Conservatives: Why do liberals always insult me? Also conservatives: Hey libtards!
Seriously? Do people not understand that decrying insult while being insulting yourself is hypocritical?
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The libtard label came in response to certain liberals acting like they had very low IQs by slandering anyone who disagreed with them -on every single point- in a hyper emotional fashion. And by gobsmacking hypocrisy.
And I say that as someone who has always been left of centre.
They helped Trump get in by representing and modelling behaviors seen by many people as worse and more hateful than anything said or done by Trump - often because it was directed at them personally, thus mobilising his base and alienating many swing voters
They couldn't see this because they were so self righteous they were defeaned by their own smug echo chambers
They further insulted and alienated people who voted for him, not seeming to see that abusing people doesn't win them over
The moral rightness of expressing their hatred towards Trump supporters was more important than working to ensure he didn't get in again.
We aren't talking very bright people.
And I say that as someone who has always been left of centre.
They helped Trump get in by representing and modelling behaviors seen by many people as worse and more hateful than anything said or done by Trump - often because it was directed at them personally, thus mobilising his base and alienating many swing voters
They couldn't see this because they were so self righteous they were defeaned by their own smug echo chambers
They further insulted and alienated people who voted for him, not seeming to see that abusing people doesn't win them over
The moral rightness of expressing their hatred towards Trump supporters was more important than working to ensure he didn't get in again.
We aren't talking very bright people.
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@SW-User That's how sports team politics has evolved. All the same behaviors could be said for conservatives--the people who tried to claim that Obama was a Kenyan Muslim during his presidency, who call everyone "snowflakes" and dismiss their concerns, who call everything they disagree with "socialist". Neither side is willing to see the other side as human and listen to what they have to say. That does not excuse insulting, petty, childish behavior, though. It's on everyone to be the bigger man. If we were talking about liberals calling everyone racist or idiot, they'd say "well, we only say that because they actually are racists" or "we only say that because Trump is an idiot and anyone who supports blah blah"; they'd be trying to justify it in the exact same way.
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@SW-User Sure.