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  • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    Can’t remember who I saw lay it out like this, but I think it’s broadly correct: Republicans like the hypocrisy precisely because it is another way to show power. You are beholden to things that you believe or that you have evidence for, I do and say whatever the fuck I want and you can do nothing about it. Changing the party line and ethos the way other people change socks doesn’t matter if your world view isn’t based on consistent underlying principles, but on demonstrating power and superiority. When you view the world and politics like that, being right or wrong in a debate is just showmanship and aesthetics rather than substance.