AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoI voted for Trump. I feel completely swindled.www.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkI voted for Trump. I feel completely swindled.www.usatoday.comAmbiguousProps@lemmy.today to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square55linkfedilinkfile-text
In this edition, a libertarian who voted for Trump is surprised that Trump is going after Thomas Massie and Rand Paul.
minus-squareMourningDove@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoLibertarians are just conservatives that are too chickenshit to commit to the bit, so they hide behind a different title to distance themselves. If it helps, think of them the same as how a “pescatarian” pretends to be a vegetarian. They’re a carnivore that won’t commit to the title.
minus-squareSuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoSo to extend the analogy, conservatives are nazis that can’t commit to the title?
minus-squareYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoPescatarians out here catching strays.
minus-squareastutemural@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoI was a pescatarian for all of like two months. I was in the, ‘Ok, it’s still bad for the environment, but at least fish are dumber so it’s more ethical’ phase. It’s useful as a transitory phase into vegetarianism.
minus-squareYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoI’m currently in that transitional period. Although I don’t think I’ll ever give up eggs.
Libertarians are just conservatives that are too chickenshit to commit to the bit, so they hide behind a different title to distance themselves.
If it helps, think of them the same as how a “pescatarian” pretends to be a vegetarian. They’re a carnivore that won’t commit to the title.
So to extend the analogy, conservatives are nazis that can’t commit to the title?
Pescatarians out here catching strays.
I was a pescatarian for all of like two months. I was in the, ‘Ok, it’s still bad for the environment, but at least fish are dumber so it’s more ethical’ phase.
It’s useful as a transitory phase into vegetarianism.
I’m currently in that transitional period. Although I don’t think I’ll ever give up eggs.