• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Well from the conservative perspective, it does

    They’d no longer have the “right” to discriminate at random

    They’d no longer have the “right” to force their religion down everyone’s throat

    They’d no longer have a the “right” to behave like a complete dick

    I mean, they stand to lose a lot, y’know

    • CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months ago

      This is it right here.

      Though of course they don’t think this way.

      Conservatives want to oppress. They believe everyone is equal until it interferes with their desire to oppress others. They would rather suffer themselves then lose the ability to be openly racist.

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        2 months ago

        Conservatives want to oppress

        I don’t think it’s that simple. I don’t think that most conservatives want to do that, per se, they don’t have the desire to oppress others.

        But as far as I can remember from a YouTube series from some years ago, the conservative world view is a very hierarchical one in which everyone has their place. So to conserve the “natural order” some people (especially that pesky lower class, or the homeless, or those LGBT+ people, or women… Take your pick) need to be kept in check.

        Oppression is a means to do that. It’s a tool, and it’s useful to get people in line, and to restore that kind of order gives a feeling of superiority and satisfaction in a “everything is back in its place” kind of way.

        So yes, if that’s their mindset, I also agree that they truly believe that they’re having their rights taken away, i. e. their right to preserve the hierarchy.

  • Fmstrat@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This is Canada. So while the below excerpt may make it seem mild and OK by US standards, this is the type of thing that led to where the US is today.

    Cowichan-Malahat-Langford MP Jeff Kibble, who hosted the town hall, said he wasn’t aware of the women being asked to leave at the time, and was “saddened” to hear about it. He said he’s been in contact with Koons and the other two women and agreed to meet with them for a coffee sometime this week to offer them the opportunity to discuss their concerns and points of view, and answer any questions they had hoped to ask at the town hall. Kibble said they are welcome to wear any T-shirt they want at the meeting.

  • Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    He said he’s been in contact with Koons and the other two women and agreed to meet with them for a coffee sometime this week to offer them the opportunity to discuss their concerns and points of view, and answer any questions they had hoped to ask at the town hall.

    A nice little tea party where everyone can ignore her and whatever she has to say won’t be heard by conservative voters.

  • OshagHennessey@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The “snowflake”, “facts over feelings”, and “anti-cancel culture” people don’t actually stand behind their beliefs?

    Ugh, it’s honestly hard to pretend to be surprised anymore. Can we just change every headline about conservatives to say, “Giant pieces of shit are still shitty”?