I've always said that they're so insecure and I think they feel like they're never measuring up so rather than make an effort to improve their selves; they hate on "others". The thing is, what they hate about others is something that is missing in themselves.
Yup it's all fear and disgust for conservatives. Which makes them angry. They then turn to authority and "traditional values" to save them. This isn't just my opinion, it's the research evidence.
“Economic anxiety” is really only wrong in that it presumes some awareness of economics. Which, absolutely, economics is a thing, definitely something thats fun to fear, but so are spiders. Have we tried spiders?
This trans terror is so bizarre. The state-owned media Fox just keeps on keeping on with the "kid goes to school male and goes home female" woke fantasy bullshit. Those ads played 10x more in the Midwest than anything else during the 2024 campaign.
The "adamant" view is their own...actually it's not. The majority with that adamant view did not arrive at their viewpoint on their own volition. They were misinformed and chose to accept it as fact. To be more afraid of fantasy and not the destruction of democracy is just plain stupidity.
His wife divorced him because school was trying to make his son trans. Wow. It is truly terrifying how frail a woman's mind is and how much it can hurt an innocent male.
LOL Well....
My late husband was scared of, well, not much. He was one of those optimistic, cheerful, kind, patient and generous souls that are rare. (I still don't understand how a man can be so good.) He was a conservative. But he said Trump was evil and bad for the country. Yep.
That is oddly specific. There are two sides to any story. It really went this way: imagine being a conservative man who lost his factory job for being racist and drunk at work, wife left with the kids because he became violent, spent all money on giant Trump flags, wouldn’t allow vaccinations.
BAT SHIT. He should be worried about them molesting his child or sending it to work in the farms, thats far more of a reality than the shit he's making up.
I can't help but think it would have been better if he suddenly broke into the monty python lumberjack song.
Can almost guarantee he wears his step daughter's underwear.
The core of modern conservatism consists of making shit up to get upset about, then insisting that everyone gets upset about the fantasy you generated in your own head.
Imagine having a terrible life because of your backwards ideals that you embrace harder than your own family and then coming home to get mad at a random video of some girls having fun on the other side of the planet because they're not miserable like you.
It presumes it's because culturally, minority is used as a primarily racial term in reference to statistical volume, compared to "Disadvantaged/Oppressed Group", which only cares about relative power dynamics.
Yea pretty much this? I though minorities meant "a smaller cultural and/or racial group among a larger culture/racial group that makes up the majority" and women cant fit that cuz theyre roughly 50% of everyone.
I saw this with my parents who had Fox News on morning to night. Lived in the safe suburbs of KC Ks, yet every time I visited they were more and more fearful. Was just bizarre
I remember saying over a decade ago the right has the biggest and loudest cry babies. They were the original snowflakes and they have only gotten worse.
ignorance begets fear,
(i am afraid of what i dont understand),
fear begets hate,
(i make an enemy of that which i fear)
..which is why
elucidation quite often
will dispel hate
imagine being that stupid.. nope, can't do it.. one would need to kill all living brain cells in order to fathom any reich wing connedservative republican, and that would NOT be worth it.. just to end up like them, drooling 24/7 without the knowledge of how to mop it up
I’m not unsympathetic to the fact that the past 40 years have been brutal on working class America. And that highlights some serious gaps in Dem messaging and policy. But at the same time, abusing scapegoats and actively supporting changes that make the problems worse is…well, it’s just stupid.
You fucking ignorant chucklefuck...WHAT gaps in Dem messaging and policy ???.
In case ass holes like you missed it , the Republican won the presidency by basically accusing Haitians of eating cats and dogs . No amount of good messaging can work against asshole voters who fall for that .
Maybe acknowledging that real inflation has far outpaced wage growth for a generation? How the idea of retirement is now unrealistic for anyone born after the early 1970s? Try to counter union-busting propaganda? Tackle healthcare and education costs in a tangible way?
I’m not saying Harris was inherently a bad candidate. But over half the goddamn electorate stayed home, largely because they felt like their needs weren’t being addressed by either party.
