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In response to "I think the choice of the word "weird" as a negative is confusing" by Strongbad

Celebrate the diversity of everyone but pointing out that its weird that Republicans (a) won't do the same, (b) want to get up in all of your business

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Aug 1 '24, 14:07

and tell you what you can and can't do. Most of it is aimed at the weirdness of wanting to do things like track women's menstrual cycles (as Vance supports) or believing that there's something weird and disturbing about childless adults. It then spills into all of the other weirdness (Mike Johnson and his son monitoring each other's porn viewing, etc.), Qanon theories, etc. There's being different and then there's being dangerously weird and having plans to impose that weirdness on society.

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This is the 1st reasonable response I have heard. Thanks. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 1, 14:08 8
- I think it's effective because it is actually saying why is this being discussed and taken seriously as if it's reasonable policy. Stop and think - pmb Aug 1, 14:21 4
  - I saw it in an article that the messaging that " they are a threat to democracy" was only making people scared when " they are weird" resonates - Epiphany Aug 1, 14:30 3
    - Yeah, that's a great point. BTW, I think Seth Meyers should get credit for this because he's been making the point about -- (edited) - pmb Aug 1, 14:47 1
      - it got worse under Trump but really since 2008 and amplified in the social media era. it resonates because that's all the right-wing ecosphere has - mr mooch Aug 1, 14:54
    - Hey! I read that article too. -- nm - Dano Aug 1, 14:31
- I think we all learned something today -- nm - rollo Aug 1, 14:13 2
  - DFTT? -- nm - mud Aug 1, 14:27 1
    - Go back to your echo chamber. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 1, 14:52

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