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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 100 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Why do Republicans feel compelled to be on the unethical or wrong side of literally everything!?

[–] SilverShark@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

They just have to be contrarian. All they do is to be contrarian. Always reminds me of this moment from Obama: https://youtu.be/akjXqfvLu28

No matter how good of an idea or how simple it is, it's just more important for them to be contrarian.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 31 points 1 day ago

Drinking sewage to own the libs.

[–] uienia@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

Because money and hurt narcissistic feelings. But mostly money.

[–] 50_centavos@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Because the Republican party represents the rich class. Whatever helps the bottom line. I'm absolutely shocked how many middle to lower class people vote for Republicans. They're literally voting against their own interests. The Democrats need to modify their agenda to be a full fledged worker class party or we're doomed.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 10 hours ago

effective use propaganda, especially with collusion of MSM and social media helps, with decades of it. of course being sourced from RU helps too, which is the main backers of disinformation in the us.

[–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But they have been told soooooo many times by the best news station (fox) and the most trustable youtubers that it's the Democrats that are working for the rich and against them so they MUST support the orange supreme leader. /s

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 10 hours ago

boomers loves fox, younger cons love newsmax/oan and people like shapiro,,,,etc.

[–] A_norny_mousse@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

That's a good question. I think they just follow the money, meaning they do what the biggest spenders tell them to do. This isn't even any sort of political movement anymore, it's pure corruption.

I had a hard time staying sane trying to see them as actual American politicians. When you let yourself see them as fifth columnists hell-bent on ending America, reality starts to feel way more coherent.