Mobilizing those people w/more tangible reasons to show up & vote would have been VERY helpful.
It’s unfair that teachers at school are pushed into designating & using pronouns. It should be up to parents, who know their kids, to decide. Introducing introspection & self analysis about gender identity to kids before puberty isn’t realistic; they are kids who are growing in every way. 1/
I really can understand why some ppl don’t like using gender pronouns with kids. It’s an expectation that kids can decide, when they really have zero life experience to understand and differentiate what it all means. Let them be kids first without expecting them to professionally self analyze.
Kids may certainly feel different from other kids but that is because they *are* all different. They are all unique and should be encouraged to be different, but assigning sex-oriented labels at pre puberty doesn’t help them as people. Theoretical models assigned by adults don’t help children. 2/
So should kids be known as it? Gender identity is a core part of who we are, so refusing to even acknowledge who they are is stripping them of their most basic identity.
Everything you described screams maga supporter, a litany of loser behaviors. Maybe you should expect more from your followers. These poor dumbshits are the ones you grift off of Draino, you should be ashamed.
Over 60 Million American households use Roku. Scroll through what's on at any given time and it's 90 percent murder, cops, fire, crime, mysteries, jail and just overall FEAR FEAR FEAR. It's what they are being fed.
Fox did its job for the conservative political party using immigrants & bigotry
Through constant fear mongering of nonexistent dangers, they made the audience afraid & hateful of their own neighbors
Rupert is evil
The so called positive trump effect doesn’t exist. It’s a spin and a fairly tell story. For you continued consumption. There will be no (new) Industrial Revolution in the USA. There will be no sneaker factories or knitting and dye mills coming back. The republicans will need to answer for all BS
This is true almost wholly due to their conditioning from their religion. They're told to #sufferwell be ever terrified of their gods judgment, to fear condemnation for any perceived sin and that **others are their enemies
It's simple why #fascism targets them . They're primed pumps
When I was 27 years old , I got laid off from my job at Rubbermaid, because we were part of the steelworkers union we got a pretty nice severance package, so I took six months off , to let my hands back and feet heal, from constantly standing and flexing trash can handles all day it was nice
What horseshit? I know what it's like raising two kids by myself, serving rich hotel guests. The women looked their noses down at you and the men tried to run their hands up your skirt. I won't even address the trans boogie man bullshit. These kids are suffering. Have some goddamn compassion.
Nope. Nope nope nope nope nope. All my life I have lived in and around poverty, fear, and abuse of every sort... and none of us decided to become Nazis. I have no sympathy for the Devil or the grown ass adults who think a hard life is an excuse to do his bidding.
Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone, there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
if one was objective it was largely democrats that were scared to death of a virus that had a death rate of .001 %. Then there was such a fear of conservative opinion that the fbi silenced dissenting views on social media. But you're right , conservatives look at Europe today and are like hell no.
In the US alone it was between 0.015% and *17%*, depending on age. By the more common metric of deaths per 100,000, it was as high as 158.8 deaths in the worst-hit state at the height of the pandemic, and down to as low as 72.9 in the worst-hit state in 2022. This is *incredibly* high.
The flu has a rate of between 7 and 8 deaths per 100,000. So, yeah, you're not scared of things you should be, but terrified of things you shouldn't be. Would you prefer "foolish"?
If.....people were objective, they're not, the cause of death was highly politicized. Hospitals were incentivized monetarily to say covid . That's from the testimony of nurses but it gets so exhausting.
.001 as in like the regular flu, if you were already compromised. You survived despite being inexplicably stupid. See how it works? It's ok, you won't make it past 65 with the poison in u. #pureblood.
Republicans were scared to death not to stuff their faces at their favorite restaurants. The idea that conservatives were stoic during the pandemic is 100% cap
What these people really need to do is stop voting for republicans so we can legalize national health insurance, decent working conditions, a living wage, and pensions for every worker, man or woman. So you are not at the mercy of your corporate sociopath bosses.
I never saw that study, fascinating! Chronic stress/trauma in childhood can cause the amygdala to change, & an environment that discourages questions & enforces rigid thinking can cause less engagement in the ACC. A reminder on how nurture literally changes the brain!
