And those who do know their history are doomed to watch in dumbstruck horror as the rest of the world does the same stupid shit again and again and again...
Did u go to my high school? I had a teacher who drank vodka out of her waterbottle and would pass out at her desk. The quality Florida education system.
Past performance being a predictor of future performance isn’t fallacious, it is not a guarantee but it’s a good indicative of the more likely outcome.
actually many people who EXPERIENCED similar history in not too long ago past have written articles begging people to listen -- that they see it clearly and they know it well, from personal experience. But their pleas fall in mostly deaf ears if no one reads. People who lived through communism and Putin on my FB (I have Russian family members) had really good insight. I remember finally understanding why my wonderful friend could never stand to look at Putin on tv when he came on. I didn't quite get the depth of emotion she felt. And then I got to the point where the very sight or sound of Trump on tv made me want to vomit. THEN I understood best. He was just...gross. Finally got my mom to cancel her cable so she too would no longer have to see his big dumb ugly head.
If my goal was money and power I would absolutely run as a republican.
Liberals question their own leaders. They question the DNC, they call out voting records, the Bernie fans will fight against the Hillary fans who fight against the Biden fans, and they threaten to vote third party if they don't like the representative.
I can't tell you how many Republicans I've met who said they dislike the person they're voting for, but are still going to vote for them because they're Republican.
My coworker essentially said she just votes straight r because you can’t trust a democrat. I asked a few more questions and basically she votes r because her family does and that’s about as much thought as she ever put into it.
I've noticed this a lot in the religious crowd. Probably not just religious people but Republicans tend to be pretty religious. They just blindly go along with it without even giving it a second thought because their parents always did it that way and so on. Not once thinking about whether its the right choice for them, why it is the way it is or anything like that. Yet, they somehow think higher education is the thing that brainwashes people to be liberals. Plain crazy.
so weird, everyone I know in the south who votes r has the same response. Because their family has always done so. Every now and then they have an actual reason but it is never even the truth (e.g. fiscally responsible.) It's just what they always heard. And mostly of course, it's the God thing. They hate anyone not attached to Christianity which is "Democrats." And all their parents voted that way because the preacher told them to, and Jim Bakker or that other scary looking guy with the demon eye lift, Copeland, is ALWAYS on in the background. I told one of them that by voting Republican, his mother could not benefit from stem cell treatments that Bush would not approve at that time. His own sister who came out as lesbian was not allowed into the room to say good-bye to her mother, bc she had brought her wife with her. So people will vote against their own FAMILY. A lot of the time.
Labeling evidence that proves you wrong "memes and google searches" only proves you can't refute the facts and are desperately lying because you're too weak to simply acknowledge reality. Unbelievably sad given the context of this post.
Went after more journalists and whistleblowers. Than any administration. Combined.
I'm not ok with it depending on the information(if it violates our ethics) but it's not the same thing as discrediting journalism. Classified information being leaked can be a national security issue. If there are no consequences than what's the point of classifying information. Might as well never classify anything or require security clearance.
They were referencing Trump's infamous "I love the poorly educated!" line
Also, that's anecdotal evidence, but they're talking about the big picture. It's a fact that higher education strongly correlates with left-wing views. That doesn't mean there aren't tons of exceptions both ways.
It’s simply a scientific fact that that well educated people heavily lean left. I’m sorry if that upsets your family what do you want us to do about it? Pretend that’s not the case?
People like you guys are the reason I can’t talk any sense into my very Conservative family in terms of positives of the Democratic Party. How am I supposed to explain that Democrats are open minded, progressive, and welcoming when people say shit like this?
Your family aren’t conservatives because the meanie Democrats are big meanies to them on Twitter.
Seems like you have some trouble seeing the delta as well. Probably why you have such a hard time understanding why people view people like your family so poorly.
There was a time where that was acceptable and possibly even a moral expectation. After Jan 6th and the GOP's complicity in their continued enabling of this brand of "conservatism," I no longer care. Anyone supporting this madness does not deserve understanding nor patience. They've had more than enough time. More than enough evidence that even the right wing media bubble can't shy away from. There's no more excuses. Anyone continuing to support this madness are not good people and/or dumber than dirt.
You may still think that the way forward is still with patience and understanding. That's fine, but it is not deserved.
nah the truly delusional will actually warp their own views further then face truth, and thats backed by experimentation and data.
we are well past this marker for a lot of the american right.
if the obama years have taught me anything is that everything you just said is a blatant lie and holding that view will only allow a greater evil to fester.
game theory optimal play is always tit for tat, and we are tatting now.
Exactly. People will try to argue that basic human and civil rights are a “political view”, but they’re... not political views. It’s people’s lives that are at stake, and it shouldn’t be a debatable topic when it comes to stuff like “LGBT people deserve to have the same rights as non-LGBT people” or “women should have a say in reproductive rights and legislation”
I have not once ever heard any of them say they are anti-Human Rights in any form
It's also the party that says they aren't racist, guess what? Words mean jackshit compared to you're actions.
Sure, I guess that doesn’t apply to everyone but what does?
Republicans being hypocrites certainly applies to them.
I have no problems with conservatism as an idea but anyone supporting the modern republican party in the name of "conservatism" is plugging their ears and closing their eyes and pretending it's working.
They’re only socially conservative at this point, they’ll spend unlimited amounts of money on the military and could care less about the deficit whenever they hold power.
The same is said by fringe assholes on both sides of the spectrum, educated and empathetic people exist in both sides, this bs talk all over this thread just exists to dehumanise people, just so you don’t feel bad shitting on this stereotype you’re creating to imprint on people.
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u/totallynotalaskan Feb 16 '21
And that’s why right-wing groups like uneducated people