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[–] rsuri@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Peter Thiel, one of the top GOP funders (and likely reason for JD Vance pick) is openly gay. Of course for him the reasoning is simple: he has a lot of money and wants policies that favor people with a lot of money. I've known a number of rich people in my life, and many (not all) have bought into a sort of wealthy identity, thinking of wealthy people as superior to non-wealthy people, and that the ideal social structure is a rigid hierarchy where the "deserving" are rewarded with luxuries and the "inferior" working class deserves a life of cheap labor. Psychological incentives strongly encourage this, because otherwise these people would have to believe they are getting more than they deserve, and that they themselves are too weakened by a life of luxury to be as supportive of the as fortunate than they should be. Accordingly, this identity can be more powerful than something like gay identity.

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’ll never understand it. Just put on sunglasses and a hat and go check out Pride once. Watch gay people be out and proud and happy and accepting.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"But I'm not gay! I'm straight! ... I just sometimes like sucking cock is all. That's not gay!"

Literally what most people on Grindr are like in my area.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

Literally what most people on Grindr are like in my area.

We're thankful for your research.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"But I'm not gay! I'm straight! ... I just sometimes like sucking cock is all. That's not gay!"

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 1 points 1 year ago

It always does.

[–] whyalone@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Where are all the democrats haters? Claiming this as fake news? Those god believing Christians are those that are watching gay and trans porn

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"I convinced myself I was gay when I was a kid".

Well congrats, bud: you also convinced me you were gay when you were an adult.

[–] VubDapple@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ya know, that kinda better explains the Theil connection. They have that in common?

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lindsey Graham has had rumors floating

[–] Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

He might be angling to be the next one fingered by Donald Trump

[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Love this!!! Perhaps I should post this in conservative Reddit. 🧐

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yes only bots are allowed on reddit

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So you're saying program a bot network to keep posting this article on r/conservative?

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't limit yourself to just this article. There's a whole fact based world out there that doesn't confirm their beliefs

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Agreed, but if I knew anything about programming botnets, I would absolutely program bots to just one by one post this specific thread for weeks. Just get banned and post again a couple of hours later with a new bot.

Good luck doing anything about it with the API being free so you can use mod tools.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

not really but you took it to an interesting direction