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[–] 89 points 4 months ago (12 children)

Imagine being intimidated by an 80 year old fucking moron with shit in his pants. What a bunch of clown ass cowards.

Also, I thought this wasn't a war, and also isn't it over?

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  • [–] 18 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Part of being conservative (ie: authoritarian) is being extra loyal to the in-group. I think it's like in their brain chemistry and structure. They will almost always yield to the authority figure for their in group.

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    They want big strong men to tell them what to think.

    Why? Fuck if I know.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    I don't think they are intimidated because they think he will beat them up. It's because he is the most powerful man in the world and because of his rabid fans

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    His rabid fans started turning on him over higher gas prices caused by this stupid war. They could win those rabid fans over by confronting trump on this issue. He's 80 with one foot in the grave; if they can't grow a spine now, they never will.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    "Started" is the operative in that sentence. His rabid fans are still threatening people all over the country with violence if they think they can get away with it. No one is scared of the lunatic in chief. They're scared of the people frothing at the mouth and still supporting him, because he controls the justice department which means their protection, is at his discretion, and in the end he can keep pardoning those people until they get to their targets.

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  • [–] 60 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Why is everyone afraid of this stupid fucking pedophile?

    I guess he can very well take everyone down with him because he would. All these fuckwad sleezeballs in Washington have dirt on them one way or another. Not a clean soul in the fuckin place.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    https://theauthoritarians.org/

    The knowledge won't delight you, but it's easier to deal with anger and disappointment when you're not confused.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago*

    I think the knowledge is quite delightful. It fundamentally inverses the idea that "anyone put in the position of [horrible people] would act [horrible]" and shows that it is, in fact, related to a spectrum of cognition. It also shows us that this spectrum of cognition can be shifted by surroundings, in a surprisingly easy way. Plus, we see that the side of the spectrum that we would instinctively consider bad (authoritarian) is not. It is a very useful thing, when tempered by the social group.

    Also, it appears to be catching on. One of the bullshit probably AI articles that litters the new tab screen on my browser was a (very) dumbed down version of Altemeyer's theories. That gives me some hope too.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Ah, that's a great book. I've been telling people to read that for years and years.

    Anyway, I would not be surprised to learn that many right wing politicians against not only themselves, but their families. And I'm sure that's coming from inside the party.

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  • [–] 35 points 4 months ago
    [–] 13 points 4 months ago*

    Feckless cowards and traitors to our nation.

    Our leaders are felons, rapists, pedophiles, and cowards.

    Apparently that is how Americans want to be represented.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    For a bunch of supposed alphas, these Republicans sure do seem like a bunch of pussies.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    LOL so they were ok until he made it personal. This is all about their egos. Pathetic.

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