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[–] Monkeyhog 68 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is "Sexual Anarchy" supposed to be a bad thing? Because that's sounds pretty fucking awesome to me.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure there's at least 5 mildly successful punk bands called that. If not, there should be!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Woohoo, fuck the systeeeem!

Puts on condom

[–] Treczoks 66 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Incel-isation of the modern GOP"? OK, apart from the point that "modern" and "GOP" don't really go together, this just means no sane female member of the human race wants to touch a Republican even with a 10-foot pole?

[–] Fredselfish 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He is closeted gay man his homophoiba screams it. Democrats should kick him out of office next year. We need Democrats to take a super majority in both chambers.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (11 children)

Could we not use "he is secretly gay" as an insult or as a witch hunt? Like, I don't see why that even needs to be elaborated on in the 2020s.

We can comment on hateful bigots and hypocrites without dragging down one of the demographics who are particularly under threat from said bigots.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (12 children)

My 2 cents that no one asked for… mentioning, or hypothesizing that he’s “secretly gay,” is meant to further articulate the degree of absurdity around his views. I do not believe it’s meant as a which hunt or an insult.

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[–] morphballganon 8 points 1 year ago

It's not bad if he's gay. It's bad if his policies are disingenuous. If he's gay, then there's an extra reason he shouldn't support anti-gay legislation.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Imagine thinking sexual anarchy is a bad thing

[–] deafboy 16 points 1 year ago

Coitus without a license? Preposterous!

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He actually said it out loud. Instead of expecting fabulously wealthy and corporations to pay their fair share.

He wants to breed more wage slaves that are so disposable, it doesn’t matter if they starve on the streets, as long as they’re not self-medicating.

[–] PeterPoopshit 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

This is how mass shootings are going to increase in frequency. As soon as they wise up in their tactics and stop going after innocent school children I wonder what they'll do about it.

Even the type of mentally retarded subhuman trash that kills random people will figure out the corrupt government is fucking them over sooner or later.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)

They won’t attack them because the party projects the same projections as the base; iow, anything but face the shadow self.

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[–] YoBuckStopsHere 51 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We can expect MAGA Mike to ban women from talking because he believes they don't belong outside of the kitchen.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

"Exposing your ankles on the House floor like a hussy? That's a censuring." - Mike Johnson

[–] superduperenigma 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

He will ban it because he's a Christofascist who interprets the Bible literally.

Mike Johnson: "Go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it - that's my worldview. That's what I believe and so I make no apologies for it."

The Bible, 1 Timothy 2:12: But I do not allow a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.

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[–] TheJims 51 points 1 year ago

This guy is just so fucking weird.

[–] rapscallion 44 points 1 year ago

It’s crazy that House Republicans only sank Jim Jordan’s Speakership candidacy because he and his proxies were mean to them. Once they were offered a bland nobody with even more extreme beliefs they elected him unanimously.

[–] MargotRobbie 42 points 1 year ago

Calling them fervent misogynists would be much more accurate, because unfortunately, these hateful hypocrites are anything but "involuntarily celibate" behind closed doors.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (22 children)

If he really wants to go down this route, then perhaps he should call out Nick Fuentes over his desire to have a child bride first. Both shithead monsters can fuck off and die.

If I'm going to Hell, then I am sure as shit seeing these two assholes there. And I'm looking forward to accompanying them while we burn. Seriously, fuck them both.

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[–] Nobody 39 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A reporter needs to ask him about his stance on pornography being banned and whether he's considering crafting legislation to that effect. His first answer will be wildly unpopular, and if his second is anything but a complete denial, that story will explode.

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[–] Burn_The_Right 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Who would fuck a conservative, anyway? Just the thought turns my stomach. They are fucking grotesque.

[–] newthrowaway20 12 points 1 year ago

As for why these people find someone who will marry them? They covet power just like their spouses. These psychopaths chase power and money. It's all they care about. They will kill you and me if it means they get more, and they won't lose any sleep over it.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The party of legitimate rape and those who would depend on it for sexual satisfaction is a set within set.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm calling it now. The GOP platform will include banning contraceptives within 10 years.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I'd be surprised if it isn't on the platform by next year's election.

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[–] masquenox 10 points 1 year ago

"Sexual anarchy"

Go ahead, Johnson - threaten us with a good time.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What’s up with Salon? I feel like I’m OOTL on this one.

Edit:

I checked here and is it this:

We also rate them Mixed for factual reporting due to occasionally utilizing sources poor sources and failed fact checks.

or something else in addition to this?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Super common thing I'm seeing recently among cons, complete dismissal of any article not from the right sources. You see how this makes you much easier to manipulate right? Read everything.

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