For #1, you're missing the bullet point:
Conservatives I respect = None, conservativism is basically selfishness.
there's some for a political ideology that considered any change to be dangerous, and we should be cautious regarding trying new things...
and that is what "conservatism" sounds like.
but they aren't conservatives, they are reactionaries, they want to push the whole system to the right.
Lmao the conservatives I respect aren't republicans, they see trump for what he is and have been voting biden
Capitalism leads to monopoly and imperialism. Fascist are the useful idiots of empire. Both political parties in Yankee dumb dumb land are right wing. This has all to do with socioeconomics and the populist movements in merikkka. This meme is an example of how lazy children think. Liberals will not save you they are controlled opposition. Fuck Nancy pelosi. We are too busy slaving away to have friends anyways.
at least with maga you know they're dangerous, like a bright colorful snake
Now ship them!
conservatives i respect:
once upon a time i nearly voted for John McCain, and i'm not even sure i can actually respect him he was just the closest to being a respectable human being that they had.
Shit meme. Everyone everywhere needs to adopt a policy of zero capitulation to reactionaries and their framings.
To any conservatives for the rest of time: fuck top category conservatives just as much. Yeah you're just as bad as the bottom category, but you're just enough of a fucking snake to hide your worst impulses and blend in with polite society.
i really wanna ask some questions, genuinely in good faith as it seems you may misunderstand how politics affects real peoples lives.
would you respect them if they were racist, just not around you?
would you respect them if they were queerphobic, just not around you?
would you respect them if they voted for, and supported, politicians willing and ready to take away your rights or the rights of others?
why would you want to interact with someone who disagrees with peoples rights to live?
this is assuming you are a member of some minority (queer, of color, etc.) if you arent, then i guess i understand.
This is a revamping of the meme about gay people that was complaining about looking colorful, caring about LGBTQ rights, mentioning their partners in conversation the same way straight people do, and maybe having a lisp? It’s thankfully been a long time since I saw it.
You’re right, but I don’t think the OP actually means it, they’re just trying to flip the script on conservatives. I’m not the OP though, so I could be wrong
The problem is that I don't respect "conservatives" if they continue to substantially support abusive politicians, organizations, and groups. I don't care if you're respectful and not personally bigoted; there's no excuse for supporting disrespectful and bigoted actions. Unless you admit your sins and agree to not support Nazis anymore, then your sympathy will never be enough.
Lol conservatives aren't worth your respect
"Conservatives I respect:
The ones that stay quiet about their true feelings about how they believe that various groups of people they don't like don't deserve human rights" 🤡
Nah. I've tried to stay friends with conservatives before. They eventually reveal their most inhumane thoughts sooner or later.
I don't want to be friends with someone who wants my trans friends "purged", believes that women are inferior, thinks that people protesting for their rights is "terrorism", etc.
No fucking thank you.
yeah this is where i'm at. they both voted for me to not have rights so fuck 'em, they're the same to me.
"Kind" Germans vs bad Germans during the Holocaust:
There were some 800.000 Germans arrested for "resistance activities" during WW2, and tens of thousands were executed for it.
Now, I'm not saying those were all good people, but there were at least some good Germans. But terrifyingly few.
They weren't "moderate" conservatives, they were mostly leftists
That's probably almost entirely true. I'm willing to bet the worst thing a lot of those 800k did was "be communist".
Remember kids be like the Bohemians (the couple who resisted the Nazis during WW2)
Conservatives i can respect:
• Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette "Civil Asset Forfeiture" Biden, Jr? nah fuck that guy he can rot
I have no sympathy for Genocide Joe
i think the point they're trying to make is that people who make politics their entire personality suck, and at least for me that's true regardless of what side of the political spectrul they're on. but even if they're chill outside of that and you can have a good conversation with a conservative, the fact they agree with people that want me dead is still gonna leave a sour taste in my mouth
I think you're litterally the only person in the entire fediverse who understood the meme correctly
hell, those more reasonable conservatives might be worth a 5 minute talk. i've seen people who vote conservative for purely economic reasons and never really thought about the whole killing minorities thing, and when i explained it to them they reconsidered
though to be clear, that's where i'm from. you cannot make the same argument for trump voters
Conservatives think that other people having basic human rights somehow alienates their's. There is no respectable conservative, since I can't respect someone that thinks in this way.
conservatives i respect: -didnt vote for trump -arent ignorant or uninformed
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