• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    3 months ago

    There’s a lot to unpack in that statement:

    “We don’t buy the hoaxes and believe the hype anymore,” he continued.

    Yeah, Fox sells them, not buys them. Get your facts straight.

    “Our eyes are wide open.

    Uh-oh. That sounds pretty woke to me.

    And if you’re gonna accuse someone of having sex with a couch, you better have video.” He then brought on a guest to discuss whether Harris has a chance at winning the election in November without further explaining his request for the video.

    Yes, because you want to see it…for totally normal reasons.

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          3 months ago

          It can mean cringe but it’s more similar to the word strange and can be good or bad depending on context. Someone who learns Elvish and wears clothes from the 1920s could be considered weird but interesting. Republicans are the kind of weird that makes you feel uncomfortable around them. “Why are they so concerned about what my children are wearing?” Kind of weird

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            Yes, and I feel like the Republicans as you describe them would aptly be called “creepy.”

            And I think “cringe” is often a feeling of second-hand embarrassment.

            “Weird” and “strange” are more general and synonymous with “unusual” and “peculiar.”

            None of that is in disagreement with your take, though

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      3 months ago

      “Absolutely revolting claim! And where’s the proof? The video? I need to see that horrible, disgusting video before I believe these claims! Show me-I mean us the video!”

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        I mean… they can’t possibly miss the joke, can they? It fucking racks my brain, the density of these fuckwits sometimes. The whole reason this is still a thing is because they’re saying shit like, ‘If you accuse some of X, you’d better have proof.’