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[-] Eddbopkins@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

A good Republican is a two faced hypocritical Republican. Cant trust them as far as you can throw them.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Well a Republican wouldn't be a Republican if they're weren't hypocritical, whiney-ass beotches after all.

[-] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 5 points 6 days ago
[-] CreativeShotgun@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

We in texas call our shitty governor hotwheels because he's in a wheelchair

[-] digipheonix@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Abbott's neighbor's tree branch fell on him. He sued his neighbor and used the money to run for governor. He immediately changed the law so lawsuits like his are capped and no one else can sue for as much as he won. I prefer to call him "limp dick Greg" but some like "little piss baby"

[-] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

shady vance dementia donald

[-] azalty@jlai.lu 3 points 6 days ago

Sleepy Joe is funny though

[-] AlexLost@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

It is, but it's not fitting. It's all apart of the "so harmless they are a pushover yet so dangerous they must be stopped at all costs" spiel. Otherwise known as BS.

[-] dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org 109 points 1 week ago

honestly there are plenty of things to make fun of abbott about without being ableist. js

wut idk, is hot wheels ableist or a compliment

like damn bruh, check out hot wheels

complimenting ability diversity sounds like the opposite of ableism to me js

[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

My leg is busted and I can only hobble around with a cane. Finally got accepted into seeing a physical therapist, outlook is good, but its gonna take a while to recover.

Recently took a paratransit ride.

Fully disabled guy in a motorized wheelchair got on.

Within minutes, after he asked me what happened to me, we were joking about how he would probably, actually be able to beat me in a race.

Sounds like you made a friend!

[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago

The bus driver was actually great too, younger than me, maybe early or mid 20s, before the wheelchair bound guy got on, we bitched about microtransactions in games, and I was able to confirm that yes, games did not in fact always used to be like they are now, with dark patterns and what not... he sounded like a lot of his friends were trying to gaslight him into just accepting the enshittification as normal, that its always been like this.

[-] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Right I don't see how it's ableist or an insult. She didn't say it like it's a bad thing or associate it with any assumptions. It's not like she called him "Legless Wonder and his Half Pint Segway" or questioned if he can govern from a chair. It's closer to calling him Governor Brown Hair. Neutral. Silly at worst.

[-] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Would she have called Trump "President Hot Wheels"? No. It's clearly an ableist insult. Fuck her.

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[-] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago

He earned it when he pulled the ladder up behind him. Fuck Greg Abbott

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

impressive that he climbed the ladder in the first place

[-] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

All of a sudden the black lady slings back and now she has to reel it in and not be ableist?

[-] prole 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I don't know, I see a distinction between mocking someone FOR BEING disabled, and mocking someone WHO IS disabled. This is the latter imo...

[-] Soulg@ani.social 6 points 1 week ago

Meh, he shouldn't be such a vile sack of shit then

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[-] DeusUmbra@lemmy.world 80 points 1 week ago

Just remember that there is literally no reason to attempt to engage with Them on any kind of intellectual level. Only give them mockery and shame, or ignore them.

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Remember how the “they’re weird” -thing hit them? They HATE being ridiculed

[-] DeusUmbra@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

They only know like 3 emotions, anger, fear, and shame. They also feel them Very strongly. That specific instance was also a case of them hating being called a name they used to use for others in school, where their brains stopped developing.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

I've racked my brain with this and coming from a family who changed over years from Republican to Democrat, let me suggest some things:

In terms of the high level grifters and psychopaths, yes, undermining the strongman image with things like mockery, humiliation, embarrassment can be very effective not only at getting under the skin of tyrants but making others realize the clowns they are.

Shaming doesn't work with psychopaths because they don't feel guilt.

In terms of interacting with average Joe Trump supporters (the grifted), I do think it's worth planting seeds even if you'll never witness the seed grow yourself. One such seed is attempting to redirect their anger to the rich stealing their hard earned paycheck. Any chance to spin the conversation to trust fund children who never worked like Musk and Trump hijacking our democracy should be driven into the conversation. They're the real culprits for the pressures they feel.

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

They understand they aren't engaging with you, they are just playing their base. Democrats have to get that they aren't actually arguing with the Republicans they are setting up talking points for their base.

[-] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 52 points 1 week ago

I dunno why people are upset about this. I see the majority of people complaining about Dems "taking the high road" and avoiding dirty tactics like the Republicans take. "They should take the gloves off and get dirty on the low road", "fight at their level!" I read.

Then as soon as Crockett does take one glove off and makes one borderline offensive comment the reaction is largely, "ugh, no need to be ableist".

Guys, what the hell do you think the 'low road' is?

It doesn't start at breaking the law and blocking supreme court noms, it starts at political midslinging, and the dems are getting "wow that's going too far". Lol. They will not escalate to a higher level of personal risk such as breaking protocols and laws (as the R's do) if they're knocked back at the first rung. They see the public has a preference: protocol above results.

