• Billiam@lemmy.world
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    It’s better, because they can be convinced to change their opinions. For example, Vance called Donald Trump “America’s Hitler” but since he saw being a never-Trump Republican didn’t have a future, he switched to gobbling Trump’s taint. He’d definitely switch to a pro-LGBT stance if he thinks he’d make more money doing so.

    The true believers, on the other hand, are the dangerous ones. They’ll refuse to cooperate or compromise on any issue, and when they are on the verge of losing they turn violent. Look at the J6 coup attempt- all the ones who incited it (aka, the ones grifting off of terrorist edging like Alex Jones, Ali Alexander, all the GOP Congress members) changed their tones real fucking quick once the crowd started breaking into the Capitol.

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      He’d definitely switch to a pro-LGBT stance if he thinks he’d make more money doing so.

      That doesn’t make him an ally, or any less dangerous.

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        Oh don’t get me wrong, I’m in no uncertain terms saying fuck Vance and I feel sorry for his wife, but that’s what you get when you suckle on the teat of the ultra racist party. I was only examining the question “In a vacuum, would you rather your opponent be a grifter or a true believer?”

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      I’m not saying I don’t agree with you, but sometimes it is difficult to understand this once we’ve seen Tucker grovel like he did and also knowing the remarks he’s made about Trump in the past.

      That entire mindset is so hard for me to comprehend.