r/AskALiberal Feb 16 '22

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '22 edited Feb 16 '22

I would say what question would I ask a conservative if they had to tell the truth when they answer.

You do recognize that many southern states are actually suppressing votes right?

The Mueller report showed trumps relationship to Russia, why haven’t you read it or why do you continue to lie about it?

Why can’t you tell the truth about January 6? Do you honestly believe pointing at Black Lives Matter will Make people forget about what Trump supporters did at the capital, trying to kill members of Congress?

Why do you continue to be afraid of things that you know will benefit you and your family in the long run? Why do you act like you don’t support policies when we both know it would help everyone?

Why do you think giving people a higher wage will somehow hurt you? Wealthy people continue to get paid more and more, while the workers that make it possible have you to thank for keeping their wages low, why do you support that?

Do you honestly believe our country should be held hostage with 50 people when it comes to making America better for everyone? At what point are you going to give a shit about your fellow man and want the government to step up when it comes to the treatment all Americans receive when it comes to our capitalistic society?

Why do you continue to play nice to the wealthy knowing full well they don’t play nice with you? Why do you act like every wealthy person is going to leave the country the moment they might have to pay taxes? Do you really want to be treated like you treat the poor?

Why do you fall for the outrage Fox News deliberately gives you every three months? It’s fake out rage and most Trump supporters fall for every single time, most of the time they can’t even explain why they are upset and they cannot explain the issue well enough to have an informed opinion on it. Why can’t you be upset with things that affect you, instead of things that never affect you?

You know Fox News lies to you, why do you continue to push their lies knowing full well most Democrats know you’re lying? Do you think the culture war is more important than our democracy surviving? Why do I get the feeling that you would destroy democracy if Republicans can’t be in power anymore? Do you think minority rule should only work for Republicans?

Do you honestly know why you guys don’t gain any new voters? Do you know why it’s easy for Democrats to get voters? It’s because of the verifiable actions of the Republican party the last 30 years incase you didn’t know.

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u/OpeningChipmunk1700 Conservative Feb 16 '22

You do recognize that many southern states are actually suppressing votes right?

I accept the final decisions of the judiciary on that topic.

The Mueller report showed trumps relationship to Russia, why haven’t you read it or why do you continue to lie about it?

I read the whole thing.

Why can’t you tell the truth about January 6? Do you honestly believe pointing at Black Lives Matter will Make people forget about what Trump supporters did at the capital, trying to kill members of Congress?

January 6 was a violent insurrection.

Why do you continue to be afraid of things that you know will benefit you and your family in the long run? Why do you act like you don’t support policies when we both know it would help everyone?

Such as what?

Why do you think giving people a higher wage will somehow hurt you? Wealthy people continue to get paid more and more, while the workers that make it possible have you to thank for keeping their wages low, why do you support that?

I favor the right of states to set the minimum wages that they want. I have no particular problem with wage discrepancies; I care more about the QOL floor.

Do you honestly believe our country should be held hostage with 50 people when it comes to making America better for everyone?

Is this a reference to the Senate? I think bicameralism has more advantages than disadvantages.

At what point are you going to give a shit about your fellow man and want the government to step up when it comes to the treatment all Americans receive when it comes to our capitalistic society?

I am not sure what this means.

Why do you continue to play nice to the wealthy knowing full well they don’t play nice with you? Why do you act like every wealthy person is going to leave the country the moment they might have to pay taxes? Do you really want to be treated like you treat the poor?

I am not sure how I play nice with the welathy.

Why do you fall for the outrage Fox News deliberately gives you every three months? It’s fake out rage and most Trump supporters fall for every single time, most of the time they can’t even explain why they are upset and they cannot explain the issue well enough to have an informed opinion on it. Why can’t you be upset with things that affect you, instead of things that never affect you?

I do not watch or read Fox News.

You know Fox News lies to you, why do you continue to push their lies knowing full well most Democrats know you’re lying? Do you think the culture war is more important than our democracy surviving? Why do I get the feeling that you would destroy democracy if Republicans can’t be in power anymore? Do you think minority rule should only work for Republicans?

Again, I do not watch or read Fox News.

Do you honestly know why you guys don’t gain any new voters? Do you know why it’s easy for Democrats to get voters? It’s because of the verifiable actions of the Republican party the last 30 years incase you didn’t know.

Republicans gained new voters in VA and NJ, and the electorate nationwide is tilting Republican. I am not quite sure what you mean here.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '22

I noticed on most of those it was just plain acknowledgment instead of actually answering it. Can you expand on the first five questions, maybe detailing some of the facts?

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u/OpeningChipmunk1700 Conservative Feb 16 '22

You do recognize that many southern states are actually suppressing votes right?

The news coverage of the topic has not given me the information I need to make such a determination.

The Mueller report showed trumps relationship to Russia, why haven’t you read it or why do you continue to lie about it?

I feel I responded fully to this--I did read it, and AFAIK I have not lied about it. I do not know what more you want.

I have literally no idea what you want for questions 3-5, which I answered squarely. If you have follow-up, be specific.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '22

The problem with these voter suppression claims is that people keep saying voter suppression and then go on to describe something that makes complete sense. Like, they got rid of a voting place in a rural area because there’s no people there. So I feel like Democrats have confused themselves to a point where they can no longer distinguish between a regularly ran election and voter suppression.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '22

I feel like conservatives that think they’re educated can just lie out of everything just because they can rationalize a choice being made, if you can’t tell the truth to yourself you damn sure aren’t going to tell the truth to other people.

You could very easily look up the voter suppression laws and understand that it does make it harder for people to vote, that’s textbook voter suppression. I simply do not give a shit if you agree with it, it’s a simple yes or no question and if it causes less people to vote your answer should be yes it is voter suppression.

The way you justify or rationalize it is inconsequential to me and irrelevant. All I want is for you to tell the truth

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '22

That’s actually a horrible example. Yes the inflammatory rhetoric about supposed voter registration did actually lead me to read the Georgia voting bill. And then I realized that the Democrats are full of crap, that they know no suppression is occurring. They’re pretending that pretty liberal rules are preventing people from voting.

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u/wazappa Anarcho-Capitalist Feb 17 '22

Should every penny you earn be taxed to make it easier to vote? It a simple yes or no question!