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moondust

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84. Selfish little despots full of hate.

Sun Nov 28, 2021, 07:14 PM

Nov 2021

Latching onto a bigger despot with big name recognition who stokes their hate apparently makes them feel like they're getting somewhere. Some Germans probably understand it.

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If I live to be 100, I will never, ever understand the conservative mindset [View all] CatWoman Nov 2021 OP

Racism, and "owning the liberals" are seen as positives. guillaumeb Nov 2021 #1

John Dickinson from the musical "1776" amb123 Nov 2021 #12

Exactly. eom guillaumeb Nov 2021 #36

As much as I love that film and Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2021 #58

And people like this are not just Trump "supporters." They worship the guy. How did a washed up, Vinca Nov 2021 #2

Because he's the greatest con man the US has ever seen. oldsoftie Nov 2021 #61

Madoff was still a con man. louis-t Nov 2021 #74

But Madoff had a long time rep for bringing good returns. Why follow trump? oldsoftie Nov 2021 #77

Perception is reality. louis-t Nov 2021 #81

Know what you mean, for sure. But fwiw, conservatives have been studied Hortensis Nov 2021 #3

well established that fear or need to avoid certainty more than liberals certainot Nov 2021 #17

Is this even real? How did you come upon this "theory" Backseat Driver Nov 2021 #55

i know its a bit shocking but why not. who can get the research grants to check it out? there's certainot Nov 2021 #56

The hate gives them a way to channel their fear, Demobrat Nov 2021 #4

Trump was and is their great white hope. Texaswitchy Nov 2021 #5

the ability to look down on others overrides common sense Skittles Nov 2021 #6

LBJ figured it out years ago: Ocelot II Nov 2021 #7

I don't like/want it so therefore you can't have it either nt msongs Nov 2021 #8

Sums it up for me Deuxcents Nov 2021 #21

John Kenneth Galbraith (my favorite economic thinker) explained them quite well: lastlib Nov 2021 #9

damn that's deep CatWoman Nov 2021 #13

One word describes it all.........this is the word, "selfishness" Stuart G Nov 2021 #15

To me, selfishness is the cornerstone of the GOP, from there they lay down Hotler Nov 2021 #71

That he did. Perfectly explained. paleotn Nov 2021 #27

Seen on a bumpersticker at Yellowstone NP about 15 years ago -- OMGWTF Nov 2021 #29

That is so on it made me hurt then laugh. StClone Nov 2021 #33

I Thought Adam Smith Covered This FrankTC Nov 2021 #41

Galbraith taught economics at Harvard-- lastlib Nov 2021 #54

It goes back quite a while before Adam Smith. malthaussen Nov 2021 #64

Wealth of Nations was published in 1776. lastlib Nov 2021 #82

This is a over-simplification of Adam Smith Redleg Nov 2021 #79

An example of people distorting a message for their own purposes. malthaussen Nov 2021 #85

It's a little over my head... Septua Nov 2021 #44

This is anecdotal, however griffi94 Nov 2021 #76

Reminds me of the FReeper morons... keep_left Nov 2021 #10

Ignorance kills. Tommymac Nov 2021 #11

"...from Gerber's to Gun's." - There's a quotable! dchill Nov 2021 #19

Throw in some smug Xitian righteousness and you're there. OMGWTF Nov 2021 #30

Right on. nt Tommymac Nov 2021 #45

The only explanation is Racism SCantiGOP Nov 2021 #14

Conservatives are the entitlement society they claim to despise. Beartracks Nov 2021 #16

agree larwdem Nov 2021 #70

Hey Strom Jr CatWoman Nov 2021 #35

Hey CatWoman SCantiGOP Nov 2021 #52

*sigh* CatWoman Nov 2021 #57

That's the thesis of "the sum of us", by Heather McGhee elias7 Nov 2021 #59

Fear and anger short-circuit a person's reasoning ability dlk Nov 2021 #18

McMichaels know KT2000 Nov 2021 #20

what gets me is they acted as if they owned the neighborhood CatWoman Nov 2021 #32

Please don't try... BlueJac Nov 2021 #22

+1,000,000. Paladin Nov 2021 #68

Would you consider watching paint dry instead? Throck Nov 2021 #23

I have a right wing sister in law who is against government handouts, ACA medical care and raising kimbutgar Nov 2021 #24

Will she turn down social security and Medicare? Demobrat Nov 2021 #42

She has to work until she drops dead kimbutgar Nov 2021 #49

One thing missing from your analysis.... paleotn Nov 2021 #25

And now they're committing mass suicide to "own the Libs" OMGWTF Nov 2021 #26

I have been telling people its cultural for decades Cosmocat Nov 2021 #28

Read George Lakoff. Ron Green Nov 2021 #31

They listened to what he said rather than watching what he did. Rhiannon12866 Nov 2021 #34

all the while lining his pockets CatWoman Nov 2021 #37

That's the only reason he "ran," all his "business" deals failed and he needed money Rhiannon12866 Nov 2021 #39

Absolutely it's worth it. Kablooie Nov 2021 #38

Exactly right, conservaterds have pathologically low self-esteem traitorsgalore Nov 2021 #50

Generally shown "conservatives" are about group think Johonny Nov 2021 #40

You and me both. Solly Mack Nov 2021 #43

The party of No Buckeyeblue Nov 2021 #46

That has aptly described them for over a decade. There's no business like NO business. DFW Nov 2021 #63

They blame minorities for their shitty conditions in life JI7 Nov 2021 #47

I don't understand what they want and why they want it. In It to Win It Nov 2021 #48

Abortion, God, guns, and gays Polybius Nov 2021 #51

It's the kind of stupidity that harms one's own self as well as others. hunter Nov 2021 #53

The all see themselves as "victims" randr Nov 2021 #60

Three letters: G O D secondwind Nov 2021 #62

"Liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them." twodogsbarking Nov 2021 #65

Thread is full of many differing explanations... malthaussen Nov 2021 #66

This is the best explanation so far. Farmer-Rick Nov 2021 #75

It's the koolaid. THEY are why rich people can't save you. It's their fault. TigressDem Nov 2021 #67

It's astonishingly simple, really. Act_of_Reparation Nov 2021 #69

Because it is easier to live in a small mind than a larger one. world wide wally Nov 2021 #72

Never underestimate the power of propaganda: "Information, especially of a biased or misleading sop Nov 2021 #73

Thinking the 75M who voted for trump are ALL "conservatives" is a mistake. oldsoftie Nov 2021 #78

The Republican Conservative mindset is like concrete. cstanleytech Nov 2021 #80

That just means you're sane, CW. 11 Bravo Nov 2021 #83

Selfish little despots full of hate. moondust Nov 2021 #84

GOP voters have been lied to by over 30 years by media figures like Hannity and Limbaugh Lucinda Nov 2021 #86