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Well, well, well. Looks like we got ourselves a real thinker over here.
Let me grab my decoder ring and my degree in bullshit interpretation, 'cause this shit needs unpackin'.
First off, ObliviousEnlightenment, huh? More like ObliviouslySpoutin'Nonsense.
Lemme tell ya, this whole liberal versus conservative hate thing is a load of horse shit.
Hate knows no political boundaries, kid.
It's like ravioli—some folks love it, some folks hate it, but it don't matter what side of the aisle you're on, you still gotta respect the ravioli.
Now, as for this "us vs. them" mentality, that's just human nature, plain and simple. We all got our gangs, our tribes, our little groups we run with.
But the problem ain't the conservatives or the liberals, it's the goddamn extremists on both sides stirrin' the pot and throwin' gasoline on the fire. They're the ones spewing hate and takin' things too damn far.
As for the whole muting and shamin' thing, lemme break it down for ya: liberals tend to police their own when someone goes off the deep end, while the conservatives let their crazies run wild and pretend they don't exist.
That's why you see more visible hate from one side than the other. But make no mistake, there's assholes on both teams. As for you feelin' isolated, boohoo.
Welcome to the fuckin' club. Life ain't fair, and neither is politics. You wanna survive? Learn to navigate the crazy and find common ground.
Stop whinin' and start thinkin' for yourself. Don't be another sheep bleatin' out talking points.
That's my two cents.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I got a date with a meatball sub the size of my head.
Right Extremists: Murder our political opponents! Kill the queers and the coloreds! Install our dictator! Anyone that isn't a white christian nationalist doesn't deserve to live!
Left Extremists: Everyone deserves access to health care, housing, and basic necessities! Limit the hoarding of wealth and power! Protect democracy! End mass murder and genocide!
"bOTh sIdeS Are THe sAME!"
What political opponents have been killed? Of any political stripe??
Bad faith misdirection question is bad faith, misdirection.
E for effort, though.
Idk man conservatives in recent history have a pretty consistent track record of assassinations and assassination attemps on liberal and leftist politicians in the US based on their politics. Tommy Burks was outright killed by his Republican opponent less than a month before the election (Burks was one of the most conservative Democrats at the time, but he was certainly killed by a lot more conservative Republican), Clementa Pinckney (targetted in a white supremacist shooting at a primarily black church that he was the pastor of), Gabby Giffords (shot in the head by an anti-government right-wing conspiracy theory consumer).
When Republican politicians are killed now, it's pretty much only by personal enemies/drama that is unrelated to liberal or leftist politics, or by schizophrenic/criminally insane people who also weren't doing it over politics. Like Linda Collins (her friend killed her after being confronted for stealing money), Mike McLelland (he was killed by a former lawyer who's theft case he prosecuted). Hell, even Ronald Reagan was shot over an actress, not over the guy's personal political views. Ironically, Republican John Roll was killed by the right-wing terrorist targetting Gabby Giffords, he was caught in the cross-fire. I don't think there's even an in-office conservative Republican politician that was assassinated by a Democratic rival this century, or even a single instance of a conservative Republican being assassinated by a liberal over politics recently.
I want you to think of how frequently you hear of terrorist attacks which were committed in the name of white supremacy, christian nationalism, dicrimination against LGBT, or some other far-right bullshit, and then think of how frequently you hear of terrorist attacks committed in the name of progressive beliefs like, oh idk universal healthcare and better public transport. it's gotta be at least like a 20 to 1 ratio, and that's me being conservative with the amount of conservative attacks.
I agree with you 98%. My only gripe is that nobody don't like ravioli.
Smart man