Nope, none of us. I hadn't considered it in terms of the pro-lifers, but is true that an amazing number of rabidly anti-gay religious leaders and politicians turn out to be gay themselves.
I would suspect there could be some things going on with rabid
pro-lifers, not the ones that simply believe that abortion is wrong but the ones that actually show up at clinics to curse at women, that follow similar lines.
Jeff Thiele wrote to Mike Powell <=-
And then, of course, there are now Madison Cawthorn's claims that D.C. Republicans engage in cocaine-fueled orgies.
You have to wonder what's going on there. Is Cawthorn a whistleblower,
or is spreading baseless conspiracy theories just the new status quo
for the MAGA, "America First" crowd when their power is threatened?
Nope, none of us. I hadn't considered it in terms of the pro-lifers, bu
is true that an amazing number of rabidly anti-gay religious leaders an
politicians turn out to be gay themselves.
I would suspect there could be some things going on with rabid pro-lifers, not the ones that simply believe that abortion is wrong but the ones that actually show up at clinics to curse at women, that follow similar lines.
And then, of course, there are now Madison Cawthorn's claims that D.C. Republicans engage in cocaine-fueled orgies.
You have to wonder what's going on there. Is Cawthorn a whistleblower, or is spreading baseless conspiracy theories just the new status quo for the MAGA, "America First" crowd when their power is threatened?
And then, of course, there are now Madison Cawthorn's claims that D.C. Republicans engage in cocaine-fueled orgies.
You have to wonder what's going on there. Is Cawthorn a whistleblower, o spreading baseless conspiracy theories just the new status quo for the M "America First" crowd when their power is threatened?
OK, I don't know who that is so I will have to take you word for it. If Cawthorn is "MAGA," is he/she only accusing the "RHINOs" of such
behavior?
For some people who consider themselves MAGA (and even going back to before MAGA was a thing), spreading/believing such conspiracies are
their thing. There were many tabloids like the National Inquirer, back
in the day, because people believed such odd-ball stuff. I don't think that is restricted to the MAGA crowd. There were things that got labeled as part of the "Russian misinformation" theory that are turning out to be true, and that conspiracy was not a MAGA thing.
Back in the 1980's, there was some conspiracy theory going round that Ronald Reagan was the devil, or one of his cohorts, because of something to do with the number of letters in his name. Around 2000, there was a theory that Clinton, one or both of the Bushes, and some other world leader(s) were conducting satanic/pagan rituals at the Pyramids during
New Year's in an attempt to gain infinite power, or distroy the world, I forget which.
I seem to vaguely recall some theory about a politician being controlled by the Roswell aliens.
Not new, and not restricted to conservatives. Some people just don't think about what they read/hear first.
I am still more interested in learning more about featus lady.
If you read this article, the plot thickens. For example, apparently Ms. Handy's anti-abortion activist group is not the group of right-wingnuts you might have pictured them as.
https://tinyurl.com/yc2rs37v
"PAAUrCOs site says it is rCLcommitted to radical inclusivity while magnifying secular, feminist, liberal, and LGBTQIA+ identifying pro-life voices, especially those belonging to people of color.rCY Three of the five members of the group identify on the site as atheist, though Handy describes herself as a rCLCatholic anarcho mutualist rCa who creates trans-inclusive spaces within the pro-life movement.rCY On her Facebook page, she included a selfie of herself in a face mask that reads:
rCLBlack Lives Matter from Womb to Natural Death.rCY"
If you read this article, the plot thickens. For example, apparently Ms. Handy's anti-abortion activist group is not the group of right-wingnuts you might have pictured them as.
"PAAUrCOs site says it is rCLcommitted to radical inclusivity while magnifying secular, feminist, liberal, and LGBTQIA+ identifying pro-life voices, especially those belonging to people of color.rCY Three of the five members of the group identify on the site as atheist, though Handy describes herself as a rCLCatholic anarcho mutualist rCa who creates trans-inclusive spaces within the pro-life movement.rCY On her Facebook page, she included a selfie of herself in a face mask that reads:
rCLBlack Lives Matter from Womb to Natural Death.rCY"
For some people who consider themselves MAGA (and even going back to before MAGA was a thing), spreading/believing such conspiracies are
their thing. There were many tabloids like the National Inquirer, back
in the day, because people believed such odd-ball stuff. I don't think that is restricted to the MAGA crowd. There were things that got labeled as part of the "Russian misinformation" theory that are turning out to be true, and that conspiracy was not a MAGA thing.
