• Makeitstop@lemmy.world
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    Why? Because they are immature and emotionally stunted jackasses that care more about their own petty bullshit than they do about living in a civilized society and being decent human beings. And because they are spoiled shits who assume they will get away with it (which is unfortunately true).

    This guy is full of shit though. We aren’t seeing violence because Republicans are fractured and trying to keep their party in line. Mullin was picking a fight with the head of the teamsters over tweets. And this isn’t even the first time Mccarthy has been accused of nonchalantly hitting someone while passing through the halls.

    We’re seeing violence because all the mechanisms of power at work in the Republican party have been pushing out those who value ethics, cooperation, or civility, and raising up bullies who value aggression, hostility, and the unrestrained use of power.

    At this point Conan the Barbarian could run on a platform of crushing his enemies, seeing them driven before him, and hearing the lamentations of their women, and he’d still come across as reasonable compared to some of these asshats. Hell, that would actually be less threatening than many of Trump’s speeches.

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      Dunno man. This Conan guy speaks to me. He sounds like he really cares about the average Joe. Sure he wants to murder ever ivory tower lib he can lay hands on, but aren’t we all thinking what he’s brave enough to say out loud?

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      Shit Conan the Cimmerian can/read dozen of languages. That shit is impressive and makes him at least somewhat culturally aware and worldly.

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        He is also well travelled and adapts to other cultures. So totally not a republican.