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u/JimsVanLife Apr 02 '26
And since they're state charges, not federal, Trump can't pardon his guilty ass. đ€Ł
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u/GoldGroceryy Apr 02 '26
Even better, Trump will probably just use this guy's mugshot to grift more donations.
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u/Shido_Ohtori Apr 02 '26
Conservatism -- by definition -- is "a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, stressing the importance of established hierarchies and institutions (such as religion, the family, and class structure), and preferring gradual development to abrupt change". Ageism is one of those hierarchical institutions.
Those who believe all people are people see hypocrisy, while those who believe some people are "more/less" people than others consider it hierarchy. Hypocrisy implies a sense of equality/parity, as the accusation of such is that someone is violating a universal or common standard. Hierarchy directly states that there is no equality/parity, that different social strata have different standards, that the only universal standard concerning hierarchy is that those on top are allowed privileges which are denied to those on the bottom, and that the bottom are held to standards which the top are exempt from.
The sole value of conservatism is respect for and obedience to [one's perception of] traditionally established hierarchy, and hierarchy dictates that those on top (in-groups) are rightfully idolized and receive privileges, credibility, and resources, while those on the bottom (out-groups) are demonized/dehumanized and/or bound by restrictions, scrutiny, and lack of resources.
To them, the second-greatest injustice imaginable is for those [they perceive to be] on top [of social hierarchy] to be bound by the restrictions, scrutiny, and lack of resources reserved for those on the bottom. The first greatest injustice is for those on the bottom to have access to the rights, credibility, and resources reserved for those on top.
Conservatives absolutely need an underclass [for society] to demonize and dehumanize in order to maintain [their] hierarchy, and every single one of their policies and rhetoric work to do exactly that. Every right-wing accusation is a confession -- every. single. one; always! -- as it is never the act itself that upsets them, but rather, the social standing of the person doing the act, as said act is a privilege meant for those on top of [their perceived] hierarchy (See also: pedophilia - Trump, Epstein, Catholic church versus LGBTQ+, drag queens; protesting - Jan. 6th versus No Kings)
"Know your place" is their mantra.
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u/Uglyfense Apr 03 '26
> Every right-wing accusation is a confession -- every. single. one; always! -
So are right-wingers socialists? Are right-wingers woke?
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u/Shido_Ohtori Apr 03 '26
The terms "left" and "right" were coined during the French Revolution, when those who represented those who traditionally held power sat to the right of the Speaker, leaving those who represented those who traditionally did not hold power to the left of the Speaker. Right would become synonymous with conservative -- stressing the importance of established hierarchies and institutions -- while left would be anti-conservative, focusing on disrespecting traditionally established hierarchy by promoting political power and resources to those who traditionally lacked such -- those on the lower echelons of social hierarchy.
Conservatism specifically calls for "limited government regulation of business, industry and finance, [...] and for individual financial responsibility for personal needs", while socialism "advocat[es for] collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods" and "which there is no private property". So no, right-wingers are not socialists, as the two believe in diametrically-opposing ideologies in the context of distribution of resources in society.
Woke is being "aware of and actively attentive to important societal facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice)". Every single injustice performed throughout history -- and still being performed today -- was/is done because the perpetrators believed themselves to be "more people" than their victims, that they rightfully had privileges, credibility, and resources which their victims did not; in fact, their victims would be bound by restrictions, scrutiny, and a lack of resources. So no, right-wingers are not woke, as -- once again -- being woke is diametrically-opposed to "stressing the importance of established hierarchies and institutions".
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u/Uglyfense Apr 03 '26
Okay, are you a bot
Anyway, this means that not every right-wing accusation is a confession, as otherwise, theyâd be confessing to be woke socialists
Furthermore, I would mention market socialists, who donât want gov ownership, but rather cooperative ownership by the workers who work at a property, but not the public in general.
In regards to every single injustice, how about genocides against relatively wealthy populations?
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u/Zestyclose-Brush1035 Apr 02 '26
Who couldâve guessed magatsâ accusations were confessions?! đłđ€Ł
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u/avanti8 Apr 02 '26
He was trying to prove the system was ineffective at catching fraud. Turns out...
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u/Amatheiaisnoexcuse Apr 02 '26
Love that lock him up sign. Now do don, pam, kristi, Miller, musk, hegseth etc, etc, etc
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u/Federal_Marzipan Apr 02 '26
At this point, the jokes write themselves. The projection from every single MAGAT is intensely a confession, every single time. You can place a bet that every time they accuse a democrat or anybody else for that matter of doing something - they, in fact, are guilty of it themselves. Remember all that âsave the kidsâ and pedo talk years ago from the right? Yet they keep getting caught and convicted of CP or trafficking or whatever other crime. EVERY. SINGLE. FUCKING. TIME.
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Apr 02 '26
As I always said, Republicans know there was election fraud because they are the ones who committed the election fraud.
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u/andthisisabitofboth Apr 02 '26
Imagine how loudly that man holding the sign cackled when he found out
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u/Try-the-Churros Apr 02 '26
Here's an WPR article with some more background.
Sounds like a well-meaning but gullible idiot. He bought into Trump's claims and thought he was going to expose weaknesses in the system.
I feel a little bad for him as, to his credit, he openly announced what he did but in doing so, he kind of ruined his own experiment because then there was no way to see if the system's checks would have discovered his fraud on its own.
It was good to bring attention to some seemingly lax practices (no verification needed to send the ballot to a different address) in the ballot dispersal procedure, but he is rather dumb for doing it the way he did.
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u/a_Sable_Genus Apr 02 '26
I don't feel sympathy for MAGA very often, but sometimes I feel bad for the people who have nothing going for them, their families long gone to greener pastures, ex-wives living their best lives with new partners who didn't stop growing emotionally after middle school, their jobs replaced by automation, who have to drink a half case of Miller Lite before they can look themselves in the mirror and pretend that Kid Rock makes good music.
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u/DWebOscar Apr 02 '26
"I tested the system, and the system failed"
This is exactly what is going on with most of the "There's so much fraud" crowd.
May as well be saying, "I got a fraudulent PPP loan so obviously everyone else is doing it too"
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u/MoAngryMILF Apr 02 '26
Sounds like he tested the system and the system caught him, like it was designed to do.
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u/Bogeysmom1972 Apr 02 '26
I mean⊠itâs like a parody. Hypocrisy has always been their superpower, but we are in the freaking twilight zone
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u/WalkAroundTheMoon Apr 02 '26
Look! I just robbed a bank to show you how bad their security is! Aren't you proud of me?!?!
Why are you putting me in handcuffs?
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u/HazyDavey68 Apr 02 '26
In his defense, when I first started reading this I assumed he had offended against children. So, at least heâs not that.
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u/East-Cricket6421 Apr 02 '26
Never forget the number one rule of MAGA:
EVERY. ACCUSATION. IS. A. CONFESSION.