(I'm about to get replies about how mudslinging needs to be carefully crafted to avoid any offensive terms to any group now. Be real. That is not always possible)

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 20 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I'm fine with a black lady basically going "if I'm dei, what does that make you?'

[-] youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Dems need to remember that if it’s not nazi rhetoric, it’s on the right side. The bar has been lowered to fascism and we still try to hold each other to absolute political correctness.

We don’t have that luxury anymore. Do you believe in equality, the right to vote, the equal applicability of law to even the highest office? Great, you pass. Bonus points if you believe in a strong social safety net.

[-] 10001110101@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah, but there was no substance. It was just name calling. I don't think simple name-calling got the Republicans anywhere either. She could've briefly segwayed to making a point about his policies hurting the disabled.

[-] cogman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

God I wish that was true.

I honestly think a good portion of Trump's popularity is his name calling.

Now, to be clear, I think that's something that only works with idiots. Further, I don't think it's a tactic Dems can really pull off. But make no mistake, being mean to the right people is what's popular for the bigot party.

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[-] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

There's no reason to take the "Low Road." Dems dont have to get down in the mud, and lie, cheat, and steal to win, they just have to play HARD BALL, and force the Republicans to follow the law, the rules, ethics, and especially the Constitution.

It would have been really helpful ifntheyd started doing this during the Bush administration, and not waited until the MAGA Nazi Criminal Emterprise had alreadybwrecked and stolen nearly everything, but they can start now.

And part of playing Hard Ball is dehumanizing the MAGA Nazis by applying insulting knicknames. Itbwill be more effective against them because they are treasonous criminals, sonthe names really stick.

Some suggestions:

HitlerPig or Agent Krasnov

Couchfucker Vance

Kapo Stephen "PeeWee Himmler" Miller

Steve "Unwiped Asshole" Bannon

Lauren Boobert

Empty G

Big Booby Bondi

Goldigging Whore (applies to several, but specifically the Press Secretary)

Nazis (applies to all Republicans)

Pedophiles (applies to all Republicans)

Criminals (applies to all Republicans)

Most important of all:

Traitors (applies to ALL Republicans)

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[-] magic_smoke 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

'Useless sniveling little cunt'

That's literally all it'd take.

You don't have to be ableist to be insulting.

[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Someone on the left will absolutely, 100% call you out for using the term "cunt" as a pejorative, they will bring up how calling someone useless is ablest, and probably some story about how "sniveling" was used as a slur in 1642 on a small island off Wales.

Why? because we have an innate human response system to respond to dissent from our own "tribe" and as a result, people have learned to get attention by attacking their own tribe. They want to feel heard and feel special and know that if they offer some "counter point" they will seem "intellectually honest" and thus gain standing with their team, and again, we simply don't know how to tune out criticism from our own people and move forward. It's why we keep losing.

The right wins because they're too dimwitted to do this, they are mindless in their group support. They don't have the language skills to form intellectual opposition or to "call out" each other, they don't know how. This is all a great example of how nature doesn't necessarily design for intelligence, and being smart can be a survival disadvantage.

[-] magic_smoke 1 points 6 days ago

Congratulations on using 3 entire paragraphs to say absolutely nothing useful.

This reads like someone who's never talked to an actual leftist in real life. Please go touch grass.

[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

About the kind of response I expected from the people who don't know how to be effective at all. Congratulations for accomplishing even less and making yourself out to be a generic zoomer who can't think of anything original.

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

That would be deemed sexist, no?

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[-] elatedCatfish@lemm.ee 48 points 1 week ago
[-] TheTurner@lemm.ee 6 points 6 days ago

That's what cued me to hate him even more. My mom makes every excuse when I bring that up, even to this day.

[-] libra00@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago

Yeah, if you aren't aware of the hypocrisy on the right and the 'rules for thee but not for me' mentality you really haven't been paying attention.

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[-] Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Doesn't make it right. Sorry.

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[-] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

I had no idea she said this until now and was like wtf is is hot wheels? Then read the comments....it's Abbott!

Jasmine Crockett just gained more respect from me. Fuck "hot wheels"! Hahaha

[-] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Sure, MAGA are raging hypocrites, but that's not news. And it certainly doesn't take away from the fact that Crockett is an ableist piece of shit.

[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Anyone left of MAGA hates being called ableist, especially when it's true and clearly evident. So many wrap themselves in "the right is the party of bigotry" as a way to ignore any critism by margalinzed communities.

I'm a leftist so I can't be transphobic/racist/sexist because the right is worst.

This whole thread is filled with tone deaf apologetics. I'm queer anarchist in wheelchair and it's always disheartening to see these excuses from people who say they understand.

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