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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 111 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I' m pretty sure the biggest problem in the US is the full-steam-ahead rolling out of fascism. But what do I know...

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 73 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Who do you think is rolling out the fascism?

[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 44 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

The Heritage Foundation, billionaires / trillionaires and their white nationalist puppets - chief of which is the orange stain currently soiling the White House.

If some of them are closeted gays is probably totally irrelevant.

[–] homes@piefed.world 38 points 1 month ago (5 children)

If some of them are closeted gays is probably totally irrelevant.

That’s a whole point though: it isn’t irrelevant at all. It’s their strongest motivator for being such hateful, hypocritical cunts.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

C'mon. Fascist architects don't give a fuck either way about the people they demonize. They don't pick people because they have a personal issue with them, they pick them because they best fill the role a fascist needs of them.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I do not give a fuck about their repressed emotions. No one should. What matters is their actions. Their actions are killing queer people. It does not matter if those actions reflect self-hatred, because they aren't the ones being killed.

[–] angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It matters because they actively aim to create more shame and repression to increase their ranks.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I mean. I guess that makes sense. There is a bit of this: women make the babies, is a necessary evil.

I guess the paedophilia would make sense too. If you have to deal with a women the smaller and less knowledgeable the better.

This is distressing.

[–] Garbagio@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago

You got a source for that, chief?

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Except they hurt the rest of the community. See my reply below. I didn't mean to say "it's only the gays"

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's a big undeground homosexual population. Des Moines, Iowa, For an example. Look at the soil around Des Moines, Stuart. You can't build on it; you can't grow anything in it. The government Says it's due to poor farming. But I know what's really going on, Stuart. I know it's the queers. They're in it with the aliens. They're building landing strips for gay Martians, I swear to God

[–] usernameless@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

You know what, Stuart? I like you. You're not like the other people, here in the trailer park

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's clearly the gays. No question about it.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was thinking the hateful closeted hypocrites, the Epstein class, and the Nazis but certainly not all gays.

[–] Trampampoline@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This entire argument has the potential to blow up into absolute chaos.

It's beautiful.

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago
[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are you trying to say gay people are bad?

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Not at all. Just hateful pieces of shit fascists - some of them happen to be gay, though

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's what Hunter said. To be clear he's blaming "closeted gays" not "gays", he's known to troll people on social media and nothing upsets the GOP more than the truth.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The fact that so many progressives can't tell the difference between genuine ableism/bigotry and trolling conservatives is why America can't have nice things.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There are differences anyone can see, but unfortunately there are also unavoidable similarities, including some of the consequences, and that is a lot harder to see.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nobody said nuance was black and white.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know what I expected.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yes yes a nuanced defense of being an asshole to the right people despite also hurting the wrong people as though the problem is not enough nuance

The problem is not that progressives cannot see the differences, it's that bros refuse to see the similarities.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

AFAICT the only feelings I've hurt are yours.

Takes a real jerkface to think they're entitled to be the only one starting negative interactions with people.

If you don't like what I have to say to you there is a very, very simple solution.

edit: Stop starting interactions with me. That's the solution. Didn't wanna overload you with nuance so I spelled it out.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The same picture.

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The two things are not in any way separate.