• rayyy@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    Beyond the inner circle, Republicans are scared shit-less of stepping out of line. Those who dare are under death threats or they are fired/primaried/removed.

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      26 minutes ago

      They want to be threatened and bossed around. That’s why they’re authoritarian enablers. Often it traces back to abusive parents. They’re trying to impose the hell of their childhoods on those of us who didn’t have such fucked-up experiences, because those are the only conditions where they feel like they know how to respond.