Are The Democrats Self-Aware?

[The Sage of Main Street]

Are they self-aware?

Doubtful.

They keep circling back to the Same Old $hit that cost them the 2024 election.

Stupid, stupid people.

I've had it with these characters.

I'm going to my Election Board this spring and changing from Democrat to Independent.

Even though I live in a solid Blue state and a solid Blue county.

And this is not a matter of "rolling with the times" or "bending in the wind".

For me this has been slowly building ever since the Democrats so incompetently handled the 2016 election.

Democrats have oftentimes looked good to me on paper but they suck in real life.

I just can't deal with these arrogant elitist incompetent excuse-making race-card-playing whiney bitches any longer.

It took me a long time to get to this "place" but there it is.

Same as Ronald Reagan, a Formerly Devout Democrat

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Hey, if you think the Left has TDS now, wait until Monday afternoon, lolololl. I wonder what the over/under is in Vegas for EOs in the 1st 24hrs, hehehehehehehe; all of them dismantling the Lefts pet projects and desires.

I also wonder what the over/under is on the date the 1st Leftist gets indicted!

FOR LEFTISTS------------>there is NO WAY in hell that you basically go 8yrs using lawfare as any entity, and when the door is opened after those 8yrs, nobody gets prosecuted. May or may NOT be a name we will all know, but it will be SOMEONE on a case they know they can easily win, to send a very, very, strong message.............and trust me, your government Leftist heroes will get that message, loud and clear-)

Like Alligators, Litigators Should Hide in a Swamp

Retaliation lawfare wastes too much time and money that is needed for projects and cuts that the public cares about. We didn't vote to become spectators at partisan bitch-slapping events.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

A 2020 Pew Research Center study found that 78% of U.S. adults say their political affiliation is a core part of their identity, with many feeling that their political beliefs are deeply connected to their values and how they see themselves.
Sense of self is the cornerstone of our identity, the essence that allows us to define who we are about others. It’s shaped by the integration of our preferences, beliefs, values, and personality traits, all of which come together to form a cohesive understanding of ourselves.
According to Maslow, one of the core motives held by individuals is the need for positive self-regard. When individuals feel good about themselves, they are more likely to engage in generally positive behaviour, even in political contexts.
Categorizing people into different groups becomes innate to our human nature. While categorizing others into different groups, we also categorize ourselves into certain groups, identifying with them—this process is known as social identification.
Deriving such a strong sense of identity from political parties often leads to the development of feelings of ingroup and outgroup. While these effects can be both positive and negative, they usually lead to prejudices, where the ingroup, while working constructively for itself, may work against the outgroup, sometimes even at the cost of the outgroup’s well-being.
An extension of Social Identity Theory, the Social Identity Theory of Leadership explains how leaders dictate the norms of the ingroup. Leaders serve as prototypes, creating and practising the norms that other members must follow.
The role played by media is pivotal. Researchers have long established that media contributes to political polarization. However, the role it plays in terms of the general public is that of fostering affective polarization. Media makes individuals feel a strong sense of liking towards their ingroup and disliking towards their outgroup.

Cognitive Dissonance ​

As postulated by Leon Festinger, this theory suggests that individuals contain within themselves multitudes of cognitions.
Thus, individuals always strive to achieve consistency to reduce the discomfort caused by conflicting beliefs. When faced with challenging or opposing political views that threaten their identity, individuals will try to stabilize their identity by becoming more entrenched in their existing political views and dismissing any opposing or conflicting views.
Additionally, when faced with conflicting views, we often cling to our political beliefs to preserve our self-identity. Thus, politics plays a central role in shaping and maintaining our sense of self.

Does Politics Influence Your Sense of Self?

Politics significantly influences our sense of self, intertwining with our identity in various ways. It shapes our quest for belonging

www.psychologs.com

Partisan Is Short for "Part-Insane"

Psychobabble. Anyone who looks up to those who were sneaked in above us loses his self-identity. This is what is anti-individualist about representative government. It can never represent anybody but a squabbling and power-hungry political class. It is nothing more than the "mob rule" its mouthpieces claim is the alternative.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

I searched your name and the word "cult" here at USMB and I got twelve pages of hits.
Apparently, you love to use the word.

Replacing "Basket of Deplorables" as a Loser Slogan

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

I don't think you can see the Left's cult from inside of it. It must look like a safe space from the inside.

Bouncing Walls

Then why all this screeching within the Build Back Better bubble?

 

[imawhosure]

Like Alligators, Litigators Should Hide in a Swamp

Retaliation lawfare wastes too much time and money that is needed for projects and cuts that the public cares about. We didn't vote to become spectators at partisan bitch-slapping events.

99 out of 100 times I would agree with you. but not this time.

Why?

Because the powers that be from BOTH sides of the aisle along with the intelligence agencies, did not start this just as a message to Trump alone; it was also sent as a message to anyone with money to not jump into Presidential politics. If you do, you will get the Trump treatment.

As a personal endeavor, I am going to start looking back into the Ross Perot candidacy; although it was under different circumstances. Perot ran as 3rd party, where as Trump ran, and took over a political party to push himself into office.

I could be wrong, but you would THINK that the GOP would be more upset than the Democrats. It was the GOP basically co-opted as the vehicle, leaving the Democrats totally alone until the general. In essence, all 3 times a Democrat had a 50-50 chance of winning the Presidency, just as if they had run against a RINO. They went 1 for 3, which is better than any establishment GOPer did, because they never got a chance to run.

