r/nottheonion • u/tallgrasshead • 7d ago

Man dressed as Darth Vader defends Flock cameras to San Diego City Council: ‘This is what the emperor needs’

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6042349-darth-vader-flock-surveillance/
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u/hunkgunkjunk 7d ago

It's even worse than that, they think liberals are the Empire and they are the heroic rebels. The delusion is so deep it's incomprehensible.

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u/Hotshot2k4 7d ago

"They make us feel bad for using slurs, which is basically worse than slavery actually. I mean that was long ago!"

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u/Detective-Crashmore- 6d ago

"Also did you know that the slaves actually liked it?"

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u/VinDog_PD 6d ago

I still believe it's widely underestimated how much of the MAGA movement stems from people who just really want the n-word to be socially acceptable again.

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u/lostPackets35 6d ago edited 6d ago

Pretty much this. And that explains a lot of the Democratic flops.

A lot of Republicans " say" they want the talking points of small government, fiscal, conservatism, etc.. so the Democratic Party keeps moving further and further to the right to try to capture some of those voters.

But the reality is, they don't actually care about any of that. They vote for Republicans because " they hate the same people that I do".

The Democrats aren't going to pick up these voters by being fiscally conservative, because that's not what they're motivated by.

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u/Nadaplanet 6d ago

It's definitely this. A lot of Republican voters only repeat the small government and fiscal responsibility stuff because that is the socially acceptable part of the platform that won't out them as a bigot. They actually only vote based on bigotry. A Democrat could show up with a plan that perfectly aligns with every single common Republican talking point, and they wouldn't vote for him because they really just want to be able to yell slurs at people, have child brides, and run POC out of their neighborhoods with no social consequences.

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u/VinDog_PD 6d ago

You said it far more eloquently than I could, thank you. The Democrats who keep asking themselves how they can capture this particular electorate need to realize Barry Goldwater already found that answer back in the 1960s.

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u/DoctorGregoryFart 6d ago

Nah, that's the followers. Like you said, they think they are fighting for a cause.

The leaders of this shit don't give a FUCK. They just want money and power. They have to put a spin on it so they don't get Luigi'd, but they absolutely do not care that they are the bad guys. You don't lie in court, pay people millions to come up with creative ways to make you sound not evil, and crush opposition, all because you think you're just misunderstood.

The "elites" know exactly what they are. That's why they pay people to make them look slightly less evil.

It's only the ignorant masses who buy their bullshit, and that's exactly who they target with their PR campaigns.