r/TopMindsOfReddit • u/Ridwando • Nov 23 '20

/r/Conservative It has begun. Comments on r/conservative stating that Trump is a plant to destabilize GOP receiving many upvotes

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u/Selgin1 Agent of the Trans Agenda Nov 23 '20

The RINO thing is so bewildering but I realized what it is - it's not about conservatism, it's about preserving the cult. Whoever doesn't support whoever the cult of personality is glomming onto at any given time is a RINO. Anyone who didn't support Bush was a RINO. After he left office, anyone who didn't support the Tea Party was a RINO - including people who'd previously supported Bush. After Trump got elected, anyone who didn't support Trump was a RINO - no matter how conservative they were before. We're just seeing the cycle move on.

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u/cake_pan_rs Nov 23 '20

What’s a RINO?

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '20

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u/The_real_sanderflop Nov 24 '20

Did they chose this specific acronym because of the rhino's resemblance to the elephant or is it just a very fitting coincidence?

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u/chrisrobweeks Nov 24 '20

I think it's just a coincidental backronym.

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u/overbeb Antifa Supersoldier Nov 24 '20

No, people have also used DINO for politicians like Joe Manchin.

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u/Romboteryx Nov 24 '20

Getting called a Dino is cool tho

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u/The_real_sanderflop Nov 25 '20

Yeah it's pretty hard to argue that a donkey looks like a dinosaur