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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Yeah! I'll bet they're ugly and smell bad too! My political enemies should be ashamed of their bodies!
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I didn't say they should be, I said they probably are.
Like, we know authoritarians are inherently a detriment to society. I don't think there is a single example in history where people benefited from authoritarian rule equitably to the ruler. Clearly cognitive dissonance is required to support authoritarians, and cognitive dissonance is a defense mechanism commonly found in anxious disorders. Projection is another one.
Given the focus authoritarians have of defining masculinity on things that have little benefit to any gender, they are projecting insecurity about their own masculinity, and performing all sorts of mental gymnastics to avoid the remaining anxiety.
Mix in a little of phallic humor that has at least existed since ancient times, and one can come up with the idea that they simply are insecure of their penis size.
No no, I agree, people who disagree with you politically are just doing it because they have small penises; that's a very mature and insightful political theory
They're authoritarians? That's not a political disagreement, thats a human rights issue?
Edit: I'm sorry to whoever is offended by this, but having the political stance that anyone else has no say isn't a political stance, its a problem.
No one self identifies as authoritarian, it's a pejorative that all sorts of political persuasions level at each other.
For instance, capitalism is extremely authoritarian, so anyone who supports capitalism has a small dick?
Errrr... who do you think I'm referring to as authoritarians? It's certainly not socialists or anarchists.