculously asinine, all due respect.

Yes. Yes, we can. No matter their numbers. They’re a bunch of fucking assclowns of varying depravities and inclinations. Period. Whether they’re ⅓ or ¼ or ½ of the country doesn’t change a fucking thing.

“The majority” [citation needed] are setting the example for those further down the human centipede, but that doesn’t mean slicing up the shitworm at any point along the chain isn’t helping the entire fucking world.

queermunist ,
@queermunist@lemmy.ml avatar

Misanthropy tbh

shiveyarbles ,

You missed the point on this one. Republican politicians don’t give a shit about any of that, rather than as a method of achieving fascism for their donors.

queermunist ,
@queermunist@lemmy.ml avatar

That’s literally what cynicism is. They’re not robots, they’re just convinced life is transactional and inherently about sacrificing others for yourself.

littlebluespark ,
@littlebluespark@lemmy.world avatar

That’s not cynicism. That’s being a piece of shit. There’s no ism. The whole classification as “Republican” is as much a container as a Hefty bag straining at the seams to hold a festering, steaming volume of soupy shit. Soon, even that hero of a garbage bag is going to break.

queermunist ,
@queermunist@lemmy.ml avatar

It’s a world outlook and agenda. There are always winners and losers, so the only thing that matters is being on the winning team and making sure the losers lose. We can’t all work together because someone is always screwing someone else over. I got mine, fuck you. Etc

You can hate this outlook, but there is actually an underlying ideology behind it. They aren’t just demons lol

littlebluespark ,
@littlebluespark@lemmy.world avatar

The only one using the term “demons” is you, friendo. Church much?

spacecowboy ,

I invite you to look up the word metaphor.

queermunist ,
@queermunist@lemmy.ml avatar

Monsters. Assholes. Whatever.

Their politics goes deeper than being doodie heads.

littlebluespark ,
@littlebluespark@lemmy.world avatar

I’m not defending the fucknuts, etc., I’m pointing out that “demons” is outdated and childish. Might as well call them boogeymen, FFS.

queermunist ,
@queermunist@lemmy.ml avatar

lol and calling people “fucknuts” isn’t childish?

Might as well call them doodie heads 🙄

littlebluespark ,
@littlebluespark@lemmy.world avatar

There’s precedent for fricative-fueled illustrative expletives, friendo. Welcome to cultural morphology. Care to read a book?

queermunist ,
@queermunist@lemmy.ml avatar

That shit is for middle schoolers and South Park characters. It’s not creative or cute. It’s cringe.

someguy3 ,

They don’t care about being hypocritical because they just don’t care.

queermunist ,
@queermunist@lemmy.ml avatar

…yes, and that’s cynicism. They don’t care about hypocrisy, so they’ll just say whatever they need to in order to win.

someguy3 ,

cynicism /sĭn′ĭ-sĭz″əm/ noun


<span style="color:#323232;">An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">"the public cynicism aroused by governmental scandals."
</span><span style="color:#323232;">A scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act. 
</span>

No I don’t think that’s cynicism.

CarlsIII ,

It’s possible they’re also just stupid too

queermunist ,
@queermunist@lemmy.ml avatar

Absolutely.

But if stupid people are winning, what does that say about us?

whenigrowup356 ,

I’d agree that people at the top of the party are cynical and mostly just want tax breaks and to keep government regulations away from their financial investments. Many of the voters do earnestly vote based on Christian nationalism (especially pro-life people) and fear of immigrants, though.

These voters have also been subjected to 20+ years of propaganda from right wing radio and TV networks. Have you ever subjected yourself to that shit? It’s like a constant fear response.

My point is the voters at the bottom may not always have a consistent principled worldview, but they’re not always acting cynically with their votes. Many of them really do believe this stuff.

OneWomanCreamTeam ,
@OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works avatar

People really do underestimate how inconsistent a person’s worldview can be. Just because they don’t make any sense doesn’t mean they aren’t genuine.

queermunist ,
@queermunist@lemmy.ml avatar

There are definitely True Believers, but most voters just vote along party lines tbh

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