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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
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.
The difference is that non-maga people don’t care all that much about conforming, so “werid” = ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, whereas maga people are like “weird” = “DIFFERENT AND CONFUSING THUS SCARY REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE”
https://mstdn.party/@gwensnyder/112881199110312959
I couldn't have said it better myself.
There's weird as in "Keep Austin/Portland Weird", and then there's weird as in "Does this mole look weird to you?"
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.
Bro why would you engage with a youtube comment section, that is an exercise in advanced masochism 😭
Sometimes it's fun to kick the hornets nest
~~hey my wife and I got engaged in a youtube comment section too!~~
Edit: Never mind, misread the post
that opening song slaps https://youtu.be/8qzsEzRPgO4
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?