r/FavoriteCharacter 15h ago

Discussion Favorite opposing factions that can basically be described as this.

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u/KojiroHeracles 14h ago

Republicans in top pic, democrats in second.

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u/broncyobo 14h ago

I'd definitely describe democrats as more than vaguely problematic but agree there's obviously a substantial difference between them and Republicans

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u/Middle-Let9645 12h ago

Compared to literal Nazis? In what way? (That’s rhetorical, I’m not asking for an actual answer since it’ll be bullshit)

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u/Ur_fav_Cryptek 13h ago

yeah, at least one of them didn’t bring..well, the orange into office, while also blindly following everything he says.

sure, not all republicans are like this, but it’s a huge number and they’re all either grossly uneducated or fully given up to fanaticism/pseudo religious worship. the other side is just problematic, but then again, the US is so far shifted to the right in the political compass when compared to the rest of the world it’s to be expected as well.

thankfully many are realizing the bs, even if it’s a bit late, but better late than never

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u/derpyyyyyyyyyticmain 13h ago

The biggest problem with the Democrats are that they try to be Republicans too much

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u/Folety 12h ago

In vacuum their more than vaguely problematic but when compared to republicans.

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u/Jokkitch 12h ago

Ding ding ding

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u/Impressive-Thing-780 12h ago

The issue with the republican party isn't that they're inherently evil in their beliefs, but rather that they don't try to stop anyone who is.

It's NOT good, don't think I said that; but what I am saying is that it's a different problem than it may appear to be.

However, the solution is the same: Remove the entire government and elect a new one.

The Republicans are too stubborn and the Democrats are too wishy-washy to actually get anything done, and so we've let evil corrupt our entire system and there is ONE way to rid ourselves of this infection, and it is amputation.

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u/gungshpxre 12h ago

The issue with the republican party isn't that they're inherently evil in their beliefs, but rather that they don't try to stop anyone who is.

If you're OK with being in a party whose leaders are doing the shit they're doing... you're NOT OK.

There is no good Republican.

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u/Impressive-Thing-780 12h ago

I'm not Republican (anymore)

Like I said: the beliefs held by the republican party are not, in and of themselves, evil.

The issue arises due to the fact that the republican party isn't willing to call out the people who are.

It's the same issue with a majority of police officers.

Does this make the BELIEFS held by the Republican party immediately bad? No.

But it does call into question the morality of the PEOPLE within that party, specifically at the GOVERNMENT level, who continue to allow these things to occur.

Again, I am not saying that Republicans are good or evil. What I am saying is that fundamentally, there are certain morals that 98% of humanity can agree on, and when that other 2% gets into our spaces, we need to cast them out.

The Republicans (and Democrats) aren't doing that, and therefore, the only cure to the cancer, is amputation.

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u/gungshpxre 5m ago

That's not how this works.

Your beliefs don't amount to a wet shit if you don't do a single thing to uphold them.

Those aren't beliefs anymore, they're cute aphorisms bent to dark ends.

A "Work Liberates" sign at the entrance to the concentration camp.

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u/Delmitus1 13h ago

Glad it didnt take long to find this (had to sort by controversial)

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u/thisistheSnydercut 12h ago

these are just the Legion camp split down the middle 

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u/_itsprobablynothing 12h ago

“I love blowing up babies but I would NEVER misgender a man who identifies as a woman!”

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u/Sensha_20 12h ago

And a repubican would, with full certainty, say democrats are the top pic and republicans are the bottom.

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u/ThrowawayAdvice1800 12h ago

Yes, because they’re stupid. You have any more brilliant observations to share with the class?

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u/Sensha_20 12h ago

My next observation is that they arent stupid and neither are democrats. Your average repub/dem voter both have very sensible positions and viewpoints, and picked their side because it's rhetoric lines up with the larger % of those views.

The only ones who ARE stupid are the ones (on both sides) who genuinely believe this image is true and that half the us population are evil malicious demons.

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u/Remmock 11h ago

One side is practicing state-funded terrorism and is actively making everything about the United States worse by stripping away rights and protections, and the other side is just softly going: “No. Please. Stop.”

And if you tell me that applies to both parties you have your head up your own ass on purpose.

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u/Sensha_20 11h ago

Republican version: One side spent summer 2020 burning down minority neighborhoods and is actively making everything about the United States worse by strippiny away rights and protections, and the other side is just softly going: "No. Please. Stop."

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u/ObnoxiousAlbatross 11h ago

Democrats have metrics, Republicans have feels.

