Social Conservatives - Pretend you're Liberal: Liberals - Pretend you're Conservative

[Hog-train]

We should do a day of posting in the WR where you act and post like your opposite political affiliation. I'm personally a registered Democrat, but do hold positions on some issues that would be considered conservative. I guess that would be considered more centrist then, but I still lean progressive on most issues. Just argue the opposite position you hold on issues.

Not in a cartoonishly stupid way where you're just mocking the other side. But in true good faith: act like a libtard if you're a conservatard and vice versa. Or maybe use the arguments the other side constantly uses (or effectively lies about) to galvanize their base.

Really post and make threads like you actually believe what you're saying. Steel man your arguments with good logic.

"A steel man argument is the opposite of a straw man argument. Steelmanning is the practice of applying the rhetorical principle of charity through addressing the strongest form of the other person's argument, even if it is not the one they explicitly presented. Creating the strongest form of the opponent's argument may involve removing flawed assumptions that could be easily refuted or developing the strongest points which counter one's own position. Developing counters to steel man arguments may produce a stronger argument for one's own position."

If you're not liberal or conservative, just argue the opposite positions you normally do.

So if you're MAGA pretend you're a staunch liberal with TDS. But make good arguments why Trump is horrible. And vice versa.

If you don't believe in trans in female sports, argue for it, etc.

 

[UberHere]

We need to accept everyone who crosses the border illegally and provide them free healthcare when we can’t even provide our own citizens with that. Those who already pay out the nose for insurance (and get nothing back) can just pay more and everyone will continue to get nothing back.


If you say you’re a woman, we can’t question that. You’re allowed to go into women’s rest rooms and play competitive sports against women.


^ those are the two issues that get me labeled conservative here so I’ll go with that

 

[syct23]

I thought the majority of us were already doing that..?

 

[DoctorTaco]

I’ll buy in: no snark or jabs from me-


Im a conservative. I trust individuals, families, and communities more than bureaucracies to make decisions about their own lives. Government should be limited, efficient, and focused on its ma
In responsibilities—not expanding its reach or spending beyond its means. I want low taxes, responsible budgets, and less debt so future generations aren’t burdened by today’s gross over spending. Give me a smaller, disciplined government that protects personal liberty, encourages hard work and innovation, and makes sure that public resources are used wisely and transparently.

 

[lifelessheap]

I'll pretend to be liberal. Fuck white people. They should ashamed of their existence. White men are to blame for everything wrong. All white countries should be minority white even though white population is 7% globally. Affirmative action is the best. DEI!

 

[Confucamus]

We should do a day of posting in the WR where you act and post like your opposite political affiliation.

Not in a cartoonishly stupid way where you're just mocking the other side. But really, in good faith, act like a libtard if you're a conservatard and vice versa.

Really post and make threads like you actually believe what you're saying. Steel man your arguments with good logic.

"A steel man argument is the opposite of a straw man argument. Steelmanning is the practice of applying the rhetorical principle of charity through addressing the strongest form of the other person's argument, even if it is not the one they explicitly presented. Creating the strongest form of the opponent's argument may involve removing flawed assumptions that could be easily refuted or developing the strongest points which counter one's own position. Developing counters to steel man arguments may produce a stronger argument for one's own position."

If you're not liberal or conservative, just argue the opposite positions you normally do.

So if you're MAGA pretend you're a staunch liberal with TDS. But make good arguments why Trump is horrible. And vice versa.

If you don't believe in trans in female sports, argue for it, etc.

Arguing as a liberal, but not in a cartoonishly stupid way?

In good faith, I'll take the plunge.

"Trump led Republicans are ass backwards on gay marriage and their beliefs belong in the Stone Age. Nevermind the massive hypocrisy on display every time we find out one of them is secretly gay. Why go out of your way to push your right wing Christian values on other people in a way that makes their lives harder? Gay/polyamorous marriage wouldn't affect any of these religious right wing asswipes in any way. So why be such a dick about it?"

Spoiler

This is actually how I feel about this issue.

 

[Scerpi]

Liberals - All politics should be whittled down to one question

"Are you a victim or are you one of the oppressors"

Every person should be put into a box and treated accordingly with those who have "Victim" status giving more rights and privileges than "oppressors"... whether it's reality or not.

There will be hierarchy of those put into victim boxes and those deemed to have higher 'Victim' status will be given priority over those with lower "Victim" status.

The hierarchy is subject to change depending on the victim's behavior. If the victim's behavior is deemed to be outside of agreed upon norms, her/his/it's status shall be changed to "oppressor" and treated accordingly... including, but limited to shaming, excommunication and even violence if necessary. "Victims" can even engage in behavior that might considered or racist, xenophobic or even unlawful towards "oppressors" in the name of social justice.

 

[Scerpi]

I’ll buy in: no snark or jabs from me-


Im a conservative. I trust individuals, families, and communities more than bureaucracies to make decisions about their own lives. Government should be limited, efficient, and focused on its ma
In responsibilities—not expanding its reach or spending beyond its means. I want low taxes, responsible budgets, and less debt so future generations aren’t burdened by today’s gross over spending. Give me a smaller, disciplined government that protects personal liberty, encourages hard work and innovation, and makes sure that public resources are used wisely and transparently.

