Chris Hayes Exposes The 'Cruelty At The Core' Of The GOP

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Friday examined how the political right is “cultivating nastiness as a political virtue.”

Instead of “virtue-signaling,” Hayes suggested in a segment about the “cruelty at the core” of the Republican Party that right-wingers were now embracing “vice signaling.”

″‘Look at me, I’m a loud, ostentatious jerk’ is increasingly what it means to be a right-wing politician in America these days,” he posited.

Hayes noted multiple instances of Republicans shamelessly attempting to ride out scandals, saying: “The ability to make people believe that’s all nonsense, or maybe that it’s true and they don’t care because you’re sticking your finger in the eye of them, that is the dangerous political superpower that all of these people are desperate to develop.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chris-hayes-exposes-cruelty-core-075601205.html

[Wingus Dingus]

1. As they said about Donnie Two Scoops, the cruelty is the point.

Almost half of this country is fully consumed by hatred of ordinary fellow Americans. It's a recipe for our downfall.

[sarcasmo]

2. Cruel to be Cruel.

[GoCubsGo]

3. He didn't "expose" anything.

He just pointed out what has been blatantly obvious for some time now. None of this is anything new. Just look at how long they have been demonizing poor people. The same goes for their racism and xenophobia. The only difference is that they can spew it all over social media now, while hiding under the anonymity of a fake name. No different than a Klan hood, if you as me.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

4. They're more accurately resembling their voters now.

Psychopaths only respect other psychopaths.

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[DBoon]

5. George Orwell quote from 1984

“How does one man assert his power over another, Winston?“

Winston thought. “By making him suffer”, he said.

“Exactly. By making him suffer. Obedience is not enough. Unless he is suffering, how can you be sure that he is obeying your will and not his own? Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation.

[Irish_Dem]

6. "Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation." Very accurate description of the GOP.

[mahina]

7. "Vice signaling"- brilliant framing! Call it out when you see it.

This framing can elevate the discussion from “you are being such an ass”

If you can get that said when they stop to take a breath.

Cool head main thing!