• Contravariant@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    People using devout to describe their political views unironically is the scariest thing I’ve read today.

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      4 months ago

      devout Republican

      I had the same thought. It’s not a sports team and not a religion. But man, some people treat it like that.

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        4 months ago

        If your husband got killed by a fly ball at a baseball game and either coach called to give their condolences you’d accept the call.

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      Conservatism is entirely an exercise in belief. Just like religion, if you apply logic to it, it falls apart.