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Modern conservatism is mental illness - it's not a case of being dense - it's a case of being genuinely disabled.
Ironic for a political ideology grounded in and returning to eugenics.
This is a disgusting thing to type, especially considering how eugenics is used against the disabled
You're getting downvoted because you're more disgusted by people talking about the problem than you are by the problem.
Denying eugenics would be disgusting,
Covering for those that support eugenics would be disgusting,
Being disgusted by someone pointing out the disgusting hypocrisy of eugenics and modern conservatism is disgusting.
Pointing out how monstrous and hypocritical modern conservatives and eugenicists are is a moral good.
I think you're missing the point of the original comment. Describing modern conservatism as a disability at once absolves conservatives of their responsibility not to hold abhorrent views, by classing it as a characteristic they have no control over, and lumps people with disabilities into a group that, in a non-insignificant number of cases, wants them dead or sterilised.
That's why the commenter was upset with you; not because you've criticised eugenics, but because you've been massively insensitive, and when someone pointed out that insensitivity you became defensive and attacked them in return.
I don't think sane people are able to believe in things like Jewish space lasers, so I don't think your average GOP voter should be held accountable for believing that kind of nonsense - they should be provided mental health care and an education in critical thinking skills. The people spreading those insane lies are a different story.
Look, it's clear that you hate disabled people quite a bit, and that's what I and others take offense to, not your criticisms of conservatism...
Are you a liar, or is the issue that you have toddler-tier reading comprehension? Let's parse this out and see - what's the basis for your wrong, not to mention stupid assumption that I hate disabled people?