One of the most American sentiments is this: Live and let live.
Stay out of others’ personal lives.
That’s what’s fueling this “MAGA Republicans are weirdos” vibe. It’s not just fucking weird but *wrong* that they are so concerned with how others, including every woman, chooses to live their own lives.
It rubs most Americans wrong. It’s not a liberal/conservative thing. It’s an American thing.
I think it’s a human thing too — and America should exemplify that aspect of humanity.
conservative vs progressive. America is liberal in the classical sense. freedom to do what we want to the degree that it doesn't impact others, and support for reason and dialogue to figure out compromises where our lives overlap.
I don't like calling them weird cause weird is cool. there is no good term cause their movement flexes to whatever positions serve one strange man in the moment. they are at times libertarian, then authoritarian. puritan biker culture. totally incoherent.
@wjmaggos @gruber So I hear you, I've taken pride at being described as weird my whole life, but calling these folks weird is OK by me, because they hate it. It embodies everything they're against sort of grouping them in their mind with the people they don't like.
So if it's getting under their skin, keep at it I say!
John Gruber
william.maggos
Mike