what we& #39;re seeing is the final state of a political movement built entirely on spite, defined purely by its opposition. we used to joke that obama could recommend breathing and they would stop breathing, but that& #39;s only just barely hyperbole.

& #39;do [x] to own the libs& #39; is a fairly comprehensive statement of their beliefs. they don& #39;t know what& #39;s right except by opposing the left.

faced with the need to engage in collective action *or die*, they& #39;re choosing death. they don& #39;t have the mental apparatus to do otherwise.

it& #39;s important to note that this isn& #39;t stupidity, or ignorance. it& #39;s deeper than that. this is an entire way of seeing and thinking about the world that is incapable of anything but reaction.

adherents don& #39;t have the ethical toolkit with which to choose the right actions.

they& #39;ve been trained out of them, out of anything like self-determination or critical thought, as part of a larger social push towards creating perfect consumers.

they& #39;re not stupid; they& #39;re conditioned to be incurious.

which is far, far worse.

because knowledge can no longer fix this. the system of thought to which they& #39;ve fallen victim tells them to reject new knowledge as a plot by & #39;libs& #39; to harm them. it tells them to reject self-examination as a & #39;lib& #39; trick.

it& #39;s a death cult, as others have said.

voluntarily marching into the ocean to spite the & #39;libs& #39;.

refusing to admit they& #39;re chest-deep in seawater because that& #39;s a & #39;lib& #39; trick.

eagerly breathing in the water to prove how harmless it is.