Of course, maybe they are afraid that people like Yang of Forward Ho, will try to co-opt the Democratic party, as he sure has enough cash to do it. and use it as his own vehicle...........I have even suggested that to MAC, the biggest supporter of Forward on this site for at least a couple of years. Why they refuse to even try? Ask Mac, but if you ask me, it might be because what they seen the Left do to Trump, and while I think Yang may be a good guy, he would never survive an assault like that.....but then again, I can't think of many people who could! Trump must really, really love this country, because everyone I know......and I mean everyone......that I asked that.......with that kind of cash, at that age, and after what they did/have done to Trump, would they have tried again like he did? I have NOT yet gotten a yes! The man is honestly a unicorn; which is why he is back as President today!

 

[LibertyKid]

This is entire thread = "I know you are but what am I".

 

[Hollie]

There is no Biden cult. That’s absurd.

What is absurd is the Biden Cult unwilling and unable to be honest about his mental and physical deterioration.

 

[Billiejeens]

And they're just lying to themselves when it comes to the fact that the Biden/Harris administration messed up this country so bad but yet they still claim that Biden was an amazing president. Why is that? The only reason I consider Biden an amazing president is because he got Trump re-elected and Biden made us see how we needed Trump in office even more than we thought that we did.

They are Cultists

 

[martybegan]

low unemployment, growing economy, inflation rate down, passed lots of meaningful legislation, strengthened alliances.

You guys are brainwashed.

Exhibit A your honor....

 

[Marener]

What is absurd is the Biden Cult unwilling and unable to be honest about his mental and physical deterioration.

The Biden "cult" successfully forced him out of the race because of it.

So you're clearly full of shit.

Trump is commonly referred to as "daddy" but his weirdo cultists.

 

[Marener]

Exhibit A your honor....

Lots of you losers said similar things, none of you said what I got wrong.

 

[Hollie]

The Biden "cult" successfully forced him out of the race because of it.

So you're clearly full of shit.

Trump is commonly referred to as "daddy" but his weirdo cultists.

Your hurt feelings are funny but misguided, darlin'. Biden was forced out of the race because of his boat anchor poll numbers, not because Pelosi and Schumer cared a whit about his mental and physical decline.

 

[Hollie]

The Biden "cult" successfully forced him out of the race because of it.

So you're clearly full of shit.

Trump is commonly referred to as "daddy" but his weirdo cultists.

Your commonly make nonsense claims driven by your leftist politico-religious ideology.

 

[Kondor3]

Same as Ronald Reagan, a Formerly Devout Democrat

I wouldn't go quite THAT far... I'll settle for the new label "Independent"...a hybrid... some mix-and-match...

To the Left of Karl Marx on a couple of things...

To the Right of Atilla the Hun on a couple of others...

But down the Center for most issues...

A "Cafeteria Centrist"...

One who has been voting (D) in recent times, albeit increasingly against his instincts since the Obama era...

But I've finally shed that (D) that I've carried for more than half my adult life, when it comes to Voter Registration...

That will have to do for now...

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

99 out of 100 times I would agree with you. but not this time.

Why?

Because the powers that be from BOTH sides of the aisle along with the intelligence agencies, did not start this just as a message to Trump alone; it was also sent as a message to anyone with money to not jump into Presidential politics. If you do, you will get the Trump treatment.

As a personal endeavor, I am going to start looking back into the Ross Perot candidacy; although it was under different circumstances. Perot ran as 3rd party, where as Trump ran, and took over a political party to push himself into office.

I could be wrong, but you would THINK that the GOP would be more upset than the Democrats. It was the GOP basically co-opted as the vehicle, leaving the Democrats totally alone until the general. In essence, all 3 times a Democrat had a 50-50 chance of winning the Presidency, just as if they had run against a RINO. They went 1 for 3, which is better than any establishment GOPer did, because they never got a chance to run.

Of course, maybe they are afraid that people like Yang of Forward Ho, will try to co-opt the Democratic party, as he sure has enough cash to do it. and use it as his own vehicle...........I have even suggested that to MAC, the biggest supporter of Forward on this site for at least a couple of years. Why they refuse to even try? Ask Mac, but if you ask me, it might be because what they seen the Left do to Trump, and while I think Yang may be a good guy, he would never survive an assault like that.....but then again, I can't think of many people who could! Trump must really, really love this country, because everyone I know......and I mean everyone......that I asked that.......with that kind of cash, at that age, and after what they did/have done to Trump, would they have tried again like he did? I have NOT yet gotten a yes! The man is honestly a unicorn; which is why he is back as President today!

Crossing the Ruby-Red Rubicon

The decadent Patrician establishment tried to lawfare out Julius Caesar, but, with all his Populist support, he knew he could wipe them out of existence. All republics are elitist; once they have exclusive power after crushing the plebeians (in Rome, after murdering the Brothers Gracchi), they become a greedy mob, every man for himself, and self-destruct. The same thing happened in 19th Century Korea and led to its losing its independence for the first time in 2,000 years.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

I wouldn't go quite THAT far... I'll settle for the new label "Independent"...a hybrid... some mix-and-match...

To the Left of Karl Marx on a couple of things...

To the Right of Atilla the Hun on a couple of others...

But down the Center for most issues...

A "Cafeteria Centrist"...

One who has been voting (D) in recent times, albeit increasingly against his instincts since the Obama era...

But I've finally shed that (D) that I've carried for more than half my adult life, when it comes to Voter Registration...

That will have to do for now...

Cherchez la Femme

Like Karl Marx, Abraham Lincoln, Linus Pauling and others, Ronald Reagan went too far under the influence of his wife.