• CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      33·
      2 months ago

      One of the key characteristics of conservatives is being the person wearing the boot. When governments told people to wear masks, suddenly the law applied to them, which is why you saw such resistance from conservatives. It wasn’t about health or even not being “sheeple” for them. It was, from their POV, the government oppressing them.

      They have no problem will laws that apply to everyone else (e.g. abortion, welfare restrictions, etc.) because they don’t see themselves as affected. But when laws begin to apply to them, suddenly it’s oppression.

      “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

    • Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world
      174·
      2 months ago

      It’s not about the journey it’s the destination.

      They’re not idiots. They’re actually smarter then us given that it worked. They knew what they were doing. These crazy ideas spread like a meme. The spread is important. The left ignores all this and really is blind to this and it’s still amazing to see how the left has no idea how to exist digitally.

          • Doomsider@lemmy.world
            10·
            2 months ago

            Without context what you say may seem reasonable. Conservatives and Republicans have created this problem by preventing a solution to the Dreamers, cross-country labor, immigration reform, etc.

            There are two real perspectives here. One is immigration is a useful tool and most immigrants here illegally provide valuable services to our country and are settled, have families, and work. The second is that immigrants are the source of our problems.

            You speak of facts and feelings, but it is clear the conservatives have no facts and are all feelings. What you say is just their typical projection. To sum this up, conservatives are just wrong about immigration and instead base their perceptions on racism.

      • chingadera@lemmy.world
        7·
        2 months ago

        Than*

        And no they aren’t. It’s just that trying to convince an idiot that they’re an idiot is an uphill battle.

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
    9·
    2 months ago

    I used to have coworkers whose masks said “government control device” I reckon they think ice is good for rounding up people without accountability.