Another pattern I've noticed about Republicans during this crisis

[NCDem47]

No coping skills and a searing resentment that their freedom is limited. Sheltering in place drives them mad. In our on-demand society, the very thought that they have to apply some restraint and sacrifice is making them unbearable to talk to or be around. Perhaps I’m generalizing, but I feel the Republicans in my life are about to crack faster from quarantining than the Democrats.

[Squinch]

1. At this point I say let them listen to their leader. Let the morons cull themselves.

[machoneman]

42. Yes, self-cull, for the good of the Nation!

[Squinch]

43. They owe it to their grandchildren, I hear.

[Lars39]

2. They have no sense of community

[Ohiogal]

3. So true.

I have heard my conservative relatives say they hate that phrase “for the common good.”

Cuz this is Merica and no one tells me how to live!

[rampartc]

7. they equate society with some kind of "hive mentality"

or as maggie thatcher said, "there is no such thing as society."

[dugog55]

14. I am glad you brought her name up.

Between her and brainless Reagan they laid the ground work for today's Conservative Party. Both were unconscionable racists. Together they drove both great Nations to the right and damaged them, perhaps forever.

[certainot]

38. they are experts in denial and blaming others and this really stretches that

ability

[demigoddess]

40. and they both had alzheimer's or some kind of senility. I guess that stuff

shows up earlier than we thought.

[LastDemocratInSC]

52. You're correct about the lack of a sense of community.

Civil community, that is.

But they flock together on Sunday mornings and even demand to do so during pandemic conditions.

[Lars39]

53. It's why they don't seem to acknowledge the need

for The Commons.

[LastDemocratInSC]

54. The churches in my area are large and ornate.

And have coffee shops, gifts shops, theaters, gyms, dance studios, sports arenas and leagues, and describe themselves as "one place for all things you need in life". Multiple programs and activities each day, especially in the evenings after dinner.

The intent is to provide a sectarian replacement for secular civil life. A replacement for the public commons.

[Lars39]

56. Sounds medieval

[Varaddem]

4. Oh so that's their excuse?

Some of them can’t stand to be around their family, and some cannot stand to be in a room by themselves.
Virulent combination of family values and shit for brains.

[Walleye]

5. They think, Family values means me and my family not somebody else's

[CRK7376]

6. Hallelujah!!!!

Maybe if we're lucky the Repugs in and around W-S will melt into the abyss never to revive.

[SheltieLover]

8. Totally agree!

In my observations, they are completely unable to think independently, so they need a group of like folks to prop them up & tell them what to do.

I am seeing all age groups, including elderly folks, going about life as usual, strolling in & out of stores as if nothing is different in our society these days.

Incomprehensible stupidity and complete lack of social conscience. Wait, I think that might be the definition of repuke!

We are completely hunkered down but have had to go out for unforeseen reasons a couple of times & I observed people's behaviors.

Who in their right mind would visit a store to buy something as frivolous as bedding flowers? Much as I love flowers, this is just not a good time to risk one's life, or another's life by clogging the healthcare system...

I think they are a subspecies of humans...most are clinically insane for sure!

[NCDem47]

10. There's also a level of defiance going on here.

"No one tells me what to do."

This crisis is furthering crystalizing and displaying some stark, hard ideological differences in our society. Two Americas.

[SheltieLover]

12. Absolutely!

I am 10,000% certain that most of said activity is in defiance.

Easily seen in body language & facial expressions.

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[The Blue Flower]

9. If they want to follow Dear Leader off a cliff, it doesn't bother me

In fact, I'll be in the cheering section as they hand out the Darwin awards. Some people are too stupid to live.

[Aquaria]

11. Unfortunately, way too many of them

Don’t qualify for Darwin Awards, because they reproduced.

You get the award only if you die before breeding.

It’s about not carrying the stupid genes further.

[doc03]

13. Here in Ohio I have heard several blaming everything on Dewine. One of them this morning

said Dewine should be impeached. He heard from some damn web site that Dewine didn't have the power
and it violated the constitution. Now all of a sudden they think it is a bad thing to violate the constitution.
If Trump would give an order the same as Dewine it would be OK he is the great leader.

[NCDem47]

15. Selective reasoning.

Nothing relating to this or hypocracy coming from Republicans phases me anymore. Seriously. Not to be a Debbie Downer, but meaning is being left further and further behind.

