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Why Republicans can't see their own hypocrisy (www.salon.com)

submitted 1 year ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where's the Sartre quote ...

Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.

Republicans say things for effect, not for finding or communicating truth.

Pointing out contradictions doesn't matter because they don't care. It would be like if I pointed out you're blinking an even number of times per minute. Who even cares about that?

[–] Shhalahr@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just remember McConnell's reaction to his handling of Supreme Court nominees during Presidential election years. He is fully aware of his hypocrisy. And he practically revels in it.

[–] NattyNatty2x4@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

I very much hope McConnell is aware of his cognitive decline recently and it's causing him as much mental anguish as physically possible.