Current Events > Asking conservatives in good faith, why is the right seemingly so authoritarian?

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Doom_Art
07/07/21 1:08:00 PM
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Like for a group that seems to preach individual liberty and responsibility they sure seem to be pretty all about controlling certain things.

Can a conservative please explain? Looking to have a civil discussion.

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Giant_Aspirin
07/07/21 1:25:37 PM
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conservatives stand for nothing but self gain. period.

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CADE FOSTER
07/07/21 1:27:35 PM
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/07/leaked-video-gop-congressman-admits-his-party-wants-chaos-and-inability-get-stuff

In Leaked Video, GOP Congressman Admits His Party Wants 'Chaos and Inability to Get Stuff Done'

we need to get manchin and sinema to vote for all the things we need now gop literally just outright said what they arte doing
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Smackems
07/07/21 1:28:07 PM
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They say that same thing about the left. Bout all I can give you

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Tyranthraxus
07/07/21 1:30:07 PM
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Smackems posted...
They say that same thing about the left. Bout all I can give you
Yeah the left wants extreme authoritarian measures like expanded voting rights, restoration of voting rights to ex cons, legalized drugs, more police oversight, and taxing the 1%

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TheGoldenEel
07/07/21 1:31:42 PM
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this topic has a fatal flaw: american conservatives dont do anything in good faith

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Doom_Art
07/07/21 1:32:24 PM
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Smackems posted...
They say that same thing about the left. Bout all I can give you
b0tH sIdEs

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krazychao5
07/07/21 1:33:37 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Yeah the left wants extreme authoritarian measures like expanded voting rights, restoration of voting rights to ex cons, legalized drugs, more police oversight, and taxing the 1%
do they, though? been hearing this rhetoric for decades yet nothing to show

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LightHawKnight
07/07/21 1:33:55 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/07/leaked-video-gop-congressman-admits-his-party-wants-chaos-and-inability-get-stuff

In Leaked Video, GOP Congressman Admits His Party Wants 'Chaos and Inability to Get Stuff Done'

we need to get manchin and sinema to vote for all the things we need now gop literally just outright said what they arte doing

Does that even matter? Bitch Mitch publicly said that he is going to stonewall everything the demorcrats do and he said that months ago.

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Doom_Art
07/07/21 1:33:59 PM
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krazychao5 posted...
do they, though?
yes?

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TheGoldenEel
07/07/21 1:35:10 PM
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krazychao5 posted...
do they, though? been hearing this rhetoric for decades yet nothing to show
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_People_Act

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Hop103
07/07/21 1:35:15 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...

Yeah the left wants extreme authoritarian measures like expanded voting rights, restoration of voting rights to ex cons, legalized drugs, more police oversight, and taxing the 1%


That's not the left, that's the Democratic party that wants all of that. The left wants chaos, violence, more crime, and socialism.
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nothanks1
07/07/21 1:36:23 PM
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We can agree certain things are bad. For example, animal abuse.
But conservatives just seem to think more things are bad on average than a liberal. Thus they're 'more controlling'
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Zikten
07/07/21 1:36:24 PM
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Conservatives want to force everyone to live how they (conservatives) think everyone should live. They say they believe in freedom to do anything you want. But they really mean freedom to do anything you want, as long as it's what the conservatives want you to want
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Doom_Art
07/07/21 1:38:22 PM
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Hop103 posted...
The left wants chaos, violence, more crime, and socialism.
I haven't heard of this? Can you explain it a bit?

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Smackems
07/07/21 1:38:55 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
b0tH sIdEs

Doom_Art posted...
b0tH sIdEs
I'm not even taking any side here at all, I don't care enough. I just happen to be surrounded by conservatives and I'm telling you what they think

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Hop103
07/07/21 1:43:28 PM
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Doom_Art posted...

I haven't heard of this? Can you explain it a bit?


Just look at San Fransisco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XarBbMIxk5o

This is due to a leftist law that makes petty theft almost nonpunishable. They also have a poop problem and homeless problem as well, almost all of it caused by the left.
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CADE FOSTER
07/07/21 1:45:08 PM
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but the left always deflecting
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Doom_Art
07/07/21 1:45:20 PM
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Hop103 posted...
This is due to a leftist law that makes petty theft almost nonpunishable.
Can you explain this a little?

Hop103 posted...
They also have a poop problem and homeless problem as well, almost all of it caused by the left.
See now I'm not seeing what you're getting at here. Everyone poops, and even in places governed by conservatives there's usually homelessness, sometimes to a problematic degree.

