Nope! I know what conservatives want and what they stand for, when I tell them to fuck off it's with pride and volume. Conservative isn't a race, a color, a religion or a sexuality. It's not beyond your control. It's a series of moral decisions made by a fully competent adult who can absolutely be held responsible for what they believe and what they try to do with their power in the world.

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 15 points 9 months ago

Wow, sometimes I invoke Poe's law when people say no one here gets a joke, but like what the hell happens here

It's clearly just joking mirroring. Of course we don't want intolerant people in our discourse.

[–] rastro@sh.itjust.works 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I have conservative friends. Almost all of them oppose Trump. The point you think you’re making isn’t as clear as you think. The narrative of someone using the “I’m a conservative and I’m being silenced/discriminated” isn’t coming from actual conservatives but rather from MAGA and white nationalist clowns pushing a hateful, un-Christian, not actually classic conservative agenda.

[–] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 10 points 9 months ago

I think it's a joke at the expense of many who deserve it.

[–] Disinfect056@lemm.ee 14 points 9 months ago (25 children)

Yyeap that is how it feels to be a conservative today..... Cant say you are a conservative cause people will call you "rasist" "bigot" "sexist" "transphobic" and so on. Just because you think a 9 month old baby should have the same rights as a newborn. Or because you think we should have rules (and we do) behind how people cross the border. Or because you think people should pay money back if they barrow money.

Just some thoughts that will get you banned from social media.

[–] Girru00@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (33 children)

What 9 month old baby has less rights than a newborn? Edit: or vice versa.

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[–] cygon@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

I would agree that some people have become hyper-sensitized towards any statement that might be interpreted as "racist", "sexist" or "transphobic", no thanks to a definite rise of those sentiments, mainly amongst conservatives. But I firmly believe this "they call anyone conservative a nazi/a racist/a transphobe/a xenophobe" claim is a persecution complex installed onto conservatives by the media to disarm the accusations and instead turn them into anger against the "other side."

If this is about the USA, abortion used to be legal up to 12 weeks after conception, 9 months would be crazy. Also, there is no open border, nor does the current government want that (they merely insist on proper procedure, aka rules, rather than letting people drown). Republicans will likely continue to reject border deals in order to keep the topic cooking until election day and to aid America's enemies in Russia.

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 14 points 9 months ago (11 children)

Wouldn't a Muslim friend be conservative?

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[–] MinusPi@yiffit.net 13 points 9 months ago

Define conservative. I don't count bigotry.

[–] Dra@lemmy.zip 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Isn't Islam technically Conservative? I'm confused

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

Religion should be opposed via education, culture, and general science, not via the state. Religion is conservative, but there are good religious people.

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

If you want to be friends then why aren't you friendly?

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