Republican primary voters most popular issues: This is the way
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Unironically, people like you are why America fell.
“No friends to the right” in action. Imagine classifying a massive segment of your own (supposed) political cohort as abnormal. And imagine doing so while referencing a poll that shows you are still in the minority on these issues. I guess “normal” republicans are the neocons and Civnats who are “leading” the party while representing the views of only 10-30% of its voters.
Fr. Just more milquetoasting.
What is wrong with what he said? Be specific.
You can't just play the referee, you have to take action as well. If laws are being unequally enforced on your side then why are you helping the enforcers?
It's a good question, and I don't know a good answer to that. But I hold that it's legitimate to say that those who used violence against people should not be pardoned, and that the reaction by current_horror was very much an overreaction.
The answer is that principles matter. You fight & die for principles, not a flag. You don't fight for a flag that stands for nothing, or stands for evil.
There are a lot of, for lack of a better term, right wing NPCs in this sub now. Which is fine, I guess, to the extent that we need them as cannon fodder to cancel out the left wing NPCs to some extent.
But they don't stand for anything. They're just angry & reactionary. They're exactly the type to go REEEEEE out then change absolutely nothing.
The way you win against the Left isn't to mimic them fundamentally like an abuse victim copies their bully. The way you win is by presenting a principled alternative
Sanity against insanity, not right insanity against left insanity.
That doesn't mean being a wishy washy cucked out Mitt Romney tier limp dick, though these NPC tier types seem to think it does.
That's fundamental to DeSantis vs Trump. Trump is great at offering himself up as a vehicle for "rage against the machine" so he appeals to these people even though the truth is he just wants the machine to kiss his ass, not to destroy it like his fans hope. Meanwhile, DeSantis is optimized completely for using the system as it exists in reality to win & deliver results.
Do you want to win, or do you want to riot?
All those people you see downvoting me? They've given up on winning & they just want to riot. Or, more accurately, they're lazy & want other people to riot on their behalf.
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