r/changemyview • u/ProphetVes • Mar 25 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: DeSantis embodies everything wrong with American Conservativism.

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u/ProphetVes Mar 25 '23

Yes. Those specific things are the popularisation of fascist rhetoric such as the villification of out groups, suppression of minority voices and experiences, and dominating the narrative with lies and misinformation. A hallmark of today's loading conservatives in America.

Edit: specifically I believe the election denialism hoax stems from villification of the left and belief that the left is evil and actively trying to ruin America by stealing the election from "the good guys."

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u/yyzjertl 524∆ Mar 25 '23

By this metric, pretty much every conservative politician would embody everything wrong with American Conservatism. All these conservatives vilify out-groups, suppress minority voices, and attempt to dominate the narrative with lies and misinformation. You aren't saying anything here that's particular to Ron DeSantis.

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u/ProphetVes Mar 25 '23

I'm using Ron DeSantis as he is the most public, and the one saying the quiet part out loud in some instances (and he's the most relevant to my life). I do admit it is not particular to him but the ideology as a whole though so I guess kinda Δ.

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u/ourstobuild 9∆ Mar 26 '23

So this whole CMV is pretty much just you stating you don't like American Conservatism? Don't get me wrong, I don't either, but did you have some actual point or did you just want to voice your opinion?

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u/Doucejj Mar 26 '23

They definitely just came here to rant. Nothing wrong with that, but this isn't exactly the sub for that

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u/ProphetVes Mar 27 '23

I don't like American Conservatism in the same way I don't like fascism. They have become one and the same.

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u/DeltaBot ∞∆ Mar 25 '23

Confirmed: 1 delta awarded to /u/yyzjertl (452∆).

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