• Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 months ago

    Legit people need to start doing this. I’ve been saying it for years.

    ‘I’m a true American patriot, I’m not gonna let the government tell me or my fiancee what I can and can’t do with my body. Stop being a commy’ said to an anti abortion republican with an American flag. I also call them snowflakes.

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      It works with all the anti-LGBTQ stuff, too:

      “I’m a rugged individualist, which is why I think people should be able to identify and call themselves whatever they want!”

      “As a freedom lover, I see no difference between respecting someone preferring to be called Josh over Joshua, and someone preferring different pronouns. Doesn’t 'ffect me none… After all, it’s just about showing respect to your good neighbor.”

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        6 months ago

        Good neighbor reminded me, it also works for religion if you’re talking to those types.

        ‘the lord said love thy neighbor and something about throwing stones, fuck you for being a bigot’.

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      Ooh I love the “don’t be a commie” addition. We all know how desperately those snowflake conservatives want to be part of the in-group. That shit will make their heads hurt.

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        It’s not really about swaying them, but swaying everyone else listening in.

        This is how right-wing propaganda has been so effective. Fox News & affiliates literally promote brainwashing to have the crazy uncles memorize soundbite talking-points to project at Thanksgiving Dinners and so forth across America.

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        Yea I don’t debate them online and even in person I don’t really debate them more so just respond once calling them out using their terms and then I just move on while calling them snowflakes.