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Septua

(2,454 posts)
23. That's accurate but I will expand a bit.
Wed May 8, 2024, 11:40 PM
May 2024

They won't admit just what it is they want.

They say they want less government but every time something goes wrong, they will want to know why the "government" dropped the ball and didn't plan for the problem before it happened.

When the Cat 4 or 5 hurricanes hit, they expect the "government" to come to the rescue.

The one point that really pisses me off is the "freedom" thing. They want more freedom. Freedom from mandatory vaccines or freedom to work in a pandemic freedom to buy an AR15 or freedom to pass voter suppression laws or freedom to deny abortions.

In that respect, what they want is control over which activities they deem a "freedom".

Needless to say, the population as a whole, has less freedoms than it had before MAGA came along.

What they won't admit to wanting, is covered in this link:

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4330735-trump-maga-and-the-insidious-underbelly-of-white-supremacy-in-america/

Trump, MAGA and the insidious underbelly of white supremacy in America


Psychologists are at the forefront of studying bias and discrimination in various forms; we have long known that people are not necessarily “rational” beings but “rationalizing” ones. Many voters acknowledge Trump’s immoral and unethical nature, but when asked why they back him, they rationalize their actions as support of conservative judges, anti-abortion legislation, overturning unfair trade agreements, tax benefits, or protecting the Second Amendment.


The MAGA slogan conceals a call to return to former days of clearly defined white power and privilege, when women were homemakers instead of in the workforce, when marriage was between a man and a woman, and when homosexuality and other “queer” lifestyles were considered sinful and a mental disorder.
Sometimes I fear it's hopeless. [View all] Tommy Carcetti May 2024 OP
I'd ask the person....what corp/religious org do you want underwriting your kid's education? OAITW r.2.0 May 2024 #1
That is actually funny. They walk MOMFUDSKI May 2024 #2
Only funny in the gallows humor sense Silent3 May 2024 #5
Dead on dwayneb May 2024 #9
That's just MAGA speak for taxpayers funded vouchers for private schools. Nt B.See May 2024 #3
I'm beginning to wonder when... Think. Again. May 2024 #4
exactly Fudster May 2024 #11
Our public schools should be run by,.. magicarpet May 2024 #6
Yeah! leftieNanner May 2024 #7
My favorite one (actually heard) Mr.Bill May 2024 #12
Ding. Ding. Ding. You win. Demobrat May 2024 #19
that's like "government hands off my Medicare" Skittles May 2024 #8
It's not that we lost the plot. Prairie_Seagull May 2024 #10
Bird's Theorem writ large lonely bird May 2024 #13
My favorite . . . AverageOldGuy May 2024 #14
"I just had an exchange on Facebook" Warpy May 2024 #15
Another reason why I am no longer on FB: stupid people. live love laugh May 2024 #16
There was a post on D.U. -- maybe 10 years ago. 3Hotdogs May 2024 #17
That's right up there with that Tea Party sign that said 'get your government hands off my Social Security' PatrickforB May 2024 #18
The maggots want all the advantages and benefits of civilization without the expenses and commitments. NBachers May 2024 #20
That's accurate but I will expand a bit. Septua May 2024 #23
This is one reason I stopped using Fascist Book decades ago... AZ8theist May 2024 #21
The word 'public' eludes them it seems? mzmolly May 2024 #22
Ahhh, the anarchy crowd is making noise again. calimary May 2024 #24
Recommended. H2O Man May 2024 #25
There are lots of Texans that want taxpayer funded church schools. They like to call it choice. walkingman May 2024 #26
Then why are Republicans telling schools what books they cannot have and what they cannot teach? Doodley May 2024 #27
Tell them Rincewind May 2024 #28
In my paper... LeftInTX May 2024 #29
To quote Professor Hubert Farnsworth... Jedi Guy May 2024 #30
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