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Baitball Blogger

(46,731 posts) Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:31 PM Oct 2018

Something that bothers me about the right's concept of self-righteousness.

A major beef I have with the right is their self-proclaimed belief that they are the party of law and order. They claim they are law abiding, at the same time that they would support someone who would violently end someone's life for political differences -- as long as the transgressor is one of their own.

What do we have to do to show them their hypocrisy? They are marshmallows when they see members of the left upsetting one of their leader's dinners; but claim justification if one of their people kills one of ours.

"They made them do it," is not the kind of response you would get from someone who really believed in law and order.

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Something that bothers me about the right's concept of self-righteousness. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 OP

it is what they call "virtue signalling" rampartc Oct 2018 #1

that's why believing in "god's law" is so convenient. it justifies whatever you want! unblock Oct 2018 #2

Winning is what matters lame54 Oct 2018 #3

law and order to them is really "respect for authority" marylandblue Oct 2018 #4

+1 Baitball Blogger Oct 2018 #6

I think they even know they are hypocrites. They just don't care. Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #5

They're really into "the ends justify the means." Liberal In Texas Oct 2018 #7

rampartc

(5,409 posts)

1. it is what they call "virtue signalling"

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:37 PM

Oct 2018

they kill for the "right to life."

unblock

(52,248 posts)

2. that's why believing in "god's law" is so convenient. it justifies whatever you want!

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:39 PM

Oct 2018

they believe abortion *is* murder.
not that the law should be changed to make it so that abortion is treated as murder -- they believe it already *is* murder. god's law, you see.

that means that anything they do to democrats and liberals is justified because it's done in the name of trying to save millions of fetuses.

they think they're doing god's work if they cheat and cheating is the difference between getting an anti-choicer in office instead of someone who believes in freedom for women.

lame54

(35,293 posts)

3. Winning is what matters

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:44 PM

Oct 2018

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

4. law and order to them is really "respect for authority"

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:52 PM

Oct 2018

Works great for making sure petty criminals are prosecuted. But when the authority figure himself orders or condones the crime, they assume the authority figure is correct.

Baitball Blogger

(46,731 posts)

6. +1

Reply to marylandblue (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:56 PM

Oct 2018

Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)

5. I think they even know they are hypocrites. They just don't care.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:53 PM

Oct 2018

They think they are supposed to be the entitled, special ones and that they are always supposed to win. They probably like Trump so much because he is adult spoiled brat, just like they are.

Liberal In Texas

(13,556 posts)

7. They're really into "the ends justify the means."

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:59 PM

Oct 2018

As long as the ends are what they want. That's why all the lying and cheating, downright theft and even murder.

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