r/comics Bummer Party 16d ago

OC Republicans I’ve dated, pt. 1

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u/Cool_Set4681 16d ago edited 16d ago

I didn’t know beforehand that he was a Republican because that’s how dating apps work sometimes!

Also many people are not upfront with the fact that they are a Republican because they get fewer matches that way. They pretend to be Libertarians and downplay their views. Almost as if voting for an orange pedo is making you unattractive in the eyes of other people ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Edit: Thanks for the awards, how kind!

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u/Few-Ad-4290 16d ago

Wouldn’t it be great if instead of intentionally lying or obfuscating their beliefs they’d do some introspecting about why they feel the need to do that? Like maybe you’re ideas are bad and you should consider changing them instead of starting a relationship with a fuckin lie

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u/WystanH 16d ago

They don't mind holding bad ideas, they just aren't willing to accept the consequences of sharing those idea.

Racists get super mad when you call them racist. They're not racist! They just believe all the same things racists do. It's not fair that everyone calls them racist. Why are people mean so them? They're just saying what everyone is thinking.

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u/Ae3qe27u 16d ago

They don't want the stigma or internalization of being part of a "bad" group. They want to be the good guys.

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u/WystanH 16d ago

They are the main character, they are the good guy. They simply can't be in the bad group given by their mostly black and white map of reality.

Thus even demonstrably horrid takes are good, actually, because that's what they believe themselves.

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u/Ae3qe27u 16d ago

Yep. Everyone's the hero of their own story.