That's actually fairly good.

 

[Cool Hand Luke]

it would sound the same, quite frankly.

 

[Spounman]

We should do a day of posting in the WR where you act and post like your opposite political affiliation.

Ok.

Conservative pretending to be a liberal:

 

[DoctorTaco]

That's actually fairly good.

My brother in Christ I miss the days where this described the vast majority of the Republican Party. There are plenty of fiscally conservative policies that I stand behind. I’m terrified of big government overreach and oversight. I hate our bloated national “budget”, our war mongering, the money in politics that shapes legislation rather than the will of the people (whether that money is coming from other countries or big corporations). I would close tax loopholes and amend political systemic ones that go against the nature of checks and balances we once had.

 

[Rational Poster]

None of the conservative posters are creative enough for that.

 

[MrShady]

I believe in open borders. Let everyone come through, give them free healthcare, welfare, housing, take care of them before we take care of our vets.

I don't want cannabis rescheduled, descheduled, or federally legalized because it smells and turns our cities into crack shanty towns, and I just feel like alcohol and tobacco and opioids is vastly different and better. Oh and yes, prohibition works!

Free healthcare for citizens? Nah that's socialism. Next.

I don't want people having access and ownership to guns. We should rely 100% on government and police for our safety.

I don't want women having the choice to have abortions, no matter if it's the first trimester, recommended by a doctor, or again, the woman's choice. The bible told me so.

Why should kids have free lunches at school? It's the parents' responsibility. If they can't feed their starving kids...then that kid should go without food.

I think bureaucracy is valued and there should be dozens of government workers in an office enjoying YouTube or tiktok on the taxpayers' time, and there's no way most of them are actually useless. I've been to a DMV or similar government office where I definitely haven't seen waste or abuse.

As you can see, I'm kinda all over the place haha

 

[Rob Battisti]

I’ll buy in: no snark or jabs from me-


Im a conservative. I trust individuals, families, and communities more than bureaucracies to make decisions about their own lives. Government should be limited, efficient, and focused on its ma
In responsibilities—not expanding its reach or spending beyond its means. I want low taxes, responsible budgets, and less debt so future generations aren’t burdened by today’s gross over spending. Give me a smaller, disciplined government that protects personal liberty, encourages hard work and innovation, and makes sure that public resources are used wisely and transparently.

Sounds like utopia

 

[Rob Battisti]

My brother in Christ I miss the days where this described the vast majority of the Republican Party. There are plenty of fiscally conservative policies that I stand behind. I’m terrified of big government overreach and oversight. I hate our bloated national “budget”, our war mongering, the money in politics that shapes legislation rather than the will of the people (whether that money is coming from other countries or big corporations). I would close tax loopholes and amend political systemic ones that go against the nature of checks and balances we once had.

No political parties represent what you wrote. That’s the issue.

 

[Deaths Head]

We should do a day of posting in the WR where you act and post like your opposite political affiliation.

Not in a cartoonishly stupid way where you're just mocking the other side. But really, in good faith, act like a libtard if you're a conservatard and vice versa.

Really post and make threads like you actually believe what you're saying. Steel man your arguments with good logic.

"A steel man argument is the opposite of a straw man argument. Steelmanning is the practice of applying the rhetorical principle of charity through addressing the strongest form of the other person's argument, even if it is not the one they explicitly presented. Creating the strongest form of the opponent's argument may involve removing flawed assumptions that could be easily refuted or developing the strongest points which counter one's own position. Developing counters to steel man arguments may produce a stronger argument for one's own position."

If you're not liberal or conservative, just argue the opposite positions you normally do.

So if you're MAGA pretend you're a staunch liberal with TDS. But make good arguments why Trump is horrible. And vice versa.

If you don't believe in trans in female sports, argue for it, etc.

( Not in a cartoonishly stupid way )

If I’m pretending to be a Maga right winger on here this honestly isn’t even possible .

Just saying .

 

[johnsmithjohnson]

White privilege is a blanket statement derriding and entire race

But it's not racist hehe.
(Yes I'm very conservative and I despise the orange child diddler)

 

[johnsmithjohnson]

None of the conservative posters are creative enough for that.

The issue is the average liberal is pretty sane
And the average conservative ither supports an orange child rapist or is sane. So the median/mean whatever conservative looks like an extremist or is angry the American jimmy saville is in charge of Republicans

 

[Deaths Head]

Look at these idiots they actually believe in science and climate change along with rising pollution and ozone layer sci fi make believe stuff , I don’t know any actual policies I like but who cares about them or what a tarriff is it sounds like some sort of chewing gum anyway.

And NATO what does that even stand for ? Who cares we can make everything ourselves even if we can’t we have god to do our work , he helped lower egg prices unlike Biden .

My point is MAGA make America great again go team red , yea we’re winning , loser liberals take your better political stances and shove them bc Trump said so , so take that , uh duh……and Soccor will become Football and they’ll dance around in Trumps new ballroom at the White House ..uh duh .

 

[DoctorTaco]

That's actually fairly good.

Double post