I like this a lot - if I were in the USA (I'm half American but living in the UK) I wouldn't be able to describe myself as a full on Republican, but there's no way I could ever vote Democrat precisely for these reasons (and the whole recognising human life in the womb thing).
This is so well spotted. Their conviction of their own moral superiority makes them feel empowered, nay, obligated to lie and manipulate in order to retain power, lest the “bad people” gain a foothold.
Freud taught that the ability to live in acceptance if the reality principle is the foundation of mental health. This goes far in explaining the reported differences in mental health between liberals and conservatives.
You rightly condemn the sophistry and sociopathy of the left and then immediately straw man the right as seeking to impose tradwifery on women. Its not just a problem of left wing myopic perception at work today, its also the aggressive wordplay used to short circuit conversations and reduce dialogue to power plays. The left is irrelevant in political debate because of its proven inability to speak in anything except bad faith.
Yes, the left operates on bad faith, unlike the right, which in good faith declared “they’re eating the dogs! They’re eating the cats!”
And yes, the right seems pretty obsessed with turning women back onto glorified livestock. If you don’t like that impression, talk to your conservative luminaries about how they’re coming off.
Lmao yes all good faith actors use braindead Internet lingo in their argumentation. Very um based of you. Very based. You aren’t an NPC at all you’re so very unique — a freethinker, really. Fucking clown.
I like this a lot - if I were in the USA (I'm half American but living in the UK) I wouldn't be able to describe myself as a full on Republican, but there's no way I could ever vote Democrat precisely for these reasons (and the whole recognising human life in the womb thing).
Thank you! Yes, big coalition of the sane and politically homeless!
This is so well spotted. Their conviction of their own moral superiority makes them feel empowered, nay, obligated to lie and manipulate in order to retain power, lest the “bad people” gain a foothold.
Thank you! Yes, exactly!
Freud taught that the ability to live in acceptance if the reality principle is the foundation of mental health. This goes far in explaining the reported differences in mental health between liberals and conservatives.
Yep. 100%.
A downstream consequence of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and further back of the polarized demonization of the “christian right” begun in the 80s-90s
This article is, without a doubt, for grown ups. Well done. Thank you.
Ha! Thank you! 🙏💛
You rightly condemn the sophistry and sociopathy of the left and then immediately straw man the right as seeking to impose tradwifery on women. Its not just a problem of left wing myopic perception at work today, its also the aggressive wordplay used to short circuit conversations and reduce dialogue to power plays. The left is irrelevant in political debate because of its proven inability to speak in anything except bad faith.
Yes, the left operates on bad faith, unlike the right, which in good faith declared “they’re eating the dogs! They’re eating the cats!”
And yes, the right seems pretty obsessed with turning women back onto glorified livestock. If you don’t like that impression, talk to your conservative luminaries about how they’re coming off.
Thanks for proving my point.
here's your NPC programming chart to make it easier to replicate next time:
[cue:sarcasm]+[insert:whataboutism~recent-example-alleged-hypocrisy, "eating cats"]
[disable:sarcasm][insert:whataboutism~feminist-hyperbole, "breeding livestock"]+[insert:demand-for-reciprocal respect, disable:introspection, disable:personal-hypocrisy]
Lmao yes all good faith actors use braindead Internet lingo in their argumentation. Very um based of you. Very based. You aren’t an NPC at all you’re so very unique — a freethinker, really. Fucking clown.
I'm not surprised you don't understand the argument.
I understand it and think it’s stupid. I’m not surprised you think it’s clever.
You seem upset, what you like to speak with the manager?