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[–] RQG@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All these seemingly inconsistent stances make more sense once you look at what ties it all together. They want power. Over others. Via money. By rallying against a common enemy. Doesn't matter how of if it makes sense. As long as it works and gives them power the Republicans will do it.

[–] Iamdanno@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Except that Republican voters will not have any of that power, the elected politicians will.

[–] Clent@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Temporarily embarrassed authoritarians.

[–] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

for real, how many R voters are basically chomping at the bit to start shooting people? Given an excuse, they'll start asserting what authority they think they're entitled to upon others with 556 and 9mm

[–] robbotlove@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they want a hierarchy and don't care where they land in it as long as they're not the bottom.

[–] Saneless@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

They think they're not at the bottom

[–] WhyIDie@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

it's what LeopardsAteMyFace and SelfAwarewolves communities were all about

[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Republicans are just normal people like us except the empathy slider is set to zero.

Honestly 99% of all our disagreements would go away if they could just empathise for 10 seconds.

They all see the error of their positions AFTER something happens to them.

Their daughter is gay? Well of course they deserve equal rights now!

Their wife gets raped? Well of course they should get an abortion now!

They get cancer? Well of course our taxes should pay for universal health care!

They lose their job? Well of course they should get government assistance now!

And on and on we go....

[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

With the exception of your first example that is... The cult doesn't even accept their own children when they come out as anything but a cis-het male or loyal subservient housewife.

Oh, and my friend was r*ped when she was 16, and her parents' church (Catholic) literally told her it happend because her faith wasn't strong enough (must have been punishment from god for a sin).

They have no empathy. Not even for their own children...

[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, my grandmother's Catholic priest told her her mother's cancer and death was because she fooled around with her highschool boyfriend. Catholics can't be trusted.

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

"Catholics can't be trusted." No religion can be trusted besides the flying spaghetti.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

They're hurting the wrong people! wojak-nooo

[–] trudge@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Yes, I want my president to be in charge of gas and egg prices. soviet-chad

My favorite lately is: "I own guns to protect me from tyranny but Joe Biden is going to kill me."

forgot where I was and wasn't sure where it was going lul

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Pretty spot on commentary.