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minus-squarecybervseas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-216 days agoWhy do they have to be this way? What happened to these Republicans? Are they genuinely held beliefs or is it all just opportunism? ETA: does it matter? 🙁
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-216 days agoI’m not a psychologist but there has to be some deep-seated self-loathing from repressing their true sexuality/identity for decades. Or maybe they subconsciously feel “if I can’t be who I want to be, you can’t either.”
Why do they have to be this way? What happened to these Republicans? Are they genuinely held beliefs or is it all just opportunism?
ETA: does it matter? 🙁
I’m not a psychologist but there has to be some deep-seated self-loathing from repressing their true sexuality/identity for decades. Or maybe they subconsciously feel “if I can’t be who I want to be, you can’t either.”