Re:New political polarization casts rivals as alien, unlikab...
by Tycho on Saturday October 31, 2020 @08:44AM
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“own the libs” is satire, it’s not literally the political platform
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Re:New political polarization casts rivals as alien, unlikab...
by Waterluvian on Saturday October 31, 2020 @08:53AM
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Not exactly a useful claim given it can be made by anyone for any portion of their "team" they're embeeassed by.
The core problem is that America uses a two party system and that can only result in heavy partisanship.
Re:New political polarization casts rivals as alien, unlikab...
by Tycho on Saturday October 31, 2020 @09:05AM
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One side has prominent interlocutors who routinely call the other side racists, Nazis, and harbingers of fascism in the United States, demanding their “de-platforming”.
The other side sees this as hysterical nonsense spouted by sanctimonious hypocrites and people blind to reality, who deserve to be mocked, hence “own the libs.”
These two sides are not equivalent. One is doing a lot more “othering”. The real equivalent would be some sort of Red Scare accusing the other side of being infiltrated by freedom-hating communist spies, demanding their removal from all institutions and positions of power.
Re:New political polarization casts rivals as alien, unlikab...
by dsr_ on Saturday October 31, 2020 @09:14AM
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There are concentration camps run by the United States government.
Re:New political polarization casts rivals as alien, unlikab...
by dsr_ on Saturday October 31, 2020 @09:34AM
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If you're downvoting this, you had better have proof that there are no concentration camps run by the United States government. Please show it to us.
Otherwise, I accept your downvote as proof that facts are not relevant to you.
Re:New political polarization casts rivals as alien, unlikab...
by thinkingemote on Saturday October 31, 2020 @09:44AM
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Please read the sites rules about downvotes.