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minus-squarestrayce@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agoI don’t understand the mentality behind this. Is it just a case of “They’re doing a thing so we’ll do the opposite”? What exactly is the goal here?
minus-squareJacob Alexander Tice @lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoI see you’re not familiar with American conservatives. This is how they operate. They’re just not always so open.
minus-squareJoKi@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoOpportunism - they just want to profit from the black out to push their own sub. As often, the conservative principles (or in this case rules) are not so important if you can gain any success by ignoring them.
minus-squareCobraChicken@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoundefined> “They’re doing a thing so we’ll do the opposite” That’s their gameplan most of the time.
minus-squareRyumast3r@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoThat’s pretty much been the entire conservative movement’s MO for 30 years now.
minus-squareHerbErtlinger@vlemmy.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoReactionary contrarianism is basically the conservative’s signature move.
I don’t understand the mentality behind this. Is it just a case of “They’re doing a thing so we’ll do the opposite”? What exactly is the goal here?
I see you’re not familiar with American conservatives. This is how they operate. They’re just not always so open.
Opportunism - they just want to profit from the black out to push their own sub. As often, the conservative principles (or in this case rules) are not so important if you can gain any success by ignoring them.
undefined> “They’re doing a thing so we’ll do the opposite”
That’s their gameplan most of the time.
I do, they’re fucking stupid
That’s pretty much been the entire conservative movement’s MO for 30 years now.
Reactionary contrarianism is basically the conservative’s signature move.