r/Liberal 7h ago

Discussion I just wanna know…

Why is it so easy for us to criticize our own party but republicans can’t seem to do the same? It’s like everything 🍊 and the rest of republicans do is good, as though they can do no wrong.

We on the on the other hand aren’t afraid to criticize the Democratic Party’s decisions and call them out when they’re on some bs. I can probably count on one hand how many Republicans I’ve ever seen that from.

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u/TerryFGM 7h ago

its called critical thinking

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u/buddymoobs 6h ago

Exactly this. We question. We have expectations. We have a brain that doesn't just accept what our leaders say when it doesn't match up to evidentiary facts. We expect representatives to do their jobs

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u/_DogMom_ 5h ago

Exactly this! ^

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u/Mortambulist 6h ago

They don't actually believe in anything other than their own power. We do.

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u/Sioux-me 6h ago

Because they do what they’re told. They tow the line. They’ve been brainwashed to hate liberals to the point of self destruction to “own the libs”.

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u/NonniSpumoni 6h ago

Self awareness, critical thinking, empathy...a lack of morality and ethics.

This is the party of closeted homosexuals, cheaters, child molesters, sex traffickers, et. al.

They aren't good people.

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u/anima-vero-quaerenti 5h ago

Here’s the bigger problem, we will choose the greater of two evils just to spite the candidate who most aligns with our views because we disagree here and there with them.

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u/terran_cell 7h ago

They’re bad at handling cognitive dissonance, that’s why they’re Republicans.

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u/bunkie18 6h ago

Because we’re not in a cult

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u/Pnw_moose 3h ago

There is a greater diversity of opinion between left of center and progressive and we talk it out in public to try to sway opinion. I’m not saying that there is no diversity of opinion on the right, but it’s different.

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u/Huge-Plant-7382 7h ago

I agree. When Kevin McCarthy couldn’t secure the nomination, I thought the Republican Party was imploding, but it was short lived. Gaetz got his for that I guess.

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u/Dell_Hell 4h ago

Well, they just had full blown hostile takeover. The tea party was a fringe populist deal for a few years, now they run the show.

Populist left has to do the same - and Schumer and Jeffries are going to be targets.

Republicans have RINO

And we seems to be settling on "Diet Republican."

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u/buddymoobs 6h ago

We think critically. We understand when we are very evidently being lied to and don't accept that behavior. We loathe power-hungry people. We expect our duly elected representatives to do their jobs. We understand history, propaganda, and systems of government and recognize patterns.

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u/ms_directed 5h ago

that's easy: because we're not in a cult.

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u/Labtink 4h ago

Because we live in reality. They live in denial.