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[-] [email protected] 39 points 2 days ago

The Reich wing would be losing their damn mind over this if the roles were reversed....

Anyone remember the pizza party Republicans threw over a closed door meeting that Republicans were already part of?

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yep. But it's important to remember that Republicans are utterly incapable of feeling shame. They can't do it. They know they're hypocrites of the highest order and do not care. For them, the ends justify literally any means, even if that includes utter betrayal of every moral precept they claim to hold dear.

Yes, the Bible says explicitly not to bear false witness. No, it's not effective to point that out to supposed conservative Christians who happily lie and flip-flop on every single damn topic if they think it'll give Republicans more power.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Not a bug with fascism, a feature. Doesn't matter what they have to say or do, acquiring power is all that matters.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

They get off on being hypocritical: they love that they aren't bound by what they've previously said, as it shows that restrictions are for other people.

They believe things provisionally, and only as a means to win an argument. If another argument comes up, their beliefs will shift instantly to whatever is needed to score a point.

This appears to mean that they don't have any values, but that is incorrect; they unequivocally believe that they should be able to structure society where the people who deserve power will receive it. This is in stark contrast to the left where we believe in equal rights and dignity for all— the exact opposite of their reactionary ideology.

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