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Fox show hosts said Taylor Swift "should be conservative" given her background, because to them it's an identity. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This only makes sense when I realize that to conservatives, it's an identity. They think it's an identity that Taylor Swift should have because she's (presumably) white, popular, rich, good looking, Midwestern, Christian, etc.

To them politics is not about ideas, or policies, or problem solving, or good governance. It's all about identity.

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[–] [email protected] 100 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

I've heard this same thing said to me by Hitler humpers trying to recruit me based on what I look like, just because we're blonde haired and blue eyed with fair skin does not make us want to be a part of their hateful bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Anti racists come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. That’s kinda the fucking point actually.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago

Abso-fucking-lutely.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"But you would be part of the in-group! So why don't you help us make the out-groups life miserable?!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Is there any tangible advantage to be in the ingroup? What's that I have to give 10% of my income to the church? What's that I have to donate money to a billionaire? What's that I will literally die from treatable malidies?

Yayyyyy....

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Damn right.