Thanks! I was just reading its role re ADHD and I find it interesting bc I thought that was mostly prefrontal cortex executive function. Brains boy I tell ya
Yes, they see their lives as just the most tragic of country songs because they once were told to stop yelling the n-word in public or slapping the waitstaff on the ass at their local soon-to-be-closed Hooters, so now we all must suffer.
oh my goodness imagine you fled El Salvador for gang related violence? Then built a beautiful family and they picked you up, maybe falsified paperwork to ship you to a torture prison full
of enemies…that >shocker torture you until you die and then the supreme court says Yeah 👍
just buy me shit.
But, the answer is not Trump. It's also not Musk.
Prices are rising, the economy is down and a recession likely while unemployment is up and likely getting worse.
The middle class has been victimized by economic globalization, not immigration.
Make every one of these dumb fucks work a week's worth of 12 hour shifts in a factory that isn't up to code nor following safety protocols & pay them the same thing an immigrants would get paid.
Say more, DC_Draino. Are you inviting empathy for the MAGA man who has been driven to this state deliberately by the leaders of his own party for the last 45 years? Or pretending the Dems did it?
They claim it’s about the economy, then demonized Bill Clinton.
They claim it was about ending war, then demonized Barack Obama.
They claim it’s about the constitution, then voted for W who trampled all over it.
They claim they love America, but hate what it stands for and most its people.
After being laid off b/c your factory can no longer afford the parts China sells them b/c customers can’t afford their product at 3 times it’s former price b/c they probably will be laid off b/c recession
Drano is all clogged up, he needs the strong, reassuring touch of a rugged, white, christian plumber whose foaming action will fill his pipes and clear clogs.
they are fake men. whatever america decided masculinity is , is a totally made up thing. Shit people think Norman Rockwell paintings is how we are supposed to be. they try so hard to live up to things as a young boy i realized that fear and insecurity is their true selves and i was not going to
We were always taught that Mayberry was what all small towns should look to as a role model. My small town had drug dealers, alcoholics, adulterers, child abusers, the chronically unemployed, failing businesses, and occasional murder here and there.
people forget the levels of corruption in small towns. I did not fit in the small town i lived in you learn how cruel good christian people when to them you are the devil..
participate. What is funny to them I would represent that masculinity because i look like a biker and dangerous and live my life on own terms yet I reject all that macho crap and they would look like the people they insult. so much stupid going on in masculinity.I reject all that non sense.
These White men -- the most privileged creatures on the planet -- are deeply insecure... like, PROFOUNDLY insecure. And it shows every damn time they open their mouths.
I honestly think generational trauma and curses are involved in a lot of stuff we see going on that's destructive and damaging and it's sad because it CAN be fixed but people aren't open to the process.
Doesn't seem like the 'man' being described isn't much of one in the 'alpha male' world: loses job, accepts socialism (unemployment), and wife is the one who decides to 'save' the kids. 🤔 A straw man indeed.
you know what makes people fearful? Having no resources. Living from paycheck to paycheck with so much debt that one illness will render you homeless. BUT they consistently vote for people who want to destroy unions and won't raise minimum wage and don't even think about wanting health insurance.
The jobs, and company towns, were sent away by republican vulture capitalists, and the the GOP refused to add any guardrails for American workers, in fact they passed incentives for companies to offshore. Now they’re acting like they’re the saviors here? They can take a seat.
Yes. It's all about fear. Fear of what they cannot control, for the world is a scary place.
All that is different scares the hell out of them because it threatens their stilted version of reality.
Don't play the billionaires game BOYCOTT BOYCOTT ITS WORKING SHUT THEM DOWN TRUMP LOST THEM BILLIONS OF $ DO NOT LET UP. ELON IS CRYING. AMAZON KARMA IS COMING. THANK YOU EUROPE & CANADA WE THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA. billionaires FAFO. FINISH ELON. MOVE ON TO AMAZON THE FREE WORLD WE HAVE POWER BY #
47 & his minions have sorely underestimated THE WILL OF, WE THE PEOPLE, & that's their biggest & fatal mistake. they're dangerous and reckless cuts. R Killing Americans karma is coming 4U ARREST THEM
And they're also petty ppl who are upset, that somebody, somewhere, who merits less than the they do, gets some "privilege", even if that privilege does not impact the petty guys negatively.
