• ctkatz@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    oh look, the inevitable conclusion of what happens when you crave power for power’s sake so much that you sell your soul to appeal only to the true believers that your entire political career is 100% dependent on their votes even though you know they’re fucking insane and get ultraviolent at the barest perception of being slighted or inconvenienced.

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      It’s the opposite of face-eating leopards. “Surely making myself more appealing to racists and fanatics while empowering them won’t eventually lead to any consequences for me!”