r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/fuckdonaldtrump7 • 18h ago
Trouble in paradise? Even the maga echo chamber doesn't know how to handle musk censorship
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u/No-Primary-4523 18h ago
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I love how they still blame the left. Very skilled mental gymnastics.
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u/inshamblesx 18h ago
they keep blaming the left and giving trump the benefit of the doubt because the alternative of admitting they fell for the grift and the woke dems being right all along is too big of a shot to their egos
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u/Savitar2606 18h ago
They don't deserve any help. Let their faces be eaten.
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u/Sudden-Investment 15h ago
Even better there is some blaming of the left, why are you not defending us, or you are not doing enough.
"I hope you get everything you voted for"
That's where I am at, 8 years is enough time to know what you voted for, plus another 40 in the tabloids.
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u/Equivalent-Bet-8771 15h ago
Good people help good people only. The world has enough garbage
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u/SuccessionWarFan 14h ago
I’m not gonna agree that only good people should get help. (I see you were downvoted.)
But I am gonna say, “Good people who help bad people who continue to do bad things are enabling the latter,” and “Bad people doing bad things to the good people who helped them is abuse.”
You gotta temper your charity and goodwill with prudence and wisdom.
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u/iskosalminen 14h ago
I love your counter argument to the "good people help good people only", but if good people shouldn't help "bad people who continue to do bad things" as that's enabling the latter, wouldn't that mean good people shouldn't help bad people? And isn't that the same as "good people should help good people only" which was the original argument?
All this is obviously expecting good/bad people to be a binary, which it isn't, but for the sake of the argument...
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u/SuccessionWarFan 14h ago
You want to try to change bad people into good people. You do that by helping them.
It doesn’t always work. These days, it feels like hope is really dim. But it does happen.
Also, a bigger, more philosophical question is: “Are you really a good person if the only people you help are good people?”
It also feels too close to “If the only reason you do good things is to get rewarded and avoid punishment, then you’re not a good person, just a bad person on a leash.”
No easy answers here. Human life, the world, reality- all too complicated for simple solutions. The best and simplest way I know is “Be as innocent as doves but as cunning as serpents” (rephrased into the last line of my previous comment).
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u/iskosalminen 14h ago
That's a good argument! But couldn't one also argue that by helping bad people, in the hope they become good people, one ends up helping and enabling bad people?
Say, you have a bunch of nazis on their way to kill Jews. They're tired and exhausted. You hope to turn them into good people and give them shelter and food. The next day the nazis are rested and energized and go off to kill Jews and now you're a nazi too.
In a way this has the same issues as in the paradox of tolerance. "In order for society to maintain its values of tolerance and inclusivity, it must be intolerant towards those who seek to undermine those very values."
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u/SuccessionWarFan 12h ago
Yes, you definitely can. You could say it's how the idea of "risk" enters moral equations.
I'll even add in the really harsh lesson I've learned from the past decade to support your point: "You can't help people who won't help themselves." Meaning to say what good you do won't matter if the other guy doesn't believe in it. Any change they want- including for their own good- has to come from themselves.
But... the moral questions I cited still remain. Or, another way to look at it: you're not really changing things for the better. Good people helping only good people only maintains the status quo.
I don't deny how people think and feel right now. People who warned against the GOP, Trump, and Musk and what they're doing and stand for feel so dismayed. I do too. The day I got the news that Trump won was pretty dark for me. And you can check my comments in this sub and see I'm very much "You get what you deserve" and "No more empathy."
It's just that I don't want to close the door entirely on trying to change at least some hearts and minds on the other side. Categorizing people as "good" or "bad" as if it was in stone isn't just false for me, even as rare as it is for a bad person to change; it's also a form of despair.
That's why I speak of prudence and wisdom. Best answer I got for now. At least try to sort out those deserve and should (for whatever meaningful and practical definitions of either there are) be helped in these times. If you don't want to help any MAGAts, I don't condemn that at all. But if you see a shot to open their eyes so they leave Trumpworld- maybe, just maybe, it's worth it.
I wrote that I saw that Savitar2606's comment was downvoted. I said that I disagreed with it. I wasn't the one who downvoted it, though.
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u/inshamblesx 18h ago
given how DC is gonna look this time in a month their faces are going to be eaten knowing there’s no more republicans willing to tell trump no nowadays
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u/StreakyAnchovy 14h ago
We didn’t even have to do anything. All we’re doing at this point is watching from the stands while they turn on each other.