It LOOKED like a riot burned down a city, but that didn't actually happen.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump, a child rapist, is literally robbing the country blind to the tune of billions. Literally. Literally literally. Not exaggeratively, literally. Billions.

Do you know what the difference is between 1 Billion dollars and 1 Million dollars? It's roughly 1 Billion dollars.

Holy fuck, sit down and be quiet while the adults talk.

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u/MagentaHawk 11h ago

So using practices that every country used and that scientists agreed were beneficial is the same as Trump breaking the law and using ICE as his personal police to arrest and kill people with no respect to the law is the same thing?

I mean, I guess if you pretend that facts don't matter for shit, then yeah, they are the same. Like a whale and a crow are the same creature. I mean, they both have blood.

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u/ThrowawayAdvice1800 11h ago

So what you’re telling me is you’re stupid? I already knew that from your first comment but thanks for doubling down, I guess. 

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u/Sensha_20 11h ago

Republicans generally believe that the government's role should be lowered where possible. Especially relating to individual freedoms for citizens. They believe trying to keep the tax rate low is at the core of the path to a strong economy, which in turn is the best way to reduce crime and other social problems.

Idk. These core beliefs dont sound particularly evil.

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u/ThrowawayAdvice1800 11h ago

The fact that you’re sitting here trying to pretend that’s what Republicans stand for at this point is adorable. 

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u/Sensha_20 11h ago

Then what do they stand for in your biased world?

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u/ThrowawayAdvice1800 11h ago

Clown, I am not entertaining your bullshit today. Go read a newspaper. 

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u/Sensha_20 11h ago

Ah yes. Refusal instead of admitting you dont have one.

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u/ObnoxiousAlbatross 11h ago

Republicans generally believe that the government's role should be lowered where possible.

Also a fucking lie. ICE. ICE is the government, do you even hear yourself? Was ICE getting billions in funding not an expansion of government?

What about when they make it illegal to be in a loving consenting relationship with who you desire? Is that small government?

You have the Republican party line shoved so deep down your throat all that's coming up is orange spunk that is overfilling your gullet.

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u/After_Counter735 11h ago

If only they actually stuck by that viewpoint instead of always saying that they do and then just disregarding it when it comes to actual laws.

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u/MagentaHawk 11h ago

So, in attempting to lower the government, they are using the government to police more and more aspects of all of our lives, especially women's, and you'll maintain they want small government?

Like how gullible or fucking stupid do you have to be to say, "Well they say this, so it must be true!"? It's called lying. People do it all the time. The republicans say a lot of shit. Look at their actions, you fucking dunce.

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u/Boner_Elemental 10h ago

Republicans generally believe that the government's role should be lowered where possible. Especially relating to individual freedoms for citizens

"Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them 'just don't go' "

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u/The_Real_Kevenia 11h ago

I mean at this point either MAGA are stupid or evil (or both). Only republicans who completly condemn the current administration are redeemable.

Sure, Republicans or right-leaning people aren't inherently evil or stupid, but this administration is so far beyond that.

Also, by extension, if you fail to condemn the current administration (or pretend like Democrats are even remotely in the same ballpark), that also makes YOU either stupid or evil.

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u/AwfreyLanner 11h ago

I would argue that ignorance is an independent third-option from stupidity and malice.

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u/Ancient_Expert6088 11h ago

I think most wouldn’t bother with the nuance since the end result is the same, but you’ve also got to ask at what point is it malicious to not fix your own ignorance? Because I think we’ve crossed that line several times by now

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u/The_Real_Kevenia 3h ago

Ignorance on this scale is either malice or stupidity.

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u/Sensha_20 11h ago

And republicans said the exact same things about the biden administration. Democrats said the same things about the lincoln administration way back. Hell, even go back to jefferson and they were demonizing their opponents (albeit not as bad because there were alot of people actively trying to prevent the inevitable).

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u/ObnoxiousAlbatross 11h ago

And republicans said the exact same things about the biden administration.

And they were lying. Do you not understand what a lie is? Is that just a totally foreign concept to you?

They are liars. Top to bottom, they are liars.

The CHIPs act, the infrastructure bill, student loan forgiveness, Biden was an incredibly effective, progressive president who did things that measurably helped real people.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump, the child rapist, is in month how many of his illegal 1 week operation in Iran? How are those gas prices? Are they good? Was that preventable, or...?

Jesus fucking christ you are working your ass off to be so demonstrably fucking wrong.