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submitted 10 months ago by Red0ctober@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

NEW YORK — Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway.

They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.


I'd love to say this surprises me, but it does not in the slightest.

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[-] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 20 points 10 months ago

The thing about being edgy is that it shouldn't necessarily imply a particular political bias but if it always goes One Direction that's indicative

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 17 points 10 months ago

One of the "Alt Right Playbook" videos talks about how the right wing don't argue against each other. I don't like internet videos, but i make an exception for this series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMabpBvtXr4

[-] El_Scapacabra@lemmy.zip 12 points 10 months ago

Yep. I don't know about similar communities on Lemmy because I avoid them like the plague, but I've been on reddit long enough to know that r/conservative is famous for preemptively not allowing anyone who doesn't agree with them and immediately banning anyone if they go against the grain even a little bit, accusing them of being leftist infiltrators.

It's the only way they can maintain their hateful bubble and their persecution fetish.

It makes for a very predictable pattern whenever something happens that MAGAts would be expected to dislike. They stay silent about it until someone higher up shows them an acceptable response or viewpoint and they all fall in line for fear of being ousted.

[-] prole 2 points 10 months ago

Lemmy leans left, which means we are all constantly arguing about it

[-] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

Except they fight all the time.

[-] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

It's honestly a tactic we need to adopt. No more infighting, no more purity testing, no more abstaining

[-] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 10 months ago

Nah fuck that shit.

Diversity is strength.

[-] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Diversity is a strength when everyone shows up, it doesn't do you any good when you're undermanned

[-] knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 10 months ago

Can you stop arguing with me and just agree with my point?

[-] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

I'm not falling for that. The one view should be whatever proves objectively most appealing

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

whatever proves objectively most appealing

nothing is more subjective than appeal

[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

Diversity doesn't require anyone argue.

[-] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 10 months ago

Similar with social media but I am making an exception for the Fediverse:-)

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