I think that’s an excuse, if anything the left has been overly tame and tolerant of maga/Republicans/conservatives under the guise of free speech. The idea of them being low class idiots came from their flavor of insanity of voting against their own interests with every single round of trickle down economics.
If anything they’re being too nice with their description.
So why are they idiots do you think? Like are you just naturally and inherently superior to all of them?
Or maybe they were raised differently than you were and taught different things than you were. Exposed to different ideas. Maybe they lack knowledge because they went to a shitty school rather than because they are inferior.
Or that is just an excuse because I don’t want to admit that they are idiots. Idiots who strangely enough don’t want to vote for people who are convinced they are idiots.
They lack empathy and critical thinking skills above all else. Without empathy they cannot understand how different people have different struggles or life experiences. Without critical thinking skills they think all solutions are a simple black or white option with no grey.
With those factors combined, yes I would call them idiots at a minimum if not downright evil.
So why would someone lack empathy?
Like if there is a 4 year old whose parents hit them - then they go to school and hit other kids. Is the 4 year old evil? Or were they taught that behavior?
I’m not saying that adults are 4 years old and aren’t responsible for their actions, I’m just saying that some people have VERY different opportunities than you and I have had.
People are complicated, but my (liberal) values are exactly what one would expect me to have if you look at my upbringing and education. If I had a different education and upbringing I almost certainly would have different values.
Not fun to admit, but true.
I prefer to call actions bad rather than people. People are pretty complicated, and it’s not a level playing field.
They’re idiots because they’ve systemically allowed themselves to be taken advantage of while refusing to ever hold their leadership, representatives, or votes accountable.
They don’t vote for Dems or non Republicans in general not because they’re idiots but because they’re Evil and want other people to suffer. And more and more think that non-christians and immigrants should be erased. Which Republican law makers will easily agree to parrot or push because they don’t give a shit. It’s definitely not a ridiculous idea of democratic pseudo elitism especially since the only reason to vote Dem is so those lazy bastards can prevent things from getting worse. We aren’t going around acting like we’re geniuses compared to Republicans. At most a remark like that would be retaliation.
We don’t even need their votes we need the people that aren’t voting to vote since they’re easier to have an actual conversation with. If they want to be idiots let them, I don’t give a shit about them.
You sound really angry.
Action taken based on anger and hatred is different than action motivated by compassion and morality.
If anything they’re being too nice with their description.
Honestly? Trump is the only reason I even vote Democrat at all. Democrats spent too many years telling me I’m “toxic” and “privileged”, wagging their finger at me for stupid shit like using the word “lame”(apparently it’s “ableist” to say that nowadays) and treating me as if I’m a problem to be dealt with rather than a human being, for me to trust Democrats.
You can go ahead give “not being nice” a try if you want, but that’s only going to make people like me feel more unwelcome among Democrats than we already do - And you can insult me or yell at me for saying that if you want, and I’ll just grit my teeth and bear it and vote Democrat anyways in 2026 because you’re the “lesser of two evils”… But just know that there are DEFINITELY other voters out there who will be driven right away by that type of approach.
Oh my Goddess, “toxic” and “privileged” tf? That’s what has you rubbed the wrong way? PC culture? lmao that isn’t even a party thing I don’t recall anyone running on that promising to police words. That is culture war propaganda. Moderates sure as hell don’t care. What that is the result of progressives getting a voice and enough power to actually remove people that are assholes when 15+ years ago they’d have grimace until someone said a slur and then it was 50/50 if it wasn’t the n-word. That gateway Nazi apologist speech that comes from either being out of touch, just a bit too racist, terminally online, privileged (and you can be privileged in some ways and absolutely fucked in others), an asshole that’s smart enough to toe the line or some flavor of idiot.
Getting so bent out of shape because the equivalent of a grammar Nazi spoke to you online about something that you probably didn’t consider is the biggest crybaby bullshit I’ve ever heard. That’s not “the party” and if it was Whenever Dems were in power you’d see much stronger political action to defend handicapped individuals. Dems are a mix of lukewarm assholes that don’t hate other people enough to want to ruin their lives for no reason. So acting like saying something offensive, when if you consider any context there’s a reason why insults are insulting, and then having someone frown at you is like being crucified is completely a problem. It cannot be solved except by touching grass.
You are acting like you’re being persecuted, when it’s literally words from someone and their words aren’t being parroted by legislators, they aren’t creating a movement to imprison and then pass you around like a sex object. They’re not trying to murder you in the streets or straight up ban your healthcare. You’re acting like you have some moral high ground when you want to say slurs 💀. And go ahead bruh say lame say whatever you want. Do you know how many times I get corrected for saying shit ? That you’ve connected that to Dems because progressives literally can’t make their own party because they hate rich people is hilarious.
You keep saying “people like me” while tiptoeing around what the hell you’re talking about so I’m just going to assume you’re talking about incels. PC culture isn’t why incels don’t vote Dem. It’s because the right hates women as much as they do and isn’t afraid to show it. It’s because they’re racist and they know who exactly if going to be racist right along with them. It’s because they’re -phobic think of anything that’s not Evangelical Christian and Republicans despise it right next to them.
If you’re an incel but you understand that Trump and every Republican enabling him is going to destroy the US. Congrats. But blaming random people not wanting to be insulted by low grade Nazis for Dem polling results is completely out of touch with reality.
