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For reference, this was the Instagram post that got her fired:
So not outright hatred of any other groups, but she's basically trying to equate "oppressed" Republicans being generally shitty people to Jews during the Holocaust. If anyone in America is promoting hate at this point in time though, it's Conservatives and Right-wing media.
I started reading knowing nothing about this person or what happened to her, so at first I'm like "ok, this seems reasonable", "why would you get fired for this", but there it is, those last two words like a slap in the face that change the entire context of where she was coming from, and going, with that twisted thought..
They always blame marginalised people for "playing the victim", but there are no bigger victimhood seekers than bigots. It's projection all the way down.
She needs to be the victim in the scenario and not the Nazi making neighbors hate Trans people.
Republican/conservatives love their macho rugged individualism persona. Fuck your feelings, big trucks, tough guy/gal demeanor.
And in the same breath, they will whine about how they are oppressed because people dislike them for their words and actions that are actively demonizing others. Minorities, LBGT, liberals, name it. They very vocally victimize others and then play victim when called out for it, all while trying to act tough.
It's like they saw every despicable bully trope on TV, that always ends up tucking tail and running when their comeuppance arrives, and said "yeah, that's who I want to be"
I mean, they idolize the losers of history, like the Nazis and the Confederacy.
I love this perspective - short, succinct, and true.
Projection. The right wing fervently hates liberals and wants to persecute them, so they assume it goes the other way too. It's always projection.
And if I got drunk in my company's customer parking lot with a corporate tee shirt on, I'd get fired too 🤷
What she is saying is public, ignorant and specifically objectionable to a lot of Disney fans.
Walt would’ve been 100% on board with it however.