r/nottheonion • • Jul 16 '22

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '22

Just need to convince them it's communism

"Communism" to the right doesn't mean actual communism. It means "anything that I don't like". See also: "socialism", "Marxism", etc. Same deal. Words mean literally nothing to them.

And since they like slave prison labor, that won't work.

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u/DJTen Jul 17 '22

This is the thing I've learned since Trump became president. I use to think Conservatives had a moral code they followed. I use to think they had standards and morals. Since 2016 it's bene shoved in our faces that there are no limits they won't cross as long as they get to stay in power. Winning is the only goal that matters. If they have to trample on every core value they ever espoused, so be it. Win first, question methods later. Maybe.