It's strongly rooted in the zero-sum game mentality.
If he gets more, I get less.
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The mindset has played well in Republican political ads going as far back as introduction of Tea Party into Republican Party.
ILL COME BACK AS FIRE 🔥 & BURN ALL THE LIARS ….
Leave a blanket of ash on the ground…..
The people have the *WEIRDEST* fantasies.
They are emboldened
Not scared...
They use this propaganda to sway the masses
It's as simple as that
Their not scared
They have the upper hand
And they know it...
It's why Truml needs all those troops in Washington
For his birthday
They have an Adamant view of what is and what isn't supposed to be.
My late husband was scared of, well, not much. He was one of those optimistic, cheerful, kind, patient and generous souls that are rare. (I still don't understand how a man can be so good.) He was a conservative. But he said Trump was evil and bad for the country. Yep.
But not exculpatory in the present case; the fear is produced by willful consumption of biased facts and a failure of due diligence.
Can almost guarantee he wears his step daughter's underwear.
“If I have to make up stories to get you guys to pay attention…”
that DcDraino bot is fucked in the head.... Reboot him ....
make up your fucking mind.
They either scared or they are running around, screaming how they real men
this is so fucking tiresome
And literally why people have to self medicate 🤣🤣🤣
(i am afraid of what i dont understand),
fear begets hate,
(i make an enemy of that which i fear)
..which is why
elucidation quite often
will dispel hate
In case ass holes like you missed it , the Republican won the presidency by basically accusing Haitians of eating cats and dogs . No amount of good messaging can work against asshole voters who fall for that .
Maybe acknowledging that real inflation has far outpaced wage growth for a generation? How the idea of retirement is now unrealistic for anyone born after the early 1970s? Try to counter union-busting propaganda? Tackle healthcare and education costs in a tangible way?
1/2
Mobilizing those people w/more tangible reasons to show up & vote would have been VERY helpful.
Through constant fear mongering of nonexistent dangers, they made the audience afraid & hateful of their own neighbors
Rupert is evil
It's simple why #fascism targets them . They're primed pumps
What would an asshole say or do?
Yes, that is
Brain scans show hyperactivity in the Amygdala, fight or flight, and atrophy in the Anterior Cingulate Gyrus, logic and reasoning.
They live in a constant state of reactive emotional conflict.
MY WIFE LEFT ME ! 🇺🇸 🦅 🇺🇸
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSS1tjoxf0&t=2s
If only the exception was the rule, rather than proving the rule.
Oh well. Moronic by any standard.
I
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3092984/
It’s also the part of the brain that gets most fucked up by lead exposure.
of enemies…that >shocker torture you until you die and then the supreme court says Yeah 👍
just buy me shit.
Prices are rising, the economy is down and a recession likely while unemployment is up and likely getting worse.
The middle class has been victimized by economic globalization, not immigration.
See how many make it through the day.
Little girls are bigger men
I can prove this..
They claim it was about ending war, then demonized Barack Obama.
They claim it’s about the constitution, then voted for W who trampled all over it.
They claim they love America, but hate what it stands for and most its people.
immorality, unethically, greedy, and selfishly yep, you should be scared.
You have dirt all around you and a couple of skeletons in the closet.
Teachers don't have time to perform surgery on your child.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-beast/201104/conservatives-big-on-fear-brain-study-finds
Trump holds that title.
I'd say Lindsey but he obviously doesn't have one.
All that is different scares the hell out of them because it threatens their stilted version of reality.
🤷♀️
It's strongly rooted in the zero-sum game mentality.
If he gets more, I get less.
Why is it assumed that the blue-collar worker rents a house in a tough neighborhood?
Is it because Republicans have spent decades stunting wage growth and d*cking around with the housing market?
Yeah, it might just be.