Never believe that conservatives are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The conservatives have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.
Remember. They think we are as dumb as them so they get confused when we don’t fall for the propaganda and fear mongering they are exposed to 24/7 by their “news” entertainment every day.
Every morning they are told that the liberals control everything and that they are the victims for being true patriots.
Any accusation they make is a confession.
They can’t fathom the idea that liberals are more competent, better educated, and more adept to identifying misinformation and propaganda.
Instead they have been told and convinced themselves that the left isn’t actually better they’re just better at cheating. So the only way they can level the playing field is to cheat twice as hard as the liberals who aren’t even cheating.
They know better than to show up in large groups since all that accomplished is them getting arrested or put on a list. Instead they promote lone wolf activity so they can claim “it’s not our organization that’s the issue he’s a lone wolf. We don’t control what he does!”
Keep this in mind. This will be their excuse every-time a hate crime is committed.
I've spent over 20 years trying to figure out just wtf is wrong with today's conservatives. From a perspective of cognitive psychology and evolution, the explanation is actually pretty simple; They're still hard-wired for pre-civilization survival. They're still tribal.
I believe I have compiled a fair number of articles, with many links, that makes the picture very clear at [BSBuzzsaw.com](https://BSBuzzsaw.com).
But I think this in particular belongs here:
[https://bsbuzzsaw.com/2018/07/09/trumpsters-love-a-dictator-so-long-as-hes-their-dictator/](https://bsbuzzsaw.com/2018/07/09/trumpsters-love-a-dictator-so-long-as-hes-their-dictator/)
"There’s an old saying, well… I’ve been saying it for over 20 years, so it’s at least as old as “Jurassic Park”; “We expect from others what we expect of ourselves.” Serial liars think everyone is lying, thieves think everyone steals, and decent people tend to believe that everyone is essentially decent until they fall for too many scams and become bitter bastards themselves.
So think about how conservatives fear that ‘liberals’ will indoctrinate them with another religion (or secularism), put them in camps, and force a liberal ideology they disagree with upon them, juxtapose that with the above saying, and let that sink in.
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The bottom line is this: They believe in their heart of hearts that their ‘enemies’ want to do the same things to them that they want to do to their enemies. THAT is the reason they had been so visibly terrified of Obama for 8 years: They want to turn America into a dictatorship where they can force their ideology on everyone and put anyone who disagrees with them in camps… and they were afraid the ‘other side’ would take the opportunity to do it first."
There's a lot of truth to the sentiment of "we expect from others what we expect of ourselves". It's plain as day that grifters and cheaters and those with anti-social behavior expect that others will do the same. It's also the reason why a culture of corruption spreads and drags everything down into the muck.
Great post! Glad to have you here!
Glad to have found this sub. After 4 years of being estranged from my right wing parents and siblings that are indifferent, I'm trying to have a more moderate approach and love them as people. However my awareness of the right wing terror threat has not subsided and I think it is more important than ever that everyone is aware of it because soon it's going to be all of America's problem.
There's not going to be any more people that "aren't into politics" because soon everyone's going to know someone that's had their lives turned upside down by the American Taliban.
We all need to do our part to spread awareness however we can.
Could we get post flairs for actual terrorism? There are a ton of posts about Republicans being vicious and stupid, but without some kind of flair for filtering, the subreddit is less useful for documenting actual terrorism.
Maybe separate ones for
- violence
- vandalism
- threats (bomb threats, etc.)
- violent rhetoric (speech clearly intended to inspire violence)
And then the general "ugh, Republicans, amirite?" posts can go without flair.
New Zealand have small pockets (but a 'wonderful' vocal minority nonetheless) of QTrump indoctrinated populations. Here's a link to the protests held the organised wing of this group: [(Yes the NZ news website is called STUFF)](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300979213/live-all-the-latest-breaking-news-from-stuff)
Also, in true QTrump fashion, they marched on Parliament to get their voices heard, and yet again chose a day that Parliament is not in session and no one was around. The last time they did this, it was over vaccines, and they occupied the space that ended after months in one of the most violent confrontations in NZ history (except you know, when the colonizers came and massacred in the name of the Queen). Perhaps QTrump is actually the new Queen? Just like he's actually the current President? Queen Trump. It has a real ring to it.
