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Whenever you point out the hypocricy of so-called MAGA Christians on this site, you get downvoted. Never any replies with a counterargument.

I have to imagine it's people with a Christian identity who sense on some base level that this is all deeply wrong, but can't reconcile their politics with the actual tenants of their faith. So they just fume and try to hide the uncomfortable truth from view. (I say this as a Christian who is utterly aghast at the state of the country. At least the Catholic leadership has the right idea.)

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> Whenever you point out the hypocricy of so-called MAGA Christians on this site, you get downvoted

And flagged, yes. Because it's completely inappropriate to the discussion, which was already off topic. It's simply bashing a political outgroup without insight, which violates HN guidelines in multiple ways. It does not merit a counterargument.

A political outgroup? You mean the dominant party in all Chambers of government? Without insight? That’s too funny. ICE and CBP is murdering people left and right and the presidents goons are cosplaying Nazis and you’re mad we aren’t having a cogent high brow conversation?

The outgroup of the speaker. Nothing about the term "outgroup" says anything about popularity.

If you actually believed the world were as you describe it, you would not be sitting behind your computer on HN in the first place.

> If you actually believed the world were as you describe it, you would not be sitting behind your computer on HN in the first place.

What a ridiculous ad hominem. Perhaps they're hundreds of miles away from any of the cities being terrorized by ICE and otherwise have their own life to live.

I agree with their sentiment even if it wasn't phrased particularly well.

While "outgroup" can technically just mean anyone the speaker doesn't identify with, applying it to the party in power creates a false equivalence. It frames the criticism as mere tribalism or bullying, rather than a legitimate response to the actions of those currently in power.

It’s hard to get behind the classification of the most powerful political movement in the country as a marginalized or "othered" group in this, or any context, really.

It’s true. I’ve seen it too. Seems HN and silicon alley money and tech aligned folks are pearl clutching their money and have made a deal wit the devil (Trump and MAGA). It’s fascinating and sad.

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