Truly, there is no loyalty to be found in a den of thieves.
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u/USSMarauder 17h ago
Any one else wish we were as powerful as the right claims we are?
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u/Sudden-Investment 15h ago
It's just the rhetoric of hate, has been around forever.
The individual "other" is weak, the group "other" is strong and will destroy us.
Replace "other" with countless examples. Replace weak with countless other adjectives to dehumanize a whole group of people.
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u/No-Primary-4523 12h ago
Yes it would actually be awesome if we could control the weather. Or have that lower inflation lever to pull.
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u/Remarkable_Quit_3545 16h ago
I can’t believe these people. Their face is shoved up their own ass so far that even problems within their own group are blamed on the left. Are they claiming Laura Loomer is a leftist now?
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u/Opposite-Job-8405 14h ago
They probably will as they briefly claimed Rittenhouse was trans. There is no bottom to their depravity and idiocy. That’s the only thing that’s constant. They will eat a turd sandwich so long as the left has a bite of it and then blame it on the left
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u/HansBass13 15h ago
Which is fucking hilarious since their safe space literally disallowed liberal/sane people to comment there
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u/Ghost2656 18h ago
'Also, look at how quickly you the OP, jumped on my comment.'
You commented on the thread and are shocked that someone responded. WTF
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u/Aerohank 16h ago
Everyone knows that only left wingers respond to comments quickly because they are unemployed leeches with nothing better to do.
All right wingers are hard working Americans who don't have time to tweet during the day.
/s
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u/Contributing_Factor 17h ago
"many down-votes means I'm very right" is a wild take. I wonder how anyone shows disagreement then.
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u/TheLastBallad 15h ago
I call it the Jesus Fallacy(they hated him because he spoke the truth" -> Im receiving hate so therefore I must be right)
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u/tetrarchangel 8h ago
Yes, these people never inquire into what Jesus was hated for saying. Usually that was actually to include foreigners, that God forgives people and that he wasn't going to fight the Roman Empire violently.
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u/FunetikPrugresiv 6h ago
Don't forget other classics such as:
"it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle then for a rich man to get into heaven";
"Turn the other cheek";
"Love your enemies, and bless those that curse you"
"blessed are the meek"
"when you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them"
"Whatever you do to the least of my brothers, you do unto me"
"Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back."
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u/madhatterene 18h ago
the comments on the conservative thread (specifically the last two slides) annoy the hell out of me. news i don't like gets posted = "must be the liberals!"
especially the last one is getting on my nerves because musk has been calling MAGA contemptible losers for the past day.
the user could pretty easily just check musk's account on twitter to find out for themselves if the article is genuine and yet immediately they default to whining about "hearsay and fearmongering" and nothing being "official".
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u/mtragedy 17h ago
Look, I don’t know what you’re expecting, MAGA is the party of vibes only. They did no research on Trump the first time, they did no research on vaccines, they did no research on the things Biden has done that improved their lives (you can spot those because Republican electeds bite against them then claim to have supported them), and they did no research on Project 2025 or any of Trump’s campaign claims and promises. It’s extraordinarily consistent with their resistance to reality to refuse to research whether Musk said what he’s accused of saying.
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u/madhatterene 17h ago
all of this is absolutely true, but i still can't help but get annoyed sometimes with MAGA's unrepentant ignorance. but that is just who they are as a group so you're right that there's no point in expecting anything else
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u/Limping_Pirate 18h ago
the equivalent of sticking fingers in ears and shouting nawwww nawwww naaaww nawww
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u/musicnote95 18h ago
The wedge was slowly naturally growing on its own. The left just helped speed it along.
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u/Medicine_Gamer0110 18h ago
More evidence that these MAGA idiots have their heads so far up their asses that the only thing they are able to listen to is their own shit.
Still this implosion is super entertaining if only the innocent people who didnt vote for the orange man were also affected by his bad policies.
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u/ThisLeopardIsFull8 18h ago
The “Libs” are on BlueSky laughing as MAGAs eat their own while also blocking the inevitable trolls trying to invade.
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u/LordsOfJoop 14h ago
We've been blocking them since we landed.
They can't stop themselves from being creepy, so it's just a sport at this point.
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u/-Codiak- 16h ago
"Its the left's fault, obviously"
- The Right, everytime something they voted for happens.
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u/SmoothObservator 18h ago
I found it funny how all the initial posts about musk/vivek dissappeared, as they say there is no war in ba sing se.
