"Global Warming"? Well I've experienced cold winters, THEREFORE CLIMATE CHANGE IS A HOAX.
"Patriot Act"? Well I don't care for the encroaching security state, THEREFORE I MUST BE AN ENEMY OF THE STATE.
"Never forget"? Oh shit, slipped my mind, I GUESS 9/11 NEVER HAPPENED.
"1%"? Well gosh, I know a medical technician who earns $350K/year, but they're still paying off student loans, THEREFORE THE WAGE GAP IS A MYTH.
"Believe all women"? Buddy, I have an ex who used to lie and cheat on me, THEREFORE WE SHOULD ACQUIT HARVEY WEINSTEIN.
These assclowns are total fucklords. Guarantee if you ask them to break down any of these slogans down they could do it in exquisite detail. The truth is they just disagree but lack the conviction to say so and want to lecture you instead.
(I'm always thinking back to Matt Christman's dichotomy of "don't be an ahole vs. don't be a p*y" that perfectly encapsulates today's libs/cons).
This ties into why I can't really get mad at anarchist and really didn't like the pod's take on the statue thing. The dems really build up this strong deference to power in their base and a big part of getting people to be any sort of leftist is breaking that down and getting past the fears of being ostracized. If you can't look a cop in the face and say no, or take down public property when the mayor tells you not to, you are not going to be hardened enough to do any of the militant labor practices people talk about. You are not going to know or trust any of the people around you.