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==Drafts==
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This probably has a place in WRS, but not sure where yet: [[/right-wing assholery]]
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==Chapters==
 
* [[/intro]]
 
* [[/intro]]
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* [[/badness]]
 
* [[/political philosophy]]
 
* [[/political philosophy]]
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* [[/dysconservatism]]
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* [[/counterfactualism]]
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** [[/imaginary threats]]
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** [[/real threats dismissed]]
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** [[/just-world fallacy]]
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** [[/government dependence]]
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** [[/political correctness]]
 
* [[/moral absolutism]]
 
* [[/moral absolutism]]
* [[/imaginary threats]]
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** [[/Christian extremism]]
* [[/real threats dismissed]]
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* [[/Trump]]
* [[/just-world fallacy]]
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* [[/bad Democrats]]
* [[/government dependence]]
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* [[/policies]]
* False beliefs
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* [[/leadership]]
** Just-world fallacy
 
** Christianity should rule
 
** Anyone different is a threat
 
*** gay people, trans people, people of color, atheists & people of different religions
 
** Sex education causes more sex; contraception causes more sex; ABE works
 
** We need to reproduce faster
 
** (check [[Myths]])
 
* Republican Policy Hall of Shame
 
** (see list below)
 
* Republican Leadership Hall of Shame
 
** (see list below)
 
  
==Bathroom Laws==
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Not sure if this is on-topic:
===NC===
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* [[/right-wing assholery]]
* Articles:
 
** [http://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/north-carolina-lgbt-discrimintion BuzzFeed] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+MarlaCaldwell/posts/ZD45ZpMq7pW via])
 
** [http://www.hrc.org/blog/five-things-to-know-about-north-carolinas-newest-radical-anti-lgbt-law HRC]
 
** [http://www.aol.com/article/2016/03/24/nc-governor-signs-bill-repealing-charlotte-transgender-bathroom/21332911/ AOL] (warning: autoplay video)
 
** '''2016-03-24'''
 
*** [http://usuncut.com/resistance/north-carolina-anti-lgbt-bathroom-law/ Trans Man Destroys North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law in One Brilliant Tweet] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PaulaRizzuto/posts/PLccdTomE8s via])
 
*** [http://www.wral.com/nc-discrimination-law-creates-business-backlash/15598305/ NC discrimination law creates business backlash] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/110399510880870866116/posts/9SjeBFuwUJo via])
 
*** [http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article68167342.html Protesters of bill restricting LGBT protections arrested outside Governor’s Mansion]
 
*** [http://www.indyweek.com/news/archives/2016/03/25/the-morning-roundup-welcome-to-the-fallout-day-2-weve-really-screwed-the-pooch-here-havent-we Welcome to the Fallout, Day 2. We’ve Really Screwed the Pooch Here, Haven’t We?]
 
*** [http://www.indyweek.com/news/archives/2016/03/25/department-of-public-relations-this-is-what-the-rest-of-the-country-thinks-of-us-right-now Department of Public Relations: This Is What the Rest of the Country Thinks of Us Right Now] (humorous video)
 
* Post: [https://plus.google.com/u/0/102282887764745350285/posts/Hy7N4bp6yGA G+]
 
 
 
""This is a common sense bill that protects the privacy expectations of our citizens while clarifying local authority," said Republican Representative Paul Stam."
 
 
 
See G+ post for list of strikes against.
 
===MN===
 
* http://thecolu.mn/22648/44-mn-house-republicans-back-ban-on-transgender-employees-using-the-bathroom
 
** http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/03/23/the-war-on-bathrooms/
 
==To be elaborated==
 
* anti-gay laws
 
* anti-abortion laws
 
* "aid creates dependency"
 
* tax cuts for the rich
 
* anti-contraception
 
* "abstinence-based education"
 
* creationism
 
* opposition to Obamacare
 
* states' refusal to expand Medicaid under Obamacare
 
* requiring welfare recipients to be drug-free
 
* obsession with profit and "free" markets, by which they mean more power for the powerful
 
* state laws restraining local government:
 
** from protecting the rights of gays, trans people, etc.
 
** from creating municipal internet
 
** from making laws (e.g. zoning) that take accelerated sea-level rise into account
 
** from having any autonomy at all (see Michigan, Wisconsin)
 
* voter ID laws
 
* gun control prevention
 
* hypocrisy: using "the sanctity of marriage" as an anti-gay argument, while themselves being philanderers
 
** http://gawker.com/national-enquirer-ted-cruz-has-had-at-least-5-extramar-1767002606
 
** Newt Gingrich
 
* horrible mismanagement of states and cities
 
** Bobby Jindal
 
** Scott Walker
 
*** wasted taxpayer money by requiring TANF recipients to be tested for drugs
 
*** Refused Medicaid expansion, despite changing his mind briefly [http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/florida-governors-conscience-takes-costly-turn?cid=sm_tw_msnbc]
 
*** Ignores scientific consensus on global warming, despite admitting he's not a scientist and despite direct evidence in his state
 
*** officially withdrew a citizen-approved referendum banning Gerrymandering, thus preventing them from being implemented
 
** Rick Scott
 
* Reprehensible organizations:
 
** {{l/wp|Conservatives for Patients' Rights}}
 
** {{l/wp|Swift Boat Veterans for Truth}}
 
 
==Resources==
 
==Resources==
 
* [http://republicanssucks.org/ Republicans Suck]: not the site I want to do, but may have some useful information
 
* [http://republicanssucks.org/ Republicans Suck]: not the site I want to do, but may have some useful information
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==Notes==
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* http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/25/1316539/-That-FL-CEO-Who-Said-He-d-FIRE-Everyone-if-Obama-Elected-Guess-What-Happened - Republican myths don't just harm poor people. This CEO believed them and tried to compel his workers to ''vote against his and their best interests''.
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* https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-rejects-conservative-bid-to-count-only-eligible-voters-for-districts/2016/04/04/67393e52-fa6f-11e5-9140-e61d062438bb_story.html - more inconsistency: the court ''did'' reinstate "one person one vote". The dysconservatives wanted "one qualified voter, one vote".

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This probably has a place in WRS, but not sure where yet: /right-wing assholery

Chapters

Not sure if this is on-topic:

Resources

  • Republicans Suck: not the site I want to do, but may have some useful information

Notes