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u/the_dank_aroma 17h ago
That last commenter seems to be a "Russian troll/bot" (roll your eyes as much as you like).
He's intentionally undermining the very concept of truth and fact which is, as I understand, a core tactic used by Russians in their information warfare.
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u/fuckdonaldtrump7 16h ago edited 16h ago
I believe it. They must sing their tune enough to be top 5% and not banned
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u/the_dank_aroma 15h ago
If I'm right, the user is being paid for their activity, so it makes sense they'd have disproportionate output.
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u/Hornpipe_Jones 17h ago
We're still just under a full month away from Trump (supposedly, causes there are rumblings that a Republican revolt could block certification) being sworn in, and already the leopards are getting pretty round.
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u/inshamblesx 17h ago
wouldn’t do much since the gop would control the senate and house but it would be hilarious if elon was so hated they decided to pull a jan 6th on trump lmao
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u/Hornpipe_Jones 17h ago
I mean, if enough Republicans refuse and all the Democrats refuse as well....isn't that what led to a few Speaker of the House debacles?
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u/inshamblesx 16h ago
that could happen but im assuming they’re only going to target the rust belt because they have enough breathing room to flip the presidential race but keep the senate so they can play 4 years of hardball against dems
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u/LuigiMPLS 18h ago
I love how their response it to stick their fingers in their ears and go "LALALALALALALALALALA"
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u/DrIvoPingasnik 17h ago
It's funny how they would always ignore the fact that melon is a powertripping hypocrite manchild and now they decided not to ignore it, because it affects them.
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u/typhoidtimmy 17h ago
Ol Muskie is in full froth mode. Shit, I half expect him to go all caps, throw the chicken switch, and shut down X out of spite.
To quote ol Willy Wonka again The suspense is terrible, I hope it lasts
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u/Rice_Auroni 16h ago
So, there are no "liberals" there, right? You can't even post or comment there if you aren't flaired.
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u/masterchefguy 17h ago edited 12h ago
I don't think anyone on the left could have hoped to cause such derision amongst people that are inclined towards hate and in-fighting.
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u/DrIvoPingasnik 14h ago
Left doesn't need to do anything. Right will do themselves in without any outside help.
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u/UncleAlvarez 13h ago
The way their logic twists everything into a pretzel, I wouldn’t be surprised if they all fall in line with whatever they are told to do in a day or two.
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u/dibuuuuuuu 15h ago
Well that’s a relief. I’m glad to know that it’s all my fault since I’m a liberal
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u/RainbowandHoneybee 14h ago
It's quite funny, the right is infighting, and they still blame the left.
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u/Awkward-Exercise1069 13h ago
Dipshits were happy when Elon has been shadow banning the left. Now that it’s their turn suddenly they are really antsy about Twitter not being a platform of free speech
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u/Bulky_Mix_2265 12h ago
Its amazing how people who base their opinions on how they feel at any given time are amazed when they suddenly feel differently about something.
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u/radish-salad 12h ago edited 8h ago
Do they really think the left gives that much of a fuck for their drama? We've left twitter and just hope they get everything they voted for. I'm cackling watching this
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u/trashleybanks 4h ago
lol they’re even infighting in the subreddit. This is the Christmas gift I didn’t know I needed. 😊
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u/FanDry5374 2h ago
trump lied to them...nothing to see here, move along. Musk shows his true face....nothing to see here, move along. They will be moving into cardboard boxes and still defending their "heroes".
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u/Prior_Industry 2h ago
They never heard of the blocking of links to news sites Elon didn't like? Or the suspension of journalists that wrote things he didn't like? Or was that all okay cos they were "libs"?
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u/Tumbleweedenroute 15h ago
Where's the receipts? Does she have a blue check or not, that's the receipts lol.
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u/Opposite-Job-8405 14h ago
Upvotes = I’m right, downvotes = I’m right. You can’t make this stuff up 🤣🤣🤣
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u/LordBunnyWhale 14h ago
Conservatives: "Noooooo, our dearest leaders are not egomaniacal shitbags who don't care about us! It cannot be! It must be the left! REEEEEE!"
Well, at least they made their whole collapse of civilization a bit more entertaining.
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u/SnortMcChuckles 13h ago
Yes, yes, let the hate flow through you 👏
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u/fuckdonaldtrump7 13h ago
Yesss I think I will head to the Jedi temple to see what the younglings are up to
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u/No-War6421 10h ago
They don't know how to handle censorship of conservatives. MAGA has no problem censoring speech they don't like.
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