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No, I don’t believe in it. I was using the argument that you all throw at me every single day

So you were using an argument you don’t even believe just to try and win an argument because you can’t defend your real position? That’s incredibly bad faith.

when it happens to the Republicans, just not when it happens to YOUR party

Yes, literally anything that breaks voters from the Republican party is good, and everything that breaks voters away from Democrats is bad. That’s because the Republicans are full of fascists hell bent on destroying American democracy, and the Democrats are the only credible thing standing against them.

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So you were using an argument you don’t even believe just to try and win an argument because you can’t defend your real position?

No, I was pointing out the hypocrisy that’s being shown in people who use that argument. It’s not really that deep, friend.

Yes, literally anything that breaks voters from the Republican party is good, and everything that breaks voters away from Democrats is bad.

In YOUR view. I respect and support your right to an opinion, but not every one has the same opinion as you. Including about half of the country.

s half of the country “fascists” now? lol

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No, I was pointing out the hypocrisy that’s being shown in people who use that argument

Bullshit, there’s nothing in that comment to indicate it was sarcasm, and the “I’m pulling from Republicans too but that doesn’t fit your narrative” defence goes directly against what you’re now saying.

I respect and support your right to an opinion

There were once people who had the opinion that it was moral to own other people. There were once people who had the opinion that other people should be marched into camps to be gassed and burned. Not all opinions are equal, and some opinions, such as those, deserve to be called abhorrent and fascist.

is half of the country “fascists” now? lol

Have you heard none of the Republican rhetoric on gay people this past decade? Have you heard none of the Republican rhetoric on trans people this last decade? Have you heard none of the Republican rhetoric on immigrants this past decade? Have you heard none of the Republican rhetoric on Muslims this past decade? Did you not see the last Republican president try desperately to overturn the results of a free and fair election before finally inciting an insurrection? Did you not hear him say he’ll be a dictator and suspend the constitution next time if elected?

There are some Republicans who still respect America’s institutions, such as Pence and Romney, but they’ve been effectively expelled from the party. Trumpian Fascism now rules the Republican base by a majority, you just need to look at their primary results this year to see that’s the case.

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There were once people who had the opinion that it was…

So do you support and respect my right to have an opinion that is different than yours? Because I respect and value your right to have an opinion that is different than mine.

Trumpian Fascism now rules the Republican base by a majority, you just need to look at their primary results this year to see that’s the case.

So as I asked earlier, is half of the country fascist now?

Do you think all Republicans are fascists?

Because I don’t. And I’m not Republican, and I don’t vote Republican.

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