What has Biden done to make Republicans hate him so much? Besides being a Democrat
I know he is on the other team, politically speaking, but listening to Republicans talk you would think he is the anti Christ. What has Biden done to make the Republicans hate him more than any other Democrat?
Conservativism has evolved over the last 40 years, but at its core, it has remained consistent in having precisely one priority: the self. Conservatives define the self, and conversely the other, and then determine which policies and priorities benefit the self. The other is anything that stands in opposition to the promotion of the self.
There is no foundational ideology and no inherent identity of the self. It is simply whoever the conservative wants to include on their team.
Viewed through this lens, every decision or statement made by conservatives is entirely rational. There is no requirement to remain internally consistent views. The only consideration for a conservative is “does this benefit me right now?”
Demonizing Biden is best for conservatives because hate is a powerful motivator for voters. Their base does not need reasons to hate the other, regardless of their choices or beliefs.
There is no hypocrisy in conservativism because there is no objective standard or ideology beyond protecting and promoting the self, and the self is whatever conservatives decide exists within the self. The self is good, and the other is bad. Everything else is negotiable.
To someone who is not conservative, this looks like hypocrisy. See: The only Moral Abortion is My Abortion, or The Card Says Moops, or Gun Control for Black Panthers, or My Daughter is a LGBTQ+ so now LGBTQ+ are People, or It isn’t “Drag” when I do it, or But my state deserves FEMA Funding, or Regulate this industry because it is a threat to me, or My sex scandal is a private matter so please respect my privacy, or Election fraud exists and I’ll prove it, or I’m a job creator so please bail me out, or just take literally any conservative talking point and you will find conservatives who are suddenly the exception to their own rule.
That’s the feature of conservativism that is so appealing. It’s like having a personal God that will forgive any transgression as long as you believe and pray for forgiveness. Being part of the self is like a warm blanket, and as long as you agree to maintain the farce, you get to stay under its protection.
This isn’t new information. Conservatives have always existed, under different banners and with different definitions of the self. Trump has laid bare the grift, abusing it past the point of credibility. That’s his hold, that to oust Trump is to abandon the ruse, and conservatives can’t do that. That’s why they will try very hard to make him a member of the Other. They will claim they were duped, that he was a secret Democrat, that he was never one of them. But he was always one of them, even when he was a Democrat.
There’s a great quote out on the Internet about how conservatism has one rule: “there are outgroups the law must bind but not protect, and in groups the law must protect but not bind”.
Same ideas as what you were saying.
Another way of looking at it is that conservatives are assholes.
I think the important points from both are salient here. Everything in that quote is true, but it’s important to include that the groups, both in and out, are nebulous and subject to change because they must always exist even as dynamics change.
There is no hypocrisy in conservativism because there is no objective standard or ideology beyond protecting and promoting the self, and the self is whatever conservatives decide exists within the self. The self is good, and the other is bad. Everything else is negotiable.
Neat paragraph, but nah. Biden just sucks. My “self,” as well as the majority of other Americans, can’t afford a house, rent, gas, groceries, or really anything that we used to be able to. Biden is POTUS, so the buck stops with him — just as it did with Trump during the COVID-related issues, which myself and most other Americans blamed him for.
On another note, it’s funny to watch so many people complain about Republicans demonizing Biden, but somehow forget about the froth that was coming out of democratic mouths for Trump’s head.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we get it. You think you're morally superior to anyone that dares equate Biden and Trump. Neato, have fun not being able to afford bread.
Gas prices when Trump left office were much higher than he now claims.
At least read your own headlines before posting nonresponsive articles. The average price of gas under Biden still has yet to come down to even the highest annual average under Trump.
Not really. I'm frankly not sure why it is that you post nonresponsive articles. It probably has something to do with cognitive dissonance and rushing to grab whatever you can that will confirm your narrow world view.
I didn't think so. If you we're actually capable of that much introspection, you'd understand that the foreign powers that support Trump & want him re-elected also have their hand on the flow of oil.
The Risk Management Program (RMP) rule implements Section 112(r) of the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments to improve chemical accident prevention at facilities. The RMP rule requires facilities that use extremely hazardous substances to develop a Risk Management Plan.
Yeah, nothing at all to do with pollutants in the air. I guess you think picking nits is a successful strategy in debate.
I'd hardly call a fundamental misunderstanding about whether or not a regulation promogulated under the CAA is required to be air-based "picking nits," but go off.
Dumping money into foreign wars, failure to solve domestic price fixing, failure to adequately enable American farming, manufacturing, and resource development.
At the end of the day though, the buck stops with the president. When you run the country, you get blamed or praised for the state of the country. Fix it or get out of office.
there are two sides to the economy that drive prices, supply and demand.
~2% inflation is baked into standard monetary policy, and its what every fed chairman for 50 years has aimed for.
