What stupid thing did the GOP say or do this time? Episode 3!

[Spin-Out]

they're probably gonna "discipline" autistic/neurodivergent kids the most. that's what these assholes always do - bully the most vulnerable.

 

[Pale Rider]

FB friend:

News stories that "respectable" conservatives love to re-post:

1: Anything involving violent crime, particularly if the crime was committed by a minority. They do this because the perception that crime is "out of control" plays into their authoritarian notion that society needs to clamp down on civil rights.

2: Any news story where a criminal receives a sentence that appears too lenient, unless that criminal happens to be a respectable-looking white man accused of sexual assault.

3: Right-wing "think tank" articles about how economic libertarian policies are actually best for everyone.

4: Articles condemning liberal "cancel culture" or providing examples of it. Of course, they conspicuously avoid re-posting any articles mentioning the much more dangerous phenomenon of conservative pressure campaigns which use threats of violence so often that election officials and abortion doctors have quit their jobs out of fear for their families, because the objective is to portray liberalism as more oppressive than conservatism without encouraging you to compare their respective actual track records.

5: Articles with names like "Why multiculturalism doesn't work" or "Why diversity training doesn't work". Respectable conservatives are smart enough not to be openly pro-racist, so they try to portray racism as a kind of practicality, thus implying that anti-racism is a kind of childish starry-eyed optimism. The goal is to change the conservation from "is racism immoral" to "is racism part of the natural order". This is Jordan Peterson's modus operandi for taking morality out of social issues.

6: Articles which portray scientific ideas such as global warming, vaccine efficacy, etc as if they are economic or political arguments. It doesn't even matter how good these arguments are: the objective is just to condition you to think of these issues in terms of politics, and to forget that they are scientific, not political.

 

[NovaSaber]

Ugh on that last one. I still remember some utter sociopath saying that doctors shouldn't have any input on when the pandemic measures should end because "what does a doctor know about reopening the economy?"

Speaking of terrible people, Moms for Liberty:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1684931431871508480

 

[Spin-Out]

when republicans say "hug them kids," they aren't just talking metaphorically.

 

[KidTDragon]

Hey, remember when the Republicans in the Tennessee Statehouse expelled Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for - among other reasons - being black? And then local officials immediately reappointed them to their positions until a special election could be held? Well, the special election just completed with the Justins running for their old seats, and here are the results:

 

[Ironbite4]

The GOP really needs to do better. Holy crap.

 

[KidTDragon]

The GOP really needs to do better.

No, they don't. We need more results like this.

 

[wonko the sane?]

The GOP really needs to do better. Holy crap.

I'm perfectly happy with the losers continuing to fail because of their extremist views, actions and intentions.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

The GOP really needs to be officially declared a terrorist organization and treated as such.

 

[Spin-Out]

The GOP really needs to do better. Holy crap.

ironbite did you go insane

 

[wonko the sane?]

ironbite did you go insane

The constant required double think of "this is supposed to be a legitimate political party" and "this is obviously a bunch of stochastic terrorists" weighs heavy on the minds of some.

Love you raptor boy!

 

[Ungnome]

To be fair one election was in Davidson County(AKA Metropolitan Nashville) and the other Memphis. The GOP didn't have much of a chance in either place. Still the result in Memphis is hilariously bad.

 

[abates]

Unsurprising as the GOP didn't even field a candidate there. Maybe they figured it would just increase their embarrassment if they also had a candidate fail miserably.

 

[Ironbite4]

Right now that that insanity is out of the way....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! What'd they expect was going to happen with those two seats?

Ironbite-jesus that's just about as good a mandate as you can get.

 

[Paladin]

Texas reaches the "ACME-grade booby traps to kill immigrants" phase of things.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1688976652234371072

 

[Spin-Out]

goddamn i wish the US didn't weasel its way out of accountability to the ICC

 

[Ironbite4]

......................what in the god damn super villain crap is THIS!?

 

[Ungnome]

Abbot needs to go NOW. He's a proper monster, come on Texas, get rid of him before his actions kill even more people.

 

[Pocket]

At what point do his actions qualify as a hate crime and allow the feds to step in and throw him in prison? Because I feel like we should have already passed it.

 

[Spin-Out]

At what point do his actions qualify as a hate crime and allow the feds to step in and throw him in prison? Because I feel like we should have already passed it.

if you're a wealthy white guy you can get away with anything in this country.