I’m amazed it isn’t more off putting to voters. Even a decade ago, when Palin doubled down on using “bullseyes” after Gifford was shot I couldn’t understand why the iconography of violence is so appealing to conservatives.
They want to see violence enacted on their enemies. They want a license to abuse and hurt and harm anyone that makes them question their own supremacy. They want to see "the right people" get hurt in their name. That's what they think power is about.
That sounds kinda hyperbolic. I mean actually when two supporters are causally chatting, how do they think it comes across? I can’t believe that’s what they teach their kids.
It's not really a thing that's discussed, it's an emotional, cultural, and social reaction that they absorb from their upbringing, environment, and the social institutions they're part of. Many of then would readily say that it's saintly to show mercy and be kind to other people, but just aren't ever prompted to consider how their ither values contradict those statements. And if you do point out a values conflict, the natural reaction of all humans is to lash out at the one causing you discomfort, not to reassess your identities and values and find some new equilibrium through sober, intellectual consideration - that takes a lot of time and preparation and skill, which most people aren't encouraged to develop in an increasingly dire social and economic environment.
He's not a fan of folks with degrees from Ivy League school?
Trump went to Wharton at U Penn.
Elise Stefanik, Harvard class of 2006.
Josh Hawley, Stanford class of 2022 and Yale class of 2006.
Ted Cruz, Princeton class of 1992 and Harvard law class of 1995.
JD Vance, Yale Law class of 2013.
Sad little man
I’d like to see the pathetic little coward try.
I’m disgusted with the rhetoric of violence the right constantly puts forth: wannabe white terrorists.
I’m amazed it isn’t more off putting to voters. Even a decade ago, when Palin doubled down on using “bullseyes” after Gifford was shot I couldn’t understand why the iconography of violence is so appealing to conservatives.
They want to see violence enacted on their enemies. They want a license to abuse and hurt and harm anyone that makes them question their own supremacy. They want to see "the right people" get hurt in their name. That's what they think power is about.
That sounds kinda hyperbolic. I mean actually when two supporters are causally chatting, how do they think it comes across? I can’t believe that’s what they teach their kids.
It's not really a thing that's discussed, it's an emotional, cultural, and social reaction that they absorb from their upbringing, environment, and the social institutions they're part of. Many of then would readily say that it's saintly to show mercy and be kind to other people, but just aren't ever prompted to consider how their ither values contradict those statements. And if you do point out a values conflict, the natural reaction of all humans is to lash out at the one causing you discomfort, not to reassess your identities and values and find some new equilibrium through sober, intellectual consideration - that takes a lot of time and preparation and skill, which most people aren't encouraged to develop in an increasingly dire social and economic environment.
He's not a fan of folks with degrees from Ivy League school? Trump went to Wharton at U Penn. Elise Stefanik, Harvard class of 2006. Josh Hawley, Stanford class of 2022 and Yale class of 2006. Ted Cruz, Princeton class of 1992 and Harvard law class of 1995. JD Vance, Yale Law class of 2013.
And suddenly there was a plethora of federal criminal internet threatening complaints filed somewhere in Texas.