Understanding the Liberal Mindset

[acbytesla]

They all also were Republicans.

They all also were liberals.

 

[arthwollipot]

 

[The Great Zaganza]

"why did you make me do this?" is the mantra of every abuser.

 

[smartcooky]

They all also were Republicans.

They all also were liberals.

Still dead though!

 

[TragicMonkey]

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I'm sure I'm not alone in immediately thinking of several posters' names when reading this.

 

[arthwollipot]

Also, when you claim to be a Trump supporter and a libertarian, how can you stand by when "don't tread on me" transforms into "comply or die"?

 

[8enotto]

Don't tread on my chosen group unthinking?

 

[TragicMonkey]

Also, when you claim to be a Trump supporter and a libertarian, how can you stand by when "don't tread on me" transforms into "comply or die"?

I believe in elementary school English grammar they call it "the understood 'you'": in the sentence "don't tread on me" there's an unspoken "you" in front. You don't tread on me. But I can and will tread on you. The emblem is literally a snake in the grass, it's not subtle.

 

[jt512]

I believe in elementary school English grammar they call it "the understood 'you'": in the sentence "don't tread on me" there's an unspoken "you" in front. You don't tread on me. But I can and will tread on you. The emblem is literally a snake in the grass, it's not subtle.

Since you believe in elementary school grammar, allow me to correct yours. You need a period after the word "grammar." "They" begins a new sentence.

 

[TragicMonkey]

Since you believe in elementary school grammar, allow me to correct yours. You need a period after the word "grammar." "They" begins a new sentence.

I wasn't professing belief in elementary school grammar, I was pointing out what I believe elementary school grammar has to say. It's one sentence whose object is an independent clause.

 

[jt512]

I wasn't professing belief in elementary school grammar, I was pointing out what I believe elementary school grammar has to say. It's one sentence whose object is an independent clause.

As written, it is a run-on sentence: two independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or a conjunction. HTH.

 

[TragicMonkey]

As written, it is a run-on sentence: two independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or a conjunction. HTH.

No, it isn't. The independent clause is the object of the sentence. There would be no punctuation there, and there is no necessity for a conjunction although an unnecessary "that" could be stuck in. The first part of the sentence is not a separate thought: I'm not declaring my belief in elementary school grammar as an article of faith.

 

[jt512]

No, it isn't. The independent clause is the object of the sentence. There would be no punctuation there, and there is no necessity for a conjunction although an unnecessary "that" could be stuck in. The first part of the sentence is not a separate thought: I'm not declaring my belief in elementary school grammar as an article of faith.

Ah, I see. Yeah, that that would have been useful.

 

[arthwollipot]

I believe in elementary school English grammar they call it "the understood 'you'": in the sentence "don't tread on me" there's an unspoken "you" in front. You don't tread on me. But I can and will tread on you. The emblem is literally a snake in the grass, it's not subtle.

But the ideals of libertarianism seem completely at odds with the authoritarian way the current administration is throwing its weight around - prosecution of political enemies, suppression of dissent, controlling the information flow. Where is the rugged small-government individualism?

 

[TragicMonkey]

But the ideals of libertarianism seem completely at odds with the authoritarian way the current administration is throwing its weight around - prosecution of political enemies, suppression of dissent, controlling the information flow. Where is the rugged small-government individualism?

I've never encountered an actual True Scotsman libertarian. All the ones I've run into only hold the principles of individualism when they think they're the individuals who don't need anything. The moment they even theoretically need something then suddenly it's entirely different and outright socialism is welcome.

My sibling's spouse has some uber-wealthy relatives (descendents of a 19th century railroad baron) who have never had to work a day in their lives for five or six generations now. (My sibling's spouse, unfortunately, comes from the branch that didn't inherit anything.) All of the younger ones profess to be Libertarians. They're rugged, dynamic individuals forging their own way in this world, and so can everyone else! Just dip into the principal on one of your trust funds if times get rough.