Can you explain a bit about how the left causes that? I'm just trying to wrap my head around it.

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hockeybub89
07/07/21 1:45:43 PM
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Yeah but the left bans people on Twitter, so do they really have a leg to stand on??

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CE_gonna_CE
07/07/21 1:45:54 PM
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Im not conservative, but can say that for all of the Hispanic GOP supporters in my family, its all due to the linkage between religion and conservatism. Pretty well outlined by the results in this article:

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/11/15/republicans-and-democrats-agree-religions-influence-is-waning-but-differ-in-their-reactions/

Something to be said about blindly respecting authority and being God-fearing.

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Smackems
07/07/21 1:47:01 PM
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I don't poop

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specialkid8
07/07/21 1:47:06 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
Asking conservatives in good faith
Looking to have a civil discussion

I don't believe this for a god damn second and neither do you.

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sLaCkEr408___RJ
07/07/21 1:47:47 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
Looking to have a civil discussion.

Doom_Art posted...
b0tH sIdEs

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ThyCorndog
07/07/21 1:48:01 PM
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can someone answer the topic without bringing up "the left"

or can conservatives only exist as an opposition but never actually for something?

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ButteryMales
07/07/21 1:48:54 PM
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Hop103 posted...
The left wants chaos, violence, more crime, and socialism.
The people who went to kill the vice president and name Trump king were not antifa.
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CADE FOSTER
07/07/21 1:49:23 PM
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ThyCorndog posted...
can someone answer the topic without bringing up "the left"

or can conservatives only exist as an opposition but never actually for something?
thats all they do but the left they have no talking points what so ever
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dj1200
07/07/21 1:50:58 PM
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Hop103 posted...
Just look at San Fransisco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XarBbMIxk5o

This is due to a leftist law that makes petty theft almost nonpunishable. They also have a poop problem and homeless problem as well, almost all of it caused by the left.

I don't know why SF doesn't just put more accessible bathrooms around. Surely that's cheaper than hiring people to clean human poop, right?


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Dat_Cracka_Jax
07/07/21 1:55:45 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
Like for a group that seems to preach individual liberty and responsibility they sure seem to be pretty all about controlling certain things.
Since I don't expect much response on CE, I'll try to play devil's advocate.

What are the certain things you are specifically referring to in regard to conservatives controlling them

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tiornys
07/07/21 2:10:46 PM
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Not a conservative, but here's why:
  • Fear tends to increase authoritarian tendencies
  • The rapid pace of change in the modern world is a source of fear for most conservatives
  • On top of that, conservative news sources like Fox News have been pushing fear-inducing narratives for decades
  • Also, since the late '70's the Republicans have been deliberately courting the largest existing organized mass of people inclined towards authoritarianism in America (evangelical Christians)
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EndOfDiscOne
07/07/21 2:13:12 PM
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It's about being right. People don't like to admit that they're wrong, so they'll double down. Conservatives have stuck with team red, and they'll go down with the ship if they have to. It's not really about ideals.

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UnholyMudcrab
07/07/21 2:14:37 PM
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Attempting to engage in good faith with conservatives is an utter waste of time and effort
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Squall28
07/07/21 2:15:34 PM
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Go ask r/conservatives. You're not going to get a real answer here if you want a conservative opinion.


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UnholyMudcrab
07/07/21 2:16:35 PM
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Squall28 posted...
Go ask r/conservatives. You're not going to get a real answer here if you want a conservative opinion.

The only thing to do in that situation is to get out a stopwatch and time how long it takes for you to get banned for asking a question of them.
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VigorouslySwish
07/07/21 2:16:58 PM
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"Don't Tread On Me!"

*treads on democrats*

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Medussa
07/07/21 2:18:40 PM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
and they'll go down with the ship if they have to

promise?

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sktgamer_13dude
07/07/21 2:19:20 PM
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Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...

Since I don't expect much response on CE, I'll try to play devil's advocate.

What are the certain things you are specifically referring to in regard to conservatives controlling them

Drugs
Religion
Abortion
Gate keeping patriotism
The troops that they dont care about
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pure_temper
07/07/21 6:31:40 PM
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a leftist CEman made a certain comment the other day, and I'd like to know where you stand on it TC. it was something to the effect of:

"suspend all rights, send the National Guard to go door to door to vaccinate everyone"

do you agree with this thinking?

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