Why are Republicans such dicks?

[Cyrano]

My prick governor, Rick DeSantis just signed a bill telling Joe Biden to go fuck himself regarding mandatory Covid vaccinations. This makes him a serial killer.

Texas governor Greg Abbott has done similar crap. This makes him a serial killer.

Fox "news's" Tucker Carlson is, of course, a serial killer, as is his boss, Rupert Murdoch.

And the biggest Republican Covid serial killer of all is TFG. Donald Trump will go down in history as the most corrupt, malevolent, mass murdering first class prick to ever soil the Oval Office.

But there are so many other issues on which Republicans are dicks. Trying to stop the Senate from passing the magnificent BBB bill to address the multiple problems faced by many millions of American families is one of their top priorities. -- Seems the "family values" party was always full of shit on doing anything to improve the lives of millions of American families.

And let's not forget voter suppression. They've been trying for decades to stop non-white, non-"Christian" people from voting. And damned if they're not making progress on their despicable dream.

It also seems that murder is okay with these pricks. Paul Gosar posts an anime of himself slicing up AOC and then going after the president. Imagine if the Republicans were in power and a Democrat had done something like that. He/She would have been hung in public.

There's just too much more of the Republican river of shit to cover in a single post.

So I ask again, Why are Republicans such dicks?

Perhaps it's past time to stop asking that question and demand that our elected Democratic leaders bring all the power of the federal government to bear on a Republican Party gone bugshit insane. And if they don't use that power while they have it, then America is over.

[Kid Berwyn]

1. You are describing what I am seeing.

The repuglian are openly talking about “shooting them before they steal another election.” Easy to see who they’re talking about.

The Situation isn’t normal. This is an existential crisis — not only for Democracy, but for all who support it and oppose fascism.

[Cyrano]

2. Our elected leaders have the power to stop the crazies

If they don't use it now, the power will be gone, the crazies will be in charge, and America will be over.

[Kid Berwyn]

14. Their Generation, I'm afraid, has no clue about who and what they face.

While our Party leaders are smart and skilled in the Good Fight, playing by the rules of another era, the other side does whatever it takes to win and hold power — including treason, such as working with Russia in 2016, and mass murder, as with COVID in 2020.

Absolutely agree. We need to move heaven and earth now.

[Carlitos Brigante]

16. Personally I have very little confidence. They've weaponized fear, ignorance and hatred to its

highest level. And we can't keep having this play out; "Well, my colleague on the other side might be well meaning. But they're clearly wrong on this issue......."

"Frankly (Insert generic newsreader's name here), what this baby raping communist just said, is a lie meant to genocide us good white folks......."

People, especially the low information morons who we have sprinkled all over the suburbs small towns and cities, will most of the time pick "strong and wrong" than "weak and right". We obviously know those adjectives are reversed. But that's exactly the problem. I literally heard idiots use that as their justification to vote for Junior in 2004.

[dawg]

3. There used to be a strong regional component to party membership.

There were Northern liberal Republicans and Southern conservative Democrats.

Since 1964, the parties have gradually sorted themselves out on a national level by "dicks" vs "everyone else".

In other words, the two party system has evolved to the point where almost all of the dicks are in one party.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand ........

the Democratic Party *is* attempting to exert the full extent of its power against this mob. The problem is that our power is extremely limited, both by our antiquated slave-era Constitution and the provincial and uninformed electorate that is poised, ready to turn the reins back over to the Republicans, on the basis of whims and fairy tales.

[Cyrano]

7. The power of the DOJ is "virtually" unlimited

Were Merrick Garland to recognize the jeopardy the country is now facing, he would push the envelope on what the DOJ can and can't do.

We watched Trump and his crony, AG Barr, push that envelope almost to the breaking point. And it almost worked. He almost became The Orange Dictator for Life.

It's past time for Garland to push the envelope and try to save our democracy.

[jcgoldie]

4. insecurity

self loathing and fear.

[Cosmocat]

5. Decades of marinating in right wing media

and being programmed that:

YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST PATRIOTS AND CHRISTIANS!

LIBERALS ARE THE SUM TOTAL OF ALL THAT IS EVIL!

So, they stoke the ego of the idiots while relentlessly tweaking the out about all this horrible shit "we" are doing to them.

They both the salt of the earth and poor victims.

Decades and decades of that leads to where we are now - they believe they are entitled to say and do anything in the great, holy war against liberals.

[sarcasmo]

6. Being an evil dick is on brand.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Because they can...there have been little to no penalties exacted for bad behavior.

[Volaris]

20. That, and it's all they have left. A dying star is non-reversable.

We just have to hope the implosion doesnt kill another half million of us and end democracy.

[moondust]

9. Bigotry, hate, and unbridled greed.

Toxic mix.

[Hotler]

10. Because selfishness, hate and racism are the cornerstones of the party.

I suggest we stop calling them republicans and make them wear the name fascist.

[Brainfodder]

11. Follow the money is the correct answer?

[GoCubsGo]

12. They're not just "dicks."

They're all sociopaths--every last one of them. How they get to be that way is another question. Some of them were probably dropped on their heads as kids, or were raised by sociopaths. Others are born degenerates. Not sure what the deal is with Gosar. He has six siblings, and they all think he's nuts and stupid.

[KentuckyWoman]

13. Respectfully.... Dicks are far more useful than Republicans.

Maybe eventually the insult will be "Gawd what a trump" because legitimately, those have no usefulness at best.

[11 Bravo]

19. Thanks for that. My wife and I have had a lot of fun with mine for over 30 years.

And of course, her own equipment played a huge part in our mutual enjoyment!

But if any of the numerous coarse terms for female genitalia had been employed in the OP, the outrage would have been deafening.
Are my feelings hurt ... do I give a shit ... fuck no. The only thing that troubles me is when the good guys display the same hypocrisy that the shitheads so routinely employ.

[MurrayDelph]

15. Chicken/egg

[honest.abe]

17. It is remarkable how low they have come.

During the Bush/Cheney era I thought they were horrific. Compared to what we have now they were saints.

[Cyrano]

18. Who'd have thought democracy would be hanging by a thread?

If the Republican thugs take over the House in 2022, they will bring all "progress" to a halt.

And given the "stolen election Big Lie" they've been peddling, 2024 is going to be a nightmare.

Even if our candidate wins BIG, Republican voters have been conditioned to believe that the election was stolen. And the outcome will get very ugly very fast.

[Volaris]

21. That's part of the insidiousness of the big lie (and it's done on purpose)..

The bigger the margin they get their asses kicked by, the easier it will be for them to believe the result just cannot be trusted...because EVERYONE knows that america is a conservative country (dont they?)...

Its information bias taken to delusional level, and it's being done on purpose because the people pushing it KNOW it's the last card they have to play; if the spell is ever broken, by whatever means, the whole game is up and they will be swept from power on a national level.

Its entirely possible that the next presidential cycle can flip texas blue, and if THAT happens, they're fucked; it would be like dems losing Cali in a presidential.. it will wreck their EC map for a generation. They know how close they are to complete marginalization, and the noose continues to tighten.

For sure, its GOING to get worse, before it gets better. But the end is in sight I think.