CID1990 wrote:
I'm not saying that liberals monolithic on this- and I dont think the author suggests that, either. But I don't think that if Obama had come out during the elections and claimed to be a fan of Lynrd Skynrd (and been sincere about it like I assume Ryan was sincere about RATM) that there would have been this condescending snickering on the right- as if Obama was too dumb to realize that he shouldn't like Lynrd Skynrd.
Overall, the impression I get from the article (and I tend to agree) is that progressives EXPECT conservatives to be more doctrinaire than they are, and have much more incredulous reactions to learning that this is not necessarily the case (and assume that because a conservative can like RATM must mean that the conservative just is not smart enough to realize exactly what it is he is enjoying)
Again, this is a very narrow part of the article, but I thought it was a much more interesting concept imbedded in what is a largely unrelated topic.
But you do see the irony in Ryan liking them right? I mean it's kind of funny, right. Btw, why do you think he likes them?
CID1990 wrote:
I'm not saying that liberals monolithic on this- and I dont think the author suggests that, either. But I don't think that if Obama had come out during the elections and claimed to be a fan of Lynrd Skynrd (and been sincere about it like I assume Ryan was sincere about RATM) that there would have been this condescending snickering on the right- as if Obama was too dumb to realize that he shouldn't like Lynrd Skynrd.
Overall, the impression I get from the article (and I tend to agree) is that progressives EXPECT conservatives to be more doctrinaire than they are, and have much more incredulous reactions to learning that this is not necessarily the case (and assume that because a conservative can like RATM must mean that the conservative just is not smart enough to realize exactly what it is he is enjoying)
Again, this is a very narrow part of the article, but I thought it was a much more interesting concept imbedded in what is a largely unrelated topic.
But you do see the irony in Ryan liking them right? I mean it's kind of funny, right. Btw, why do you think he likes them?
O dont think its ironic at all
oh ok i get it
youre trolling me
ass
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