Rock bottom interest rates (and government pandemic handouts to employers under the PPP) during the Trump administration have driven extreme demand for goods and services. At the same time, the Covid 19 pandemic that Trump lied about, downplayed, failed to mitigate and failed to stop, shut down global supply chains, thereby decreasing supply of goods and services.
Now back to economics 101...
HIGH demand * LOW supply = ???????
Thanks for the inflation Trump!
enable American farming, manufacturing, and resource development.
It's funny you bring that up, because Biden has been historically great on manufacturing. And US employment rates are at an all time high.
I got tired of reading this shit so I'm just going to lay it out for you:
You live in a false reality and no one can change that. it's tiring to argue with it, and more and more people are going to distance themselves from you until you die alone.
And no one is going to notice. Nor care. You're going to die alone and no one will miss you.
All that remains is how long you're going to stick around on this planet until you decide when you leave. Maybe save everyone the time and expedite it.
Nothing else. He’s legislatively addressed everything they whine about: immigration, fixing American problems first, standing up to China, lowering unemployment rate, more American jobs, increase in GDP.
Republicans don’t want what they say they want, they just want to rhrow tantrums.
Nah, he definitely did on most of those fronts. We weren't dumping billions into Ukraine and there wasn't a war with Russia. Chinese aggression against Taiwan was nowhere near what it is today. Homes, gas, and groceries were affordable. The illegal immigrant population was reduced relative to Biden.
I doubt there was much of a difference in terms of the prevalence of minimum wage jobs and income disparity. Frankly, I'm too busy at the moment to pull the statistics on those. If you happen to have any on hand, I would honestly appreciate them.
You are aware that monetary policies often take months or years to take effect right? Let's take a look at housing. A global pandemic hits while interest rates drop to an incredibly low rate, which led to a huge increase in demand, especially with WFH becoming widespread. This pushed the price of homes up and reduced supply, creating major inflation. Nobody was buying anything during the pandemic and with stimulus packages people had increased purchase power following the pandemic while businesses that reduced production couldn't keep up with the surge in demand, as well as still fulfilling delayed orders made during the pandemic. So inflation shot up, so interest rates were increased to curb inflation and while housing prices have reached a plateau, mortgage rates remain high as a result.
Not to mention the fact that the president's effect on the economy is marginal anyway. Literally live in a capitalist economy which means they government isn't supposed to control the economy.
And why is the UK struggling just as much following a conservative led Brexit?
Bitch about necessities being hard to afford while retailers continue to post strong earnings reports? Something doesn't add up with where we place the blame...
Literally live in a capitalist economy which means they government isn't supposed to control the economy.
That's cool. They do control the economy.
Bitch about necessities being hard to afford while retailers continue to post strong earnings reports? Something doesn't add up with where we place the blame...
Weird, right? Maybe the president should be doing something to fix that. He isn't. He gets blamed.
We weren't dumping billions into Ukraine and there wasn't a war with Russia.
Disinformation. Up until very recently we have been providing Ukraine old weapons that were going to be destroyed or used for target practices. They were due to be replaced regardless.
groceries were affordable
Grocery stores were literally empty for a while during Trump's misrule. Your mendacity is incredible.
Oh, I was halfway expecting you to come back with a retort, not just affirm that you think loaning money is free. That's definitely an interesting take there friendo.
And which has said they would immediately sell Ukraine out, putting a giant neon sign over Taiwan saying "come take me China, America won't do shit about"
But you're clearly not too keen on the actually using critical thinking skills part, so im not surprised you haven't made that link. When the fascists inevitably turn on you, you'll know there's nobody to blame but youself.
Nah man you're right, the reinvasion of ukraine was something that happened overnight, and the increase in tensions there hasn't been happening since the initial invasion in 2014, and especially turned up since 2018.
Because acknowledging that would acknowledge that the world is a tiny bit more complex than you want to admit.
Russian troops were drunkenly walking across the border with Soviet-era weaponry, much of which wound up breaking down and getting towed by Ukrainian tractors.
Yeah, this was definitely some decade-long masterplan that was under intricate preparation during Trump's presidency, which would have happened regardless of who was in office. It obviously couldn't be related whatsoever to the new presidency and its policies.
they are crybabies, and they hate adults like Joe on reflex.. they are hateful, spiteful little children who won't ever come around.. everyone who voted for Trump is an angry, ignorant child..
Have first hand knowledge of this question. 1. He’s a democrat. A large portion of the Republican Party has been taught to hate the other side and anything they do is evil. And if they happen to do anything good it’s a scheme or some sort. I grew up with this propaganda. Starts with Rush Limbaugh “liberals lie” and has seeped further and further into R consciousness. Very sad.
Yup, a family member who was a bit of a fuck up, who tried to use his family connection to get rich, and importantly here, did not succeed is drawing their politically connected family member in.
They think their beloved fascist utopia is in reach, and it infuriates them that some old guy is (in their rotted minds) the one obstacle to it coming to fruition.
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