I wasted a whole bunch of time yesterday afternoon arguing with a 95-follower account about Joe Biden’s “divisive” & “insulting” rhetoric. And while I’ll save you bot-nannies a click & tell you that I already have him muted, I gotta say that the quote-Tweet genuinely surprised me
Most of his retorts followed the template of obsessively literal and context-free Whataboutism, but the messaging of a quote Tweet suggests: “Yes! THIS! But unironically! Our lives would be so much better if Biden were only NICER to us! Why can’t those hateful liberals see that?”
Of course, this is flatly absurd. No conservative truly hopes for Biden to take off the gloves & try to bring us together, because Biden was never attacking them in the first place. Like all Whataboutism, it’s just an excuse for MAGA to continue being MAGA without interruption.
I suppose his choice of avatar was just icing on the cake
More Songs About Buildings and Divisive Rhetoric: ⬇️
Yes, he needs to add her score to the long, long list of PUBLICLY DISCLOSED LSAT SCORES OF SITTING SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, YOU SUPERNATURALLY SMUG AND OFFENSIVELY RACIST QUISLING
YOU WON’T EVEN DISCLOSE YOUR VACCINATION STATUS TO THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO WATCH YOU ON FOX, SO HOW DARE YOU DEMAND MS. BROWN DISCLOSE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HER PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND FOR YOU TO CONDESCENDINGLY SNEER AT, YOU INSUFFERABLE FUCKING COWARD
CHARACTERS IN POPULAR FICTION WHO ACT LIKE YOU ALWAYS GET THEIR COMEUPPANCE, AND AUDIENCES CHEER WILDLY WHEN THEY DO.
THE PEOPLE YOU MOCK AND DISMISS ARE SPEAKERS OF TRUTH. YOU ARE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY. YOUR GRAVE WILL BE COVERED IN HUMAN WASTE 20 YEARS AFTER YOU DIE.
A Sneak Preview of Tonight’s State of the Union Address
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BIDEN: My fellow Americans
FOX NEWS: ZOMG SOCIALISM DEFUND THE POLICE BORDER CRISIS VENEZUELA RIOTING LOOTING NAZI VACCINE PASSPORTS WEAK WEAK WEAK DRAG QUEEN STORY HOUR!!!
BIDEN: The state of our union is strong
AND NOW, THE GOP REBUTTAL:
REYNOLDS: Is Socialism Defund the Police Border Crisis Venezuela Rioting Looting Nazi Vaccine Passports Weak Weak Weak Drag Queen Story Hour what America needs right now? I, for one, think not
D: Oh FFS
R: It’s like she sees right into the man’s soul
NYT: We’re here in Lungsewer, North Carolina to gauge reactions to the SOTU
R: We’re all sick of Socialism Defund the Police Border Crisis Venezuela Rioting Looting Nazi Vaccine Passports Weak Weak Weak Drag Queen Story Hour
A reminder: “PRONOUNS” is right-wing shorthand for Fussy SJWs Who Have No Real Problems And Have Disappeared Up Their Own Navels Seeking Self-Affirmation.
It is also emphatically anti-transgender, which remains overwhelmingly anathema to conservatives.
The “PRONOUNS” dog whistle implies that today’s gender-obsessed whippersnappers are weak & spoiled and would never be strong or brave enough to defend their country.
But let’s not forget who precisely is standing in the way of transgender soldiers who actually do wish to serve.
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine should put your incessant complaining about trivialities in perspective.”
For the record, I’ve seen this argument directed at both the left & right.
For the left, it’s the pronoun thing. For the right, it’s being required to wear a mask at Costco.