Why have conservatives become such mean spirited bigots?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because culture is downstream from politics. Sometimes you’ve got to fight fire with fire. We ceded every major institution to the left.

Please list these institutions that ceded to the left......with citations not "feelings".

Education, Journalism, Medicine, Tech.

Citations not lists.

What is "the left"?
How are these institutions(?) ceding to the left?

The left are those with left of center politics. Traditionally speaking those who prefer less hierarchical structures, compared to the right which prefers hierarchical structures. Going back to when those who supported the monarchy sat on the seats in the right, and those who supported more liberty/revolution sat on the left.

Most are ceding to the left by allowing for the delegitimization of right wing viewpoints and sources, excluding right wingers from acceptable discourse, and taking the position that right wing views are illegitimate and makes right leaning people bad people.

The left, because many want to change the world, set the limits for acceptable discourse. The right, because they tend to value rules, over results, tend to operate within those limits.

As someone who isn't originally from this country its pretty interesting to see.

Exactly what rules were being followed when the right wing taxonomy in this country fomented and created a myth around the 2020 election that resulted in a coup attempt?

What rules were being followed when the right yawned at Jared and Ivanka's nepotism positions in the white house that resulted in their raping the US treasury and bilking foriegn countries to their personal benefit?

What rules were being followed when Senator McConnell used on standard to negate a legitimate SCOTUS appointment from Obama before the 2016 election and then another standard to slam Amy Comey Barrett through the Senate in record time before the 2020 election?

You want to talk about how the right follows rules, you are gaslighting everyone reading your words.

Try again.

Well, we know now that lies were told about Covid’s origins, about it’s true death rates, about vaccines. I’m inclined to think now that there’s something about the 2020 election that’s hidden as well

"low probability" =/= lies
death rate without vaccines are a lot higher than death rates with vaccines. No one said that vaccines would eradicate COVID
What, prey tell would be hidden about the 2020 election given this context?

congratulations for being part of the 60%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have an idea that's only slightly orthogonal to this thread

might it not be the case that people who are "yay the left" OR "yay the right" are just sort of disordered as a group? missing some critical capacity? too insecure or unserious?

and everyone's goal should be someone who looks at both and says "ugh"

Yes

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have an idea that's only slightly orthogonal to this thread

might it not be the case that people who are "yay the left" OR "yay the right" are just sort of disordered as a group? missing some critical capacity? too insecure or unserious?

and everyone's goal should be someone who looks at both and says "ugh"

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squishy moderates are not how progess is made

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an idea that's only slightly orthogonal to this thread

might it not be the case that people who are "yay the left" OR "yay the right" are just sort of disordered as a group? missing some critical capacity? too insecure or unserious?

and everyone's goal should be someone who looks at both and says "ugh"

Yes

no

squishy moderates are not how progess is made

why is progress per se necessary?

what is the desired end state?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an idea that's only slightly orthogonal to this thread

might it not be the case that people who are "yay the left" OR "yay the right" are just sort of disordered as a group? missing some critical capacity? too insecure or unserious?

and everyone's goal should be someone who looks at both and says "ugh"

Yes

no

squishy moderates are not how progess is made

Sure it is. It’s just a bit slower and more peaceful than the alternative. At the moment we have one political party controlled by extremists. That’s enough.

[Anonymous]

To answer OP’s question: my experience is that the conservatives I know are mainly preoccupied with pulling up the ladder the climbed up on because they are not very good at playing with others. Socially awkward, insecure, incurious, fragile, and lost.