Maybe the whole GOP gambit on being against masking and vaxxing

[applegrove]

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is to create intolerance amongst liberals for the unvaxxed. That the compassion for the other will break down in Democratic hearts and amongst the educated. That the GOP 'personal responsibility doctrine' will sink into liberal hearts. Could be one of the reasons why they are promoting kids getting covid. They want the lesson/intolerance to go on and on till all sides are intolerant and saying let the weak (weak in the head republicans) die die die. That's a very libertarian message.

Does not mean they are not doing it for other reasons too.

[tecelote]

1. Ooh. Evil thought.

Therefore, you must be right. It's the Republicans after all.

Good catch.

[lambchopp59]

2. Platform predicated on BS

Continues to astound, confound how long they've been able to maintain a stack of confabulations. Surely science denial exists only as a ruse in most of their minds as they continue to bamboozle their faithful.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Yes. Goal is to create US social breakdown, division and damage the social compact.

Putin's dream scenario.

[Moostache]

4. Or maybe they are what we thought they were - assholes. (n/t)

[chowder66]

6. +1000

[Native]

5. They are evil, immoral/amoral, and devious, but that would require critical thinking skills.

Skills they don't possess IMO.

[hedda_foil]

8. "They" may lack critical thinking skills but think tanks funded by the mega-rich

"They" may lack critical thinking skills but think tanks funded by the mega-rich are filled with smart libertarian propagandists who know exactly how to crank up the hatred and division -- and they dictate the behavior and words of the right wing politicians and media. They've been doing it very successfully for decades. We are now facing their end game.

[chowder66]

7. I don't think so. That's just a byproduct they would gladly accept as their own....

They are into killing POC of all ages, all old people, any liberals and trying to make Biden look bad.

Their cynicism, greed and lust for power has long passed the tipping point of anything good that is beneficial to Americans as a whole.

[EleanorR]

9. The goal is ongoing destabilization of the United States

Citizens fighting citizens and constant outrage and fear serve gop/autocrats well.

Link to tweet

[2naSalit]

10. +1

[Corgigal]

14. I read her current book, Strongmen.

If you get a chance , read or listen to it. I learned a few things.

[tanyev]

11. I think mostly they have a compulsion to do the opposite of whatever Democrats

want done. Their justifications follow their reflexive actions. But certainly there are a few who spend a lot of time thinking about how best to capitalize and guide the actions of the masses.

[elias7]

12. I still care for unvaxxed Covid patients in the ER because that's what I do

I may have intolerance for the unvaxxed, but I would never wish them dead or ailing. You have to be dead to want that. That’s what the GOP gambit doesn’t take into account: normal people, human beings, are empathic creatures that don’t think like a sociopath.

[applegrove]

13. I agree. But they will try. And keep trying to turn people into nasty cold hearted

people.