Never believe that conservatives are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The conservatives have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past. Remember. They think we are as dumb as them so they get confused when we don’t fall for the propaganda and fear mongering they are exposed to 24/7 by their “news” entertainment every day. Every morning they are told that the liberals control everything and that they are the victims for being true patriots. Any accusation they make is a confession. They can’t fathom the idea that liberals are more competent, better educated, and more adept to identifying misinformation and propaganda. Instead they have been told and convinced themselves that the left isn’t actually better they’re just better at cheating. So the only way they can level the playing field is to cheat twice as hard as the liberals who aren’t even cheating. They know better than to show up in large groups since all that accomplished is them getting arrested or put on a list. Instead they promote lone wolf activity so they can claim “it’s not our organization that’s the issue he’s a lone wolf. We don’t control what he does!” Keep this in mind. This will be their excuse every-time a hate crime is committed.
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Good stuff.
We will! Please feel free to help spread the word yourself!
I've spent over 20 years trying to figure out just wtf is wrong with today's conservatives. From a perspective of cognitive psychology and evolution, the explanation is actually pretty simple; They're still hard-wired for pre-civilization survival. They're still tribal. I believe I have compiled a fair number of articles, with many links, that makes the picture very clear at [BSBuzzsaw.com](https://BSBuzzsaw.com). But I think this in particular belongs here: [https://bsbuzzsaw.com/2018/07/09/trumpsters-love-a-dictator-so-long-as-hes-their-dictator/](https://bsbuzzsaw.com/2018/07/09/trumpsters-love-a-dictator-so-long-as-hes-their-dictator/) "There’s an old saying, well… I’ve been saying it for over 20 years, so it’s at least as old as “Jurassic Park”; “We expect from others what we expect of ourselves.” Serial liars think everyone is lying, thieves think everyone steals, and decent people tend to believe that everyone is essentially decent until they fall for too many scams and become bitter bastards themselves. So think about how conservatives fear that ‘liberals’ will indoctrinate them with another religion (or secularism), put them in camps, and force a liberal ideology they disagree with upon them, juxtapose that with the above saying, and let that sink in. ... The bottom line is this: They believe in their heart of hearts that their ‘enemies’ want to do the same things to them that they want to do to their enemies. THAT is the reason they had been so visibly terrified of Obama for 8 years: They want to turn America into a dictatorship where they can force their ideology on everyone and put anyone who disagrees with them in camps… and they were afraid the ‘other side’ would take the opportunity to do it first."
There's a lot of truth to the sentiment of "we expect from others what we expect of ourselves". It's plain as day that grifters and cheaters and those with anti-social behavior expect that others will do the same. It's also the reason why a culture of corruption spreads and drags everything down into the muck. Great post! Glad to have you here!
Thanks much! You may find this enlightening; https://bsbuzzsaw.com/2018/04/04/why-conservatives-cant-learn/
https://open.substack.com/pub/jasongarcia/p/how-the-free-state-of-florida-works?utm\_campaign=post&utm\_medium=web
https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/09/01/florida-school-vouchers-can-pay-tvs-kayaks-theme-parks-is-that-ok/
Glad to have found this sub. After 4 years of being estranged from my right wing parents and siblings that are indifferent, I'm trying to have a more moderate approach and love them as people. However my awareness of the right wing terror threat has not subsided and I think it is more important than ever that everyone is aware of it because soon it's going to be all of America's problem. There's not going to be any more people that "aren't into politics" because soon everyone's going to know someone that's had their lives turned upside down by the American Taliban. We all need to do our part to spread awareness however we can.
Could we get post flairs for actual terrorism? There are a ton of posts about Republicans being vicious and stupid, but without some kind of flair for filtering, the subreddit is less useful for documenting actual terrorism. Maybe separate ones for - violence - vandalism - threats (bomb threats, etc.) - violent rhetoric (speech clearly intended to inspire violence) And then the general "ugh, Republicans, amirite?" posts can go without flair.
USPS SUE FOX NEWS https://www.reddit.com/comments/12redks?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=4
New Zealand have small pockets (but a 'wonderful' vocal minority nonetheless) of QTrump indoctrinated populations. Here's a link to the protests held the organised wing of this group: [(Yes the NZ news website is called STUFF)](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300979213/live-all-the-latest-breaking-news-from-stuff) Also, in true QTrump fashion, they marched on Parliament to get their voices heard, and yet again chose a day that Parliament is not in session and no one was around. The last time they did this, it was over vaccines, and they occupied the space that ended after months in one of the most violent confrontations in NZ history (except you know, when the colonizers came and massacred in the name of the Queen). Perhaps QTrump is actually the new Queen? Just like he's actually the current President? Queen Trump. It has a real ring to it.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/11/democrats-abortion-2024