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S.E. TN Liberal

(508 posts)
Tue May 1, 2018, 09:24 AM May 2018

Irony much?

So many republican'ts these days are whining about how we have to stop being so "PC", (politically correct), but damn, they sure do demand a comedian be PC when it comes to their lying administration.

They say it is ok to insult women, LBGTQ people, handicap people, homeless people, ...etc. But don't dare even mention the never-ending flow of lies coming from TraitorTrump and his lackeys.

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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
1. They have a line in the sand.
Tue May 1, 2018, 09:31 AM
May 2018

Righteously critiquing rich white Republicans is off limits. That’s what is highly offensive to them.

unblock

(52,196 posts)
2. No irony. They're on a side. Any appeal to some fair-sounding principle
Tue May 1, 2018, 09:32 AM
May 2018

Like "free speech" is just a tactic they use when it serves their side.

Their loyalty is to their side, not to the tactic. They think it's a quaint weakness on our part that we're willing to sacrifice the good of our side for the sake of a "principle". It's a weakness to be exploited.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
3. They demand to be obeyed
Tue May 1, 2018, 09:32 AM
May 2018

They wish they were in authority and could dictate to us. They pretend a lack of equality. We should defer to them. That's how they end up sounding so hypocritical.

Initech

(100,063 posts)
4. I made a point the other day that republicans absolutely play the game of identity politics.
Tue May 1, 2018, 09:33 AM
May 2018

The difference is that we incorporate many different backgrounds, they incorporate just one. And they get seriously offended if you dare insult their people.

Wounded Bear

(58,647 posts)
6. Repubs have their irony circuits bypassed...
Tue May 1, 2018, 10:46 AM
May 2018

as part of their indoctrination process. They have to, or they would explode.

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