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what happened to conservatives?
Jul. 8th, 2020 10:59 pmI commented this in response to someone who posted an opinion article calling liberals terrorists. Like, "here's why they're tearing down monuments. They want to strike fear in our hearts. They're terrorists."
Remember when the divide between liberal and conservative was about tax rates for the rich, or whether government institutions should be privatized?
How did the opinions of the conservatives shift to "liberals are terrorists", or "it's OK for the police to beat up people who are marching with signs because they're liberals and they deserve it", or "I'd love to shoot me some G-damned liberals"?
It's because of bullshit like this. It's because nobody cares to learn how the other side feels. Nobody wants to learn what their real intentions are. They live in an echo chamber. All they want to hear is the opinions of people who kind of agree with them. And then those opinions are reflected back, and amplified, and pretty soon it's "death to all who disagree!"
So stop it!
Also, if you ever hear anyone say "liberals are doing this because..." you can just start ignoring them. The thought processes of liberals are alien to conservatives, so any time a conservative tells you what a liberal is thinking, you know they're wrong.
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Also, I saw some religious nuts arguing. Some relative of Cyn's said something that was pro-violence, and someone got on his case about that not being what Jesus wanted. Predictably, he remained firm on the need to protect himself. None of this turn the other cheek. Oh, nad he tried to write off Native American genocide as "I can't have an opinion on that because it was a different time." But some other guy got on espousing all kinds of wacko right-wing religious views. All Old Testament stuff, like smiting the enemies. And how God gave us government.
Remember when the divide between liberal and conservative was about tax rates for the rich, or whether government institutions should be privatized?
How did the opinions of the conservatives shift to "liberals are terrorists", or "it's OK for the police to beat up people who are marching with signs because they're liberals and they deserve it", or "I'd love to shoot me some G-damned liberals"?
It's because of bullshit like this. It's because nobody cares to learn how the other side feels. Nobody wants to learn what their real intentions are. They live in an echo chamber. All they want to hear is the opinions of people who kind of agree with them. And then those opinions are reflected back, and amplified, and pretty soon it's "death to all who disagree!"
So stop it!
Also, if you ever hear anyone say "liberals are doing this because..." you can just start ignoring them. The thought processes of liberals are alien to conservatives, so any time a conservative tells you what a liberal is thinking, you know they're wrong.
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Also, I saw some religious nuts arguing. Some relative of Cyn's said something that was pro-violence, and someone got on his case about that not being what Jesus wanted. Predictably, he remained firm on the need to protect himself. None of this turn the other cheek. Oh, nad he tried to write off Native American genocide as "I can't have an opinion on that because it was a different time." But some other guy got on espousing all kinds of wacko right-wing religious views. All Old Testament stuff, like smiting the enemies. And how God gave us government.