Almost all of the "Russian misinformation" of 2015/16 was utterly false. What of it do you believe to have been proven true?
Back in the 1980's, there was some conspiracy theory going round that Ronald Reagan was the devil, or one of his cohorts, because of something to do with the number of letters in his name. Around 2000, there was a theory that Clinton, one or both of the Bushes, and some other world leader(s) were conducting satanic/pagan rituals at the Pyramids during New Year's in an attempt to gain infinite power, or distroy the world, I forget which.
Those "theories" were not adopted by large numbers of people or multiple elected members of Congress.
Not new, and not restricted to conservatives. Some people just don't think about what they read/hear first.
True, but masses of people didn't base political movements (such as "Stop the Steal") on them until quite recently.
"PAAUrCOs site says it is rCLcommitted to radical inclusivity while magnifying secular, feminist, liberal, and LGBTQIA+ identifying pro-life voices, especially those belonging to people of color.rCY Three of the five members of the group identify on the site as atheist, though Handy describes herself as a rCLCatholic anarcho mutualist rCa who creates trans-inclusive spaces within the pro-life movement.rCY On her Facebook page, she included a selfie of herself in a face mask that reads: rCLBlack Lives Matter from Womb to Natural Death.rCY"
Atheists and LGBTQ+ supporters can be pro-life, too.
I'm pro-choice with
I favor women being able to make choices about their own bodies, but
feel that we could do a lot more as a society to make that choice unnecessary. Primarily education and access to resources, but these always get repainted by conservatives as encouraging fifth-graders to have sex or some such nonsense.
I meant to add that I, too, find this very interesting. Something definitely ain't right with the Fetus Lady, but I didn't get the impression that her activist comrades knew anything about her secret.
Conspiracy theories are a subset of lies, and I read an article today about why Trump and other far-right conservatives tell such big whoppers. Apparently it's not about truth but about power and loyalty. Among authoritarians, it seems, being able to tell a really big, unbelievable lie and have your followers repeat it is a measure of power. And repeating really big, unbelievable lies is considered a measure of loyalty among authoritarian followers. It's not about the truth, right or wrong, or the facts; it's about "triggering the left."
Jeff Thiele wrote to Mike Powell <=-
On 04 Apr 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
For some people who consider themselves MAGA (and even going back to before MAGA was a thing), spreading/believing such conspiracies are
their thing. There were many tabloids like the National Inquirer, back
in the day, because people believed such odd-ball stuff. I don't think that is restricted to the MAGA crowd. There were things that got labeled as part of the "Russian misinformation" theory that are turning out to be true, and that conspiracy was not a MAGA thing.
Conspiracy theories are a subset of lies, and I read an article today about why Trump and other far-right conservatives tell such big
whoppers. Apparently it's not about truth but about power and loyalty. Among authoritarians, it seems, being able to tell a really big, unbelievable lie and have your followers repeat it is a measure of
power. And repeating really big, unbelievable lies is considered a
measure of loyalty among authoritarian followers. It's not about the truth, right or wrong, or the facts; it's about "triggering the left."
It's all being recorded for history, though, and one day people will
look back on this era with a giant WTF on their face.
Just the thought of people willing to believe the lies and rhetoric is insane to me. When you can sit there, remove reality and all sense, and call it fact
is ridicuous. When I read, hear, and see people standing out waving MAGA flags, I don't see them as supporting Trump but supporting a lie, racism, and hatred. These MAGA Loyalists are just a resurgence of what we hoped was destroyed following WW2. Sad.
I'm pro-choice with
I favor women being able to make choices about their own bodies, but
feel that we could do a lot more as a society to make that choice unnecessary. Primarily education and access to resources, but these always get repainted by conservatives as encouraging fifth-graders to have sex or some such nonsense.
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