 

[Darat]

But the ideals of libertarianism seem completely at odds with the authoritarian way the current administration is throwing its weight around - prosecution of political enemies, suppression of dissent, controlling the information flow. Where is the rugged small-government individualism?

Libertarianism has only ever been a pimple on the bottom of USA politics.

 

[Beelzebuddy]

But the ideals of libertarianism seem completely at odds with the authoritarian way the current administration is throwing its weight around - prosecution of political enemies, suppression of dissent, controlling the information flow. Where is the rugged small-government individualism?

There is no single meaning of libertarianism. There's 24:

The 24 Types of Libertarian

TITLE: The 24 Types of Libertarian Balding white guy: no fair oversimplifying our simplistic philosophy! Caption: NAIVE Happy guy with goatee: if the government would DISAPPEAR, everyone would act …

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[Darat]

There is no single meaning of libertarianism. There's 24:

The 24 Types of Libertarian

TITLE: The 24 Types of Libertarian Balding white guy: no fair oversimplifying our simplistic philosophy! Caption: NAIVE Happy guy with goatee: if the government would DISAPPEAR, everyone would act …

leftycartoons.com

Lefty Cartoons » Right-wingers

 

[dann]

Understanding the MAGA mindset!

Interesting, article. people can make decisions with bad consequences despite good intentions. Sometimes because of incomplete knowledge, in particular knowledge they 'deny', because of pre-conceived prejudices. A number of examples given come from what in the US would be regarded as the right, e.g.

(Teenagers in the United States become pregnant, contract sexually transmitted diseases, and have abortions at much higher rates than teenagers in most other industrialized countries. However, the most effective, scientifically proven approaches to reducing teen pregnancy are often ignored. As psychologist Timothy Wilson noted in summarizing the many problematic efforts in this area: “The fact that policy makers learned so little from past research—at huge human and financial cost—is made even more mind-boggling by being such a familiar story. Too often, policy makers follow common sense instead of scientific data when deciding how to solve social and behavioral problems”

This is where prejudice e.g. HPV vaccine protects against an STD so might encourage sex before marriage so must be a bad thing comes up against 'facts' that HPV [vaccination] does not increase sexual activity in adolescents, but does prevent cervical cancer that might be caused by having sex with your husband. Sex ed does not encourage teen sex.

ETA [vaccination]

You got it all wrong (and so did Trausti). MAGA's problem isn't that teenagers have too much sex. and get pregnant too often. On the contrary! It's that there are too few teen pregnancies to satisfy MAGA's population policies – much like when Hitler promoted Aryan birth rates through various incentives. MAGA's problem with sex ed isn't that it encourages teen sex. It's that it teaches teenagers to have sex while avoiding pregnancies.
It's eugenics with ignorance as its tool.
Stephen Miller's wife:

Katie Miller on X, April 9, 2026
Since 2007, the teen birth rate has fallen 72%.
Hormonal birth control isn’t just poison for women’s minds and bodies — it’s killing population growth.
For the first time ever, birth rates for women in their late 30s have surpassed those in their early 20s.
Our biological destiny is to have babies — not slave behind desks chasing careers while our civilization dies.

"poison for women’s minds and bodies ...biological destiny is to have babies — not slave behind desks chasing careers."
Or as the German Nazis used to say:: Kinder, Küche, Kirche (Wikipedia)
Education is evil. Ignorance is bliss.

I love the comments in the thread started by Katie Miller's tweet!

Dumbfuckdetector on X, April 11, 2026

 

[jeremyp]

Since you believe in elementary school grammar, allow me to correct yours. You need a period after the word "grammar." "They" begins a new sentence.

No. That would change the meaning entirely. There absolutely hold not new a full stop after grammar, otherwise the first sentence would be "I believe in elementary school grammar". That is clearly not the meaning intended by the post. In fact, if you want a criticism, I'd say there are too many full stops in the post. The one before "But" is superfluous.