David RobertsAug 21, 2025
Conservatives basically have a moral disability -- a pathological inability to extend empathy beyond their immediate circle -- and they don't even have the good sense to be embarrassed about it.

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Show threadDavid RobertsAug 21, 2025
I mean, imagine admitting, out loud, to an audience, "I wanted to destroy Medicaid until *my* family needed it." I mean, maybe as a confessional -- confessing how broken & cruel you were, apologizing, seeking forgiveness. But that's not the tone! She's *proud* of it. She sees no problem!
Show threadNicole ParsonsAug 23, 2025

@volts.wtf

Conservatives have a dysfunctional relationship with moral consistency & have unintegrated value systems.

Examples:
1. Abortion
They are opposed to it for other people, until they themselves need one.

2. Diet
They support cutting SNAP benefits, creating food deserts, & advertising garbage carbs for Americans until they themselves get diabetes, strokes, or heart attacks.

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@Npars01 @volts.wtf
Aren't there literally studies showing that they think they're an 'exception' to all these?

Like, "Yes, my Husband the Senator votes against abortion and I think it's immoral and those dirty poor folk should just learn Godfearing chastity... No, my three abortions from three different pool boys aren't hypocritical because those are legitimate requirements."

Aug 24, 2025 at 4:58pmWeb