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F you, Taylor Swift!” shouted Megyn Kelly, “and f all of the people who want to see these children have body parts chopped off.”

For those not fluent in Republican crazy-speak, Kelly’s meltdown was triggered by Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris the night before, barely one hour after Trump all but face-planted on the debate stage. Kelly was especially triggered by Swift highlighting her appreciation for vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s support of LGBTQ+ rights.

Other right-wing commentators, like Ben Shapiro, took another approach: making fun of Swifties. “Note: if you vote for a particular candidate because your favorite singer is doing so, please don’t vote. You are too stupid to vote,” wrote Shapiro on X. Meanwhile, Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet, threatened to impregnate her.

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[-] Glide@lemmy.ca 47 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

He should vote, because everyone should vote.

Fuck Ben Shapiro, he's some combination of idiot and willing stooge, but voting only works when everyone gets to vote. Unlike these right-wing fuckwits, I'm not willing to disenfranchise voters just because I perceive them as being less intelligent than me.

EDIT: I am shocked that supporting a fair and equal democracy seems to be at least sort of controversial around here. If you genuinely believe a given category of people should be disallowed from voting, please reconsider your values.

[-] Hydra_Fk@reddthat.com 30 points 3 months ago

Lol you vote for more dog food available, they vote people to die. Same same.

[-] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

*food dog, duh

[-] Glide@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

This is not a "both sides are the same" argument. Only that if you start to discuss who should and should not be allowed to vote, you are no longer creating a democracy. That is a dictatorship with extra steps.

[-] Hydra_Fk@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago

A cunt that is tolerant of Nazis doesn't deserve respect or a vote homie that's reality.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Yes, because telling someone to practice what they preach is disenfranchising them.

C’mon, now.

Voting is his right, it his obligation. If he wanted to show he’s not a total fucking liar and hypocrite…. He should chose to not vote because he’s definitely stupider than the vast majority of swifties.

To be fair, most rocks have enough intelligence to be smarter than him… and they’re inanimate.

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Never forget his hypothetical about selling your underwater home. Dude has the intelligence of the fish he thinks would buy it.

[-] Glide@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago

No, but telling someone they shouldn't be allowed to vote is saying you believe they should be disenfranchised.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Again.

You’re saying things I did not say.

At no point did I suggest he should he not be allowed to vote.

I’m saying if he truly believes that stupid people should not vote…. then he should not vote himself.

This is substantially different that disallowing him to vote.

Tl/dr? I’m just calling him stupid.

[-] moon@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

Shapiro is not an idiot, he's arrogant. He believes that when the fascists and alt-right freaks come for every other racial, sexual and religious minority, including his own, they will spare him because he was on their side and he is special

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 3 months ago

I can't believe the leopard is eating MY face.

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