Republicans fall in line. Democrats fall in love. Nothing has changed.
With exception of Bobby Kennedy, I'm not sure the latter part is true. On the other hand Republicans seem to fall in love pretty hard recently. To a shockingly worrying degree.
I don't think that's what the expression means. I think that expression means that the Left is quick to look for reasons why it can't work with so and so politician, while the Right mostly just goes with what Leadership says. To borrow from Stellaris, we on the Left are Libertarian and Materialist in our ethics, favouring science and self determination far more than the Right, who is Authoritarian and Spiritualist, who believe that everyone is subjected to God's laws, and that you have people you follow, and people you command, and all is right in the world when that paradigm is followed. Sure, there are Right-wing politicians that the constituents like more than others, but they'll ALWAYS vote Red in the end, because the most wishy-washy Conservative is still subject to pressure from leadership and the RNC, while a Blue politician isn't (in fact, in their worldview, the Blue pol will be subjected to the DNC machine).
I very much enjoyed the Stellaris metaphor.
Republicans are in love with Trump.
Democrats are being ordered to fall in line behind Biden.
Voting first time in my life for a Republican, basically out of spite. Nothing in my personal life has changed at all after 3 presidential elections, so I’m going to vote for the one that will piss off the most people on Reddit. Watching the meltdown will be hilarious.
That's how you got Trump in the first place though. Are you seriously saying (voting for) the president that made your life the worst of the three is your way to show them?
Yeah. Help to overthrow our country to spite the libs. You sound just like MAGA.
It's neat how "cutting off one's nose to spite one's face" has been an adage for decades.
Republicans fall in line. Democrats fall in love. Nothing has changed.
With exception of Bobby Kennedy, I'm not sure the latter part is true. On the other hand Republicans seem to fall in love pretty hard recently. To a shockingly worrying degree.
I don't think that's what the expression means. I think that expression means that the Left is quick to look for reasons why it can't work with so and so politician, while the Right mostly just goes with what Leadership says. To borrow from Stellaris, we on the Left are Libertarian and Materialist in our ethics, favouring science and self determination far more than the Right, who is Authoritarian and Spiritualist, who believe that everyone is subjected to God's laws, and that you have people you follow, and people you command, and all is right in the world when that paradigm is followed. Sure, there are Right-wing politicians that the constituents like more than others, but they'll ALWAYS vote Red in the end, because the most wishy-washy Conservative is still subject to pressure from leadership and the RNC, while a Blue politician isn't (in fact, in their worldview, the Blue pol will be subjected to the DNC machine).
I very much enjoyed the Stellaris metaphor.
Republicans are in love with Trump.
Democrats are being ordered to fall in line behind Biden.
Voting first time in my life for a Republican, basically out of spite. Nothing in my personal life has changed at all after 3 presidential elections, so I’m going to vote for the one that will piss off the most people on Reddit. Watching the meltdown will be hilarious.
That's how you got Trump in the first place though. Are you seriously saying (voting for) the president that made your life the worst of the three is your way to show them?
Yeah. Help to overthrow our country to spite the libs. You sound just like MAGA.
It's neat how "cutting off one's nose to spite one's face" has been an adage for decades.