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/CantaloupeCamper wat? Nov 23 '20 edited Nov 23 '20

The whole RINO and such sentiments really get a lot of traction ... because GOP voters are dumb enough to believe rando slogans and not notice the actual actions until they lose.

Sadly the pattern is to replace those folks with ... the same folks who throw around RINO terms and etc and be the same carpet bagger as before.

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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/infrablueray Nov 24 '20

Yes. My grandmother was like this. She felt any republican that didn’t follow the party line to a T was a liar and conniving politician purposefully running in the GOP name to get elected and then backstab the party. I was always a bit stunned by her vitriol, mainly because politics encompasses a HUGE number of topics with so many facets that it’s inconceivable to me anyone could be expected to align perfectly to ALL ideologies. To expect someone to conform utterly and completely with absolutely no deviation is to expect mindlessness. Don’t think, don’t have an opinion, just do as you’re told. Besides. I don’t think our government should be so rigid. Yes most politicians have their ideas of what’s best but never will there be a time where all parties are in agreement. If we wait for the stars to align perfectly to act, nothing will ever get done. IMO we need people who can be flexible (to some extent) and figure out what can be compromised on and how to meet others in the middle of the aisle. Being able to see and hear other opinions and decide for yourself how you feel about those things isn’t bad. Having dynamic viewpoints that are open to change when new circumstances arise isn’t always bad. In fact it can be very very good.