[Ohiogal]

26. Oh ffs

Next thing you know, they’ll be calling DeWine a Liberal like they called Kasich a Liberal.

[SamKnause]

30. Governor DeWine is doing an excellent job !!!

Never thought I would praise a Republican.

He must be doing something right if he is pissing off the Trump cult.

I am on day 14: Zero contact.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

16. I'm sure it's in great part due to their getting mixed messages on how big a problem it is.

We listen to and heed the scientists. They may hear the science but they also hear every kook from Trump on down pooh-poohing the safety measures.

[Brainfodder]

17. Party full of selfish weasels?

In not a shock to me....

[Aquaria]

18. I know that I don't get

The boo hooing about shelter in place because my husband and I are introverts who aren’t into socializing. We’re also a one-income family, so going out is not something we do very often. One income also means my husband works while I stay home with only my cat and my own company to amuse me. If it weren’t for my mother and grocery shopping, I could go weeks or months without even talking to someone other than my husband. And I’m fine with that.

I don’t get how people see any of that as depriving them of their liberty. Maybe they don’t get how liberating it is to have so few obligations on one’s time and energy?

[greenjar_01]

19. Frankly, I've noticed the same from some lefties

It's all some "government plot," etc.

Our public discourse for how we discuss institutions relative to individuals is completely broken. The belief that institutional actors and organizations are engaged in a giant plot against you is virtually a comorbidity.

[yardwork]

23. See my post downthread.

Just as propaganda has been unleashed from the right for decades, there's now left wing propaganda influencing people on social media. I think that the source is different, but the purpose is the same. Tap into people's fears, stoke resentment against others, and encourage people to feel helpless and hopeless.

The result is a population that lacks resilience.

[NCDem47]

24. Yup.

The American experiment is collapsing in on itself. Both sides of the spectrum have wieleded the "Don't trust the government" one too many times and that eroded faith in it.

I hold out hope though our fragile system can hang on and do good for most.

[Skidmore]

20. Forty years of rampant entitlement

broken here and there.

[Dave in VA]

21. More evidence that

the Branch Corvidians do exist!

[yardwork]

22. In general, the current form of the Republican Party is built on resentment and fear.

For forty years hate radio and Fox News has used propaganda to rile up people's fears and stoke resentments. That's how Republicans get people to vote for them. It's no wonder that millions of Americans are now attuned to fear. They've been trained - literally - over decades to focus on their fear and anger.

Rush Limbaugh doesn't teach resilience. He teaches fear.

Now there's something to fear, for real. Republicans aren't going to handle this well.

[underpants]

28. If I may add

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My wife and I listen in to his show because it amuses and amazes us.

One of his big themes before all this started was that the media was trying to create a recession to hurt Trump. I'll skip over the details because you really wouldn't believe them. His point was that you don't have to BELIEVE in a recession. Just because you hear that there is one doesn't mean it should affect you. You can will your way out of its effects. No seriously. And I've heard that elsewhere in RW media and social media.

[yardwork]

32. There's a little nugget of truth in what Limbaugh says.

That's his particular genius. There's always some small part of what he says that is true, and he weaves all the lies around it.

If people feel optimistic, they keep buying things, including stocks. So there's a little bit of truth there, but his overall message is of course a total lie.

[central scrutinizer]

25. Time to cowboy up

Refuse medical care if you get sick. It’s just a cold, you wuss. Refuse your socialist stimulus check.

[cos dem]

27. Compared to the sacrifices this country made during WWII...

this is nothing. Sure, being confined to quarters sucks, I hate it too. But all you have to do is stay home, watch movies, drink bourbon, or whatever.

During the war, you could be sent off to be killed in the slaughter. If you were here at home, you had rationing. I suspect our grandparents would have marveled at our grocery stores even as picked over as they are today, compared with the difficulty of getting basics like sugar, flour, etc.

And yes, everyone did it for the "common good", including republicans.

[NCDem47]

29. Like all, I had relatives that lived through the Great Depression and WWII

I regret it now, but as a kid I would roll my eyes when they shared stories of sacrifice and loss.

None of them enjoyed money, no matter how much they had, because they always thought it would go away in an instant.

My grandmother was a manic about recyling long before it ceame en vogue. Not because of an environmental stance, but because eveything had to be reused or repurposed because you never knew when you would get something like it again.

