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  • Reptorian@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    I am a Republican and I hate their stance on electric cars, walkable cities, etc. For some reason, the party has taken an ignorant and hard stance against electric.

    Could you look at other stances too? It’s not just this.

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      1 year ago

      Such as? I would prefer to stay on the topic of electric cars. You can see my post history and I am a very moderate Republican. I have been my whole life.

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        1 year ago

        Did you, self-declared “very moderate” Republican, vote for Trump either time?

        Because, historically, Hillary and Biden would be considered very moderate Republicans.

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              1 year ago

              I didn’t vote for Trump but none of this is relevant to the topic.

              I would prefer to stay on topic rather than talk about Trump. Unlike you I don’t have an obsession with him.

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                The only reason so many people are “obsessed” with him is because all 350M or so of us saw exactly the sort of person he is, and exactly the sort of damage he could do as president. Some people liked that. Most of us were horrified, and were additionally horrified by the fraction of people who did actually genuinely like him because of the things he did and continues to do. It’s a litmus test.

                But yes - you’re nominally right, so let’s put the man aside for a moment. Personally, I’m still curious which current, national-level GOP policies you continue to find compelling.

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                  1 year ago

                  Find an appropriate thread, and we can talk about it. I have no issues talking about politics when it’s appropriate such as the GOP disdain for electric cars but not interested in talking about politics when it isn’t relevant to the discussion. Not everything in my life is political as I am a moderate.

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                1 year ago

                Please present evidence that I have an “obsession” with Trump. Unless that was a lie. Was it a lie?

                Two posts is not an obsession.

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                  1 year ago

                  You brought up Trump when it wasn’t relevant to virtue signal. I didn’t like the man when he was a democrat and he’s far from a republican, much less a conservative republican.

                  Bill clinton was the best republican president we’ve had in years. He accomplished more Republican Party stances than anyone else.

                  Now let’s talk about electric cars.TDS is unbecoming.

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                    1 year ago

                    That is not evidence that I am “obsessed with Trump.” So you lied. Why should I discuss anything with a liar?

      • Reptorian@lemmy.zip
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        1 year ago
        • No exceptions for rape and incest.
        • Supporting 1/6
        • Observation of them being worse for the economy after investigating state of economy for decades
        • Closing of majority-black voting poll locations.

        And this is a short list

        • MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works
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          No exceptions for rape and incest.

          The alternative currently being no restrictions whatsoever, which, statistically speaking, is more relevant than a small % worth of exceptions. Make me Supreme overlord of the universe and you bet you’ll have a few exceptions.

          Supporting 1/6

          Burn the fucking government to the ground for all I care.

          Observation of them being worse for the economy after investigating state of economy for decades

          OK and? I’m not playing some strategy game here. Optimizing existence isn’t the goal. “the economy” isn’t some God we must appease.

          Closing of majority-black voting poll locations.

          Pretty fucking bottom of the barrel shit to be deciding a vote based on. Decide polling locations by throwing a dart at a map for all I care.