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A bit old but I still can't stop laughing (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 months ago by ByteOnBikes to c/pleasantpolitics

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Look how angry this little turd nugget is. He's a manipulative psychopath who has every reason to be the villain in any story.

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[–] Rottcodd@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

He's not just a manipulative psychopath, but a craven coward.

The entire Republican worship of him is weird, but that to me is the weirdest part. They seem to like him so much because he's a conservative strongman, so he represents their ideal. But that means they have to be oblivious to the painfully obvious fact that his shows of political strength are really all about the fact that he's a frightened little poseur.

He blames everyone else for everything he does, he constantly cries about how supposedly persecuted he is, and every time that someone challenges him, he has them killed. So he doesn't have the courage to take responsibility for his own actions, much less to face their consequences or to stand up to anyone who disagrees with him.

Or in other words, he's a coward.

And you know... that opens up a whole line of thought I haven't followed before. Is the fundamental driver of conservatism fear? It appears to be anger - that's the broad impression - that conservatives are angry and hateful. But is it really, underneath that, that they're frightened and insecure?

I think that just might be the case. That explains a lot of things that didn't make sense to me before...

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Anger acts as an umbrella emotion, yes I think it's accurate to say there's a lot of fear in your average conservative.

[–] peto@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago

From my observations of them fear is the root of the ideology.

Fear, anger, hate, suffering. Yoda knew what he was talking about.

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Is the fundamental driver of conservatism fear? It appears to be anger - that's the broad impression - that conservatives are angry and hateful. But is it really, underneath that, that they're frightened and insecure?

Always has been. Fear and a resulting willingness to latch on to any distraction from that fear, no matter how illogical or unreasonable.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

But that means they have to be oblivious to the painfully obvious fact that his shows of political strength are really all about the fact that he's a frightened little poseur.

Maybe that's why, they feel a connection to him.