[Volaris]

33. '...all you have to do is stay home, watch movies, drink bourbon...'

And I guarantee you, 30 percent of this country will find a way to fuck that up.

Those fools up there who went to church?...that's just the beginning...

[sanatanadharma]

31. Constant external stimulation is needed to keep sadists in good spirit

There are people who know themselves to be so dull and boring that they do not enjoy their own company.

[AlexSFCA]

34. we needs to quarantine all republicans

[MLAA]

35. Solution

Get rid of the republicans in your life 😉

[NCDem47]

44. Married into a family and seperate business ties.

I've brought over my signifcant other. The family is nice to me, but they'll just casually say some off the wall the stuff every now and then.

I've also been a partner in a small business, so I've had to coexist with Republicans for my entire career. Clients, chamber activity, service clubs and nonprofits, government relations, etc.

[MLAA]

45. Yes, I understand about the business requirements to engage with them, that's your living.

[prismpalette]

36. karma

Karma or Darwin...either works for me

[lanlady]

37. They're in make-believe land

Here's a sampling of what I've heard these past few weeks from the Trumpers I know:

--Make believe we shouldn't worry so much, there's a vaccine just around the corner. Dear Leader said so.
--Make believe the media is over-hyping what is essentially a bad type of flu.
--Make believe we have the very best health care system in the world. Those poor people in northern Italy, if only they were sick and dying in US hospitals they'd be better off.
--Make believe Dear Leader is doing an outstanding job. His enemies are just out to get him.
--Make believe the lib-tards will exploit the situation to implement their socialist agenda and take away your guns.
--Make believe you won't be affected because you've never been that sick.
--Make believe the Chinese unleashed the virus as payback for Trump's tariffs on their goods.
--Make believe the economy will come roaring back right soon.
--Make believe the atheists are happy because the churches are closed.
--Make believe there are shortages and hardships because... Obama.

[NCDem47]

47. Pretty much.

They'll go from this to "it's God's will" when they're put on respirators.

[Snarkoleptic]

39. I had words with a Trumpanzee yesterday, during my trip to the grocery store.

The store was just opening for the day, so nobody was coming out the door, and lots of people were on the way in.
Two 50-ish goofballs were standing there chatting, while one of them was puffing away on a cheap cigarette. (I gave it up 30-years ago, but still hate the stench of cheap smokes)
They were blocking the exit doors, less than 3-feet apart from one another, and the smoker was positioned such that everyone going into the store had to pass within 3-4 feet of him.
The law states you cannot smoke within 15-feet of a business doorway, yet he's puffing away about 2-feet from the rail that separates the in/out doors.

I gave him my best stern voice- "No smoking by the doorway!".
He seemed shocked I said something, as everyone else just walked by.
After I'd passed by, he mockingly said "Yes, Sir".

These assclowns are looking for ways to act up and own the libs.
Such a pack of low-rent scumbags.
(rant/off)

[DFW]

49. Say it with authority, and they often assume you have some

Some people always act on their own assumptions and prejudices.

I was once going through security at Logan Airport in Boston, passed, and was suddenly approached by a TSA guy, saying I had been "randomly" selected for a supplemental search. I got it--one guy. traveling alone, with a dark (back then!) beard, looks suspicious. Instead of getting the expected protest from me, I said, in my sternest southern drill sergeant voice, as if giving HIM an order, "alright, sir, let's get it done!" He was stunned, ran his hands down my sides in less than 1.5 seconds, said thank you and walked away. I did my best to keep a straight face until I was far away.

[C Moon]

41. California's governor left it up to the cities /counties as to leave open or close gun shops.

The Los Angeles County sheriff decided it best to close these (as unessential) except to police and security.
Of course, the gun people are FREAKING.

[DFW]

50. I can imagine their panic

"Damn, I want to SHOOT somebody, and all I have here are these old guns and a few hundred rounds of ammo. How many people am I gonna kill with nothin' but THAT gear layin' around?"

[eleny]

46. Spot on

I give a short listen to a local right wing radio guy who airs on weekday mornings. He fits the same profile to a T.

[rickford66]

48. Besides having no empathy, I call them digital people.

Things are either good or bad, fast or slow, open or closed, black or white etc. There's no in between with these people. No gray areas. My way or your way and it has to be my way.

[Joinfortmill]

51. Today's Republicans are not like the ones I grew up with.

Half my family were Republicans, and they were sane.