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    When conservatives whine at you like this, just remind them that they are in a cult. When they get mad at you, accuse them if ‘censoring’ your free speech.

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      Go further than that, tell them they’re mindless sheep, that they’re removeds to the ruling class, that they fall in line to whoever makes them feel good and don’t have an independant bone in their body. Remind them that Trump had 4 years with full control and accomplished zero of his promises, and that they’re idiots for falling for the same trick. Remind them that they’re the loud, stupid, obnoxious ones who have to be placated by the world or they throw a tantrum. Tell them when Trump dies nobody will remember the people who supported him and nobody will help his followers when they’re in trouble.

      Seriously, we have to take gloves off and find ways to hurt them on a deeply personal level. Because we should have been doing this from the start. Because it’s all they really understand.

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        Like how we can’t call them gay anymore because gays get upset I worry about calling them removeds…but removeds like humilation so ¯\(ツ)

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        I told a former schoolmate that he was acting like a snowflake and he lost his freaking mind. I expected it to bug him but holy crap.

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    (Actual conversation)

    Freedom loving conservative™: Speak your mind it’s your right to say things even if it offends people

    Me: The 50k dead Palestinian civilians won’t bring back the dead Israelis from Oct 7th

    Freedom loving conservative™: HOW DARE YOU, YOU ARE A TERRORIST SYMPATHISER AND YOU DESERVE TO BE DEPORTED, THAT SORT OF SPEECH SHOULD BE BANNED

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      It is a rhetorical device. Do you really need that explained or are you just employing one of your own by pretending to be obtuse?

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        Wow, so aggressive. You political crowd is insufferable regardless of your spectrum. Just a bunch of angry losers.

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            🤷‍♂️

            I guess you can only have imaginary conversations. That kinda answers my question, thanks.

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              You are asserting things you have no knowledge of. You’ve never seen me having an “imaginary conversation.” You genuinely seem to be confused and dysregulated, with wild overreactions to minor or even imagined irritations. Please take care of yourself.

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      some people misinterpret “freedom of speech” meaning universal freedom of speech. all it mandates is that the government isn’t going to punish you for saying shit. It does not protect a person if other people punish them for saying shit.

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        You also aren’t entitled to a platform. A website not letting you post something isn’t about “freedom of speech.”

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            I have written a memorandum that punching of nazis shall not be prosecuted if the person punching a Nazi is a sitting anyone.

            I have also decreed that, by the laws of there no longer being laws, you may also slap, kick, purple nurple, spit on, or cause them to cry for mommy in any way seen fit in the process of de-nazification

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      My bet is it’s a trick to justify themselves to their dumbass fanbase later on. “They censored us for years, now we’re in power it’s only fair that we get to arrest people who criticize us!”

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        Let’s see, the conservative Christian right just voted in a nasacistic tyrant twice. They want to declare America as a Christian country. They want to abolish the separation of church and state. They want to teach creationism in schools. They want LGBT to register as sex offenders. They want to remove books from schools and libraries they don’t like. They want to immediately execute every death row inmate. I’m not sure why I’m pissed at conservatives.

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          Don’t forget they want to immediately deport anyone who doesn’t have lily white skin

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          They want to abolish the separation of church Christianity and state.

          FTFY

          Watch how quick they backslide when a group supporting Islam or even Church of Satan ask for their dogma to be back by the force of law.

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          They want to abolish the separation of church and state. They want to teach creationism in schools. They want LGBT to register as sex offenders. They want to remove books from schools and libraries they don’t like.

          Really sounds like they want to make USA a region of russia.

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      It isn’t now. Go watch a science video on Facebook and read the comments. Every time I report all the idiots, and every time Meta decides not to remove the blatantly hateful, false information.

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        Had some guy calling everyone dunces he disagreed with on fb.

        Apparently, it doesn’t violate community standards

        Either does porn, or any form of harassment

        But apparently, me telling people that I was safe overnight at a hut when hiking, where and how many people isn’t ok, and that post was removed

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        dude I keep forgetting Facebook exists until someone talks about it in present tense and it gives me a little surprise. it’s like someone saying they looked something up on askjeeves

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        I don’t use Facebook but I find that on YouTube people will spout blatantly awful bigoted takes and any kind of response I make, no matter how much I try to clean up the language, will get shadow deleted

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        I don’t have a facebook account for that and a myriad of other reasons. But I agree I am lagging culturally because of it. I’m sorry that I get that way on here when I get all wound up.

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          No, you’re fine, I was trying to illustrate that it’s already, and has been happening for quite some time. I wouldn’t be on Facebook at all if it weren’t for my family. I absolutely detest what sort of drivel is allowed to be posted there.

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    You mean stuff like “we should deport illegal immigrants” and “abortion is murder”

    Because conservatives aren’t really afraid to say them. At worst, he’s just trying to avoid another ban.

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      They aren’t afraid to say “your body my choice” and “repeal the 19th” nowadays either

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          “Your body my choice” has genuinely been the goal for a generation. They’ve been salivating to have RvW torn down probably your entire life. The only thing that was missing was the pithy slogan, but the sentiment existed, openly.

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    Those are actually Libertarian views posing as Conservative views because Conservatism has been taken over by billionaire libertarian think tanks, looking to lower their taxes.

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      This is a no true Scotsman fallacy. The simple truth is that conservatism always served fascists, it’s just more overt now.

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        I didn’t say anything about fascism, that’s a whole different topic entirely. So weird that’s you’ve brought a third term in whilst claiming I was playing on the no true scottsman fallacy (which I don’t believe is the case).

        Conservativism is about the family unit, the church/traditional culture, and serving your community and nation. Conserving tradition in the name and style of your ancestors (so Confusionism is fairly conservative for instance, as it focuses on ancestors worship and supporting your parents).

        Libertarianism is about reducing government, avoiding taxes, and maximizing individual “freedoms”.

        They’re simply two different ideologies. Has nothing to do with a not true scottsman fallacy. Has to do with the fact they’re obviously not overlapping sets of values, and in fact oppose each other greatly and often.

        However American have been tricked into thinking they’re compatible.

        Your comments and those supporting it are proof of this. You’ve been had by billionaire think tanks and mega churches. Brainwashed into seeing them as the same ideology when they’re actually in opposition.

        Foolish American. Brainwashed people are bound to vote against their own interests. Lambs to the slaughter.

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        It’s not the Scotsman fallacy. You don’t even address the arguments and try to show how it is.