• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    There is fun / silly weird, and creepy / gross weird. Trump’s fanboys are the latter.

    Weird on America’s left = Portlandia

    Weird on America’s right = Fixate on genitals and conspiracy theories

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      3 months ago

      Yeah… on the one hand, I don’t think we should stigmatize divergency.

      But on the other hand, their platform is built on enforcing their idea of normalcy, and it relies on their supporters believing that the party’s idea of normalcy coincides with their own. So pointing out how abnormal it really is isn’t just a cheap shot—it undermines one of their main goals.

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      3 months ago

      There’s weird as in “Keep Austin/Portland Weird”, and then there’s weird as in “Does this mole look weird to you?”

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      3 months ago

      I’m currently engaged in a few YT comment sections and honestly, weird is the word that describes these people best. I’ve never seen a group of people who fall in line with a lie so fast, are utterly humour less , and lack the kind of self awareness and self respect I used to think was just natural to people.

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      3 months ago

      Hey, I love conspiracy theories. I like to know if Elvis and Batboy will be overhead in their flying convertible.

      I’m also fixated on genitals. My own. Do they look nice in this lighting? How do they smell? Are those jeans going to crush them?