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OMG, that's so ridiculously stupid. Progressives, who advocate social safety net policies, advocate for individual liberty and freedom...only try to enact policies to benefit underprivileged groups because...fear. Uh. Yeah, that's not bat shit crazy. Not at all. In fact, I dare you to go help people. Like, at all. I know you won't, cause we all know you're afraid of anybody who doesn't blindly agree with you.
Do you even think about what you're saying?! Good lord. Not a day passes without RepubliQans loudly proclaiming how dangerous this or that group is. But the people advocate those groups... Obviously they're afraid.
Hell, it's literally impossible to compile a list of everything you guys demand people fear, only because you'll never stop adding new items to the list.
Once again, only right wing nuts fear the idea of intentionally researching opposing view points (why is that again? Oh yeah, you're all openly afraid of the evil way the scary leftys will corrupt your brain). No matter how you scream and cry and act like a petulant child, that doesn't change the fact that everybody else will research opposing views. You're approach to "independent thought" and "research" are completely abnormal and make no sense.
But we're afraid. It's beyond any comprehension how stupid your argument sounds.
Edit: You know what, you're right. Republicans and Democrats all vote based on fear, but for different reasons. Republicans are afraid of minorities living their lives in peace. The idea of a minority not actively suffering terrifies them. Democrats? They're afraid of anybody being forced to live in misery.
There, happy? (It's a joke, get it? You don't even know what happiness is, so question is funny, right??)
Dems only support those issues on the surface, just below that they are Republicans, and just as fascist
Sure buddy.
Just like the republicans support women's right. Yes?
The difference is republicans will tell you they hate you to your face. Democrats will cozy up as an old friend while they stab you in the back. The world knows where they stand with republicans because they dont hide their intent, Democrats do
You are incorrect, rhey will tell you that they are a using you for your own good, make themselves the victims for the bad things they do to you, and gaslight you because you are being mean to them. But never tell you openly that they hate you.