Why do conservatives view themselves as the only “Real Americans”?

[Anonymous]

I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve heard someone express an extremely conservative, fringe viewpoint and then claim that “normal Americans,” “real Americans,” “normal people,” “the average person or, even, “middle class folks” or “blue collar folks” supposedly support XYZ conservative policy. I’ve also noticed the phrase “blue collar folks will have to bear the brunt of XYZ progressive policy” to be the modern day equivalent of calling beneficiaries of XYZ policy welfare queens.

[Anonymous]

The same reason Nazi's were the only real Germans. It's easier to make an insular us vs them group if the rest of us are also "real Americans". It's radicalization talk that prevents them from thinking for themselves on any topic and possibly disagreeing with far right ideology on any topics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The same reason Nazi's were the only real Germans. It's easier to make an insular us vs them group if the rest of us are also "real Americans". It's radicalization talk that prevents them from thinking for themselves on any topic and possibly disagreeing with far right ideology on any topics.

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They want to ignore the whole libertarian and free from persecution strands of our society and want to jam their ethno white christian nationalism on the rest of us.

[Anonymous]

Who wouldn’t rather be part of an in group than an out group?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same reason Nazi's were the only real Germans. It's easier to make an insular us vs them group if the rest of us are also "real Americans". It's radicalization talk that prevents them from thinking for themselves on any topic and possibly disagreeing with far right ideology on any topics.

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They want to ignore the whole libertarian and free from persecution strands of our society and want to jam their ethno white christian nationalism on the rest of us.

Exactly!

Real Americans support lower taxes, fewer business regulations, fewer brown immigrants, a boarder wall, and forcing LGBTQ people back into the closet. The implication here that liberals aren't "real Americans" and that any conservative that may disagree with any of these positions (and many others) or even have nuanced views of them are also not "real Americans". It forces more moderate conservatives into more extremist views. I mean, you don't want to tell your conservative friends that you think gay marriage is okay and that you attended your gay cousins wedding do you? That would make you a fake American.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same reason Nazi's were the only real Germans. It's easier to make an insular us vs them group if the rest of us are also "real Americans". It's radicalization talk that prevents them from thinking for themselves on any topic and possibly disagreeing with far right ideology on any topics.

+1

They want to ignore the whole libertarian and free from persecution strands of our society and want to jam their ethno white christian nationalism on the rest of us.

Exactly!

Real Americans support lower taxes, fewer business regulations, fewer brown immigrants, a boarder wall, and forcing LGBTQ people back into the closet. The implication here that liberals aren't "real Americans" and that any conservative that may disagree with any of these positions (and many others) or even have nuanced views of them are also not "real Americans". It forces more moderate conservatives into more extremist views. I mean, you don't want to tell your conservative friends that you think gay marriage is okay and that you attended your gay cousins wedding do you? That would make you a fake American.

All of which supports my thesis that the defining characteristic of modern Republicans is to be a bully. Bullying is the grease that lubricates the gears of the conservative hate machine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same reason Nazi's were the only real Germans. It's easier to make an insular us vs them group if the rest of us are also "real Americans". It's radicalization talk that prevents them from thinking for themselves on any topic and possibly disagreeing with far right ideology on any topics.

+1

They want to ignore the whole libertarian and free from persecution strands of our society and want to jam their ethno white christian nationalism on the rest of us.

Exactly!

Real Americans support lower taxes, fewer business regulations, fewer brown immigrants, a boarder wall, and forcing LGBTQ people back into the closet. The implication here that liberals aren't "real Americans" and that any conservative that may disagree with any of these positions (and many others) or even have nuanced views of them are also not "real Americans". It forces more moderate conservatives into more extremist views. I mean, you don't want to tell your conservative friends that you think gay marriage is okay and that you attended your gay cousins wedding do you? That would make you a fake American.

All of which supports my thesis that the defining characteristic of modern Republicans is to be a bully. Bullying is the grease that lubricates the gears of the conservative hate machine.

Exactly

[Anonymous]

It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with love for your country, reverence for the constitution, a desire to not see the Balkanization of the USA, etc. You guys are so funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with love for your country, reverence for the constitution, a desire to not see the Balkanization of the USA, etc. You guys are so funny.

Say what? The arguments of an abuser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with love for your country, reverence for the constitution, a desire to not see the Balkanization of the USA, etc. You guys are so funny.

Of course, the document that professes “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” that was written by white male slaveholders and explicitly omitted the right to vote for, well, anyone except a rich white male. Keep that in mind next time someone calls themselves an “originalist.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with love for your country, reverence for the constitution, a desire to not see the Balkanization of the USA, etc. You guys are so funny.

Of course, the document that professes “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” that was written by white male slaveholders and explicitly omitted the right to vote for, well, anyone except a rich white male. Keep that in mind next time someone calls themselves an “originalist.”

- the essence of divisive identity politics, on full display in the bolded portion above.

Is “divide and tear down” the progressives’ motto?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with love for your country, reverence for the constitution, a desire to not see the Balkanization of the USA, etc. You guys are so funny.

Of course, the document that professes “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” that was written by white male slaveholders and explicitly omitted the right to vote for, well, anyone except a rich white male. Keep that in mind next time someone calls themselves an “originalist.”

- the essence of divisive identity politics, on full display in the bolded portion above.

Is “divide and tear down” the progressives’ motto?

Is anything in the bolded untrue, though?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with love for your country, reverence for the constitution, a desire to not see the Balkanization of the USA, etc. You guys are so funny.

Of course, the document that professes “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” that was written by white male slaveholders and explicitly omitted the right to vote for, well, anyone except a rich white male. Keep that in mind next time someone calls themselves an “originalist.”

- the essence of divisive identity politics, on full display in the bolded portion above.

Is “divide and tear down” the progressives’ motto?

No unity without accountability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It couldn’t possibly have anything to do with love for your country, reverence for the constitution, a desire to not see the Balkanization of the USA, etc. You guys are so funny.

Of course, the document that professes “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” that was written by white male slaveholders and explicitly omitted the right to vote for, well, anyone except a rich white male. Keep that in mind next time someone calls themselves an “originalist.”

- the essence of divisive identity politics, on full display in the bolded portion above.

Is “divide and tear down” the progressives’ motto?

I don’t even need to ask if “disparage anything that doesn’t fit the narrow identity of conservative white men” is the conservative motto.

[Anonymous]

No one hold them accountable.