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Ocelot II

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1. Conservative "humor" isn't funny; it always consists of punching down.

Reply to WiVoter (Original post)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 12:05 PM

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They think it's amusing to make fun of the people who are lower in the social hierarchy than they are - the "other." Bullying, which is what conservatives consider humor, isn't funny except to other bullies. Most people don't enjoy jokes that just pick on people.

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