Goldstein the Hon: And you don't think that is because the culture enjoys watching the foibles and failures of the foolish?

“Enjoy the camps” “I won’t feel sorry for you when you’re crying in the streets.” These are the responses Biden supporters have been sending to marginalized young ppl after I wrote about them refusing to support Biden until he stops funding Israel, stops ignoring the pandemic, among other policies

The way they so quickly respond with gleeful fantasies about POC being harmed is disturbing. It’s something that I saw from Trump voters in 2016 that’s become completely normalized among the Biden fandom. Not good

You think it’s “gleeful”? They know who Trump is and what he’s capable of. Anyone obstinately refusing to help the one person who can stop him because they’re mad Joe wasn’t good enough on their single pet issue clearly doesn’t remember 2017-2021.

What word would you use instead?

I think it’s a warning, based on having paid attention during Trump’s term, as well as to what he has said and done since.

If it were just a warning, people wouldn't say "have fun...", right? The term "have fun doing [x]" is, to my knowledge (and I'm autistic so I may be wrong here), a pretty explicitly sarcastic one. There is an air of expectant "I told you so", isn't there?

Maybe I’m Midwestern but warnings often carry the air of “I told you so”.

And you don't think that is because the culture enjoys watching the foibles and failures of the foolish?

No

Have you ever heard the term "Midwestern Nice"?

Yes. I’m sure you know that term is also sarcastic.

And precisely my point about Midwestern culture.

Sarcasm doesn’t mean you don’t mean well though. The intention behind pointing out the dangers of a second Trump term is to help people avoid that pain.

But also to say "I told you so". and that's where the glee enters in.

"Oh, you think you're so much better than me by telling me not to walk into the open manhole? Do you know how insulting that--"

Lol. Lmao.

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