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In reply to the discussion: Many Trump voters are NOT a lost cause... [View all]sofa king
(10,857 posts)As an alcoholic, I know that personal problems can only be addressed after first admitting the problem. Furthermore, being a dick and refusing to take responsibility comes from an inability to understand and apply ethics, and from being unable to imagine what another person is feeling--lack of empathy. Most Republicans have a common problem. (A smaller percentage of them are just purely antisocial, and irredeemably evil.)
For the vast majority of Republicans, the source of the problem is FUCKING STUPIDITY. They are too stupid to think for themselves, so they rely on authoritarian figures to tell them what to think. They are unimaginative and cannot place themselves in another's shoes (which, incidentally, directly defies the teachings of Jesus). The complexity of ethical behavior is beyond them. Knowing responsibility requires one to understand a logical chain of events, which ain't gonna happen with the stupids unless you hammer it into their brains, relentlessly.
I think Republican voters need to be reminded every goddamned day that all of this shit that is destroying America--climate change, corrupt and unethical politicians, predatory business practices, use of disinformation in the news media, penetration of our government by foreign entities, racism--all of it comes from Republican stupidity. All of it comes from stupid beliefs, stupid or nonexistent plans, stupid applications of public policy, and especially STUPID VOTING BY STUPID PEOPLE, which makes it all possible.
Reminding Republicans of how stupid they are worked amazingly well in 2008. Enough embarrassed and chastened Republican voters stayed away from the 2008 election to flip the Senate and give us President Obama.
Stupid people need a simple solution: you can stop fucking things up by never voting again.
I'm sorry if this hurts anyone's feelings, but I'm only saying it because I think it needs to be said, fervently and often.