Red0ctoberOct 14

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

https://lemmy.world/post/37344898

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat - Lemmy.World

NEW YORK — Leaders of Young Republican groups throughout the country worried what would happen if their Telegram chat ever got leaked, but they kept typing anyway. They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. ---------- I’d love to say this surprises me, but it does not in the slightest.

Show threadrbesfeOct 14
I used to be an internet edgelord, until I recognized that it doesn’t matter if you aren’t actually a bigot when you act like one online. The impact is the same, it makes the real ones feel more comfortable in their views.
Show threadFluffy Kitty CatOct 14
The thing about being edgy is that it shouldn’t necessarily imply a particular political bias but if it always goes One Direction that’s indicative
Show threadjjjalljs
One of the “Alt Right Playbook” videos talks about how the right wing don’t argue against each other. I don’t like internet videos, but i make an exception for this series: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMabpBvtXr4
The Alt-Right Playbook: The Card Says Moops

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Show threadObliviousEnlightenmentOct 14
It’s honestly a tactic we need to adopt. No more infighting, no more purity testing, no more abstaining
Show threadknatschusOct 14

Nah fuck that shit.

Diversity is strength.

Show threadObliviousEnlightenmentOct 14
Diversity is a strength when everyone shows up, it doesn’t do you any good when you’re undermanned
Show threadknatschusOct 14
Can you stop arguing with me and just agree with my point?
Show threadPalmTreeIsBestTreeOct 15
Diversity of views only gets you so far when everyone wants theirs on top
Show threadObliviousEnlightenmentOct 15
I’m not falling for that. The one view should be whatever proves objectively most appealing
Show threadMinnesotaGoddamOct 15

whatever proves objectively most appealing

nothing is more subjective than appeal

Show threadClentOct 15
Diversity doesn’t require anyone argue.
Show threadBronzebeardOct 14
Except they fight all the time.
Show threadOpenStarsOct 15
Similar with social media but I am making an exception for the Fediverse:-)
Show threadEl_ScapacabraOct 15

Yep. I don’t know about similar communities on Lemmy because I avoid them like the plague, but I’ve been on reddit long enough to know that r/conservative is famous for preemptively not allowing anyone who doesn’t agree with them and immediately banning anyone if they go against the grain even a little bit, accusing them of being leftist infiltrators.

It’s the only way they can maintain their hateful bubble and their persecution fetish.

It makes for a very predictable pattern whenever something happens that MAGAts would be expected to dislike. They stay silent about it until someone higher up shows them an acceptable response or viewpoint and they all fall in line for fear of being ousted.

Show threadproleOct 15
Lemmy leans left, which means we are all constantly arguing about it