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Why are liberals so smug? (hexbear.net)
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Whenever I try to talk politics (or ESPECIALLY world events) with Liberals, as soon as they determine that I am a leftist, they just get so fucking smug and have this sense of self-superiority about them. Exactly zero interest in having a good faith discussion. They are so incredibly dismissive and condescending.

Of course, no matter how much evidence that you provide, or how well you frame your arguments, you just get eye rolls and dismissed out of hand.

I am reminded of the Bernie campaigns when the liberal media pundits would behave with nothing more than sneering contempt at young people who just wanted fucking health care.

We know that they're like this BUT WHY? Why are they all such smug shit stains? I stg it's like their defining trait.

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[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I've encountered it many times, though at this point I think incredulous anger is more common (and I mean truly incredulous as in somewhat unbelieving, as compared to the fully-credulous anger that I see from Republican types).

[–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes the anger is a big one. Especially about AES states when you fully come out and defend them. People will casually say completely false shit in everyday conversation as if its an obvious truth. Like "China is authoritarian" and then when you give the smallest amount of push back they short circuit.

[–] sleeplessone@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Actual exchange between two lib friends of mine:

Lib 1: I have Chinese food.

Lib 2: (jokingly) That's racist.

Lib 1: Only against Muslims.

[–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i dont get it

[–] sleeplessone@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They were presumably talking about the deradicalization campaign China did in Xinjiang that libs spuriously call a "genocide", but I didn't ask them to clarify because I didn't want to subject myself to them bloviating about "China bad".

[–] LittleFellaNamedBoof@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

Oh yes. Genocide is when China makes you go to school to learn not to be a terrorist. But when Israel kills thousands that's just an oopsie.