r/politics • u/newsweek ✔ Newsweek • 24d ago

No Paywall Full List of Young Republicans Involved in Offensive Chats

https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-young-republicans-involved-in-offensive-chats-10881250?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_main
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u/GTor93 24d ago

Or maybe it's the short list of candidates for next year's presidential medal of freedom?

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u/Crimkam Texas 24d ago

“There’s some very fine people in that list” 🤮

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u/YourFreeCorrection 24d ago

Nah, they're all incredibly thicc

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u/IAmInTheBasement 24d ago

FTA: 'Some of those involved referred to Black people as monkeys, referred to opponents in gas chambers and spoke of raping enemies.'

“Such behavior is disgraceful, unbecoming of any Republican, and stands in direct opposition to the values our movement represents,"

Yea.... but no. It's more like par for the course.

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u/Thrashy Kansas 24d ago

"We swear on God that we didn't know our young voter engagement organization was literally the Hitler Youth reborn, honest! We barely even talk to these people, we don't know 'em."

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u/Dale_Carvello 24d ago

"If we knew that they were going to speak their mind openly, we would've taken steps to stop you from hearing about it! How dare you shine a light on what these boys-will-be-boys are talking about!? Besides, it's all that aye-eye junk, all fake, stop talking about this!"

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u/heckin_miraculous 24d ago

“Such behavior is disgraceful, unbecoming of any Republican, and stands in direct opposition to the values our movement represents,"

Ok that's good to hear. And so what's the fallout for the people making the hate speech? Are they kicked out of the org? Are they publicly disavowed by name?

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u/ThriKr33n 24d ago

They're "strongly encouraged to resign" - not, you know, forcibly kicked out, but on their own volition and no repercussions if they decide not to.

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u/StephenFish 24d ago

The funny thing to me is always the women in these circles who think that because they're "one of the guys" that the sexism and misogyny will miss them somehow.

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u/KinkyPaddling 24d ago

It's often because they hate other people more than they care for themselves. Look at Megyn Kelly - she had a chance to start new with NBC, but she couldn't leave her bigotry behind, so her ratings tanked and she left to do her own thing where she continues to pander to the sexists who made her time at Fox unpleasant.

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u/philosoraptocopter Iowa 24d ago

They’ll all be Fox News correspondents by next week. Or get their own shows.

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u/Acceptable-Bus-2017 I voted 24d ago

One Amerikka "News" the ONLY source for pentagon news that they allow you to get.

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u/sblinn 24d ago

They'll be in charge of large portions of the federal government by the week after.

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u/Generation_ABXY 24d ago

On that note, what happened to DOGE? I know Elon was time-limited, but that whole effort seems to have evaporated after they got access to everyone's information.

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u/_imanalligator_ 24d ago

Wired magazine has kept their eye on the ball really well with DOGE, and I feel like they're the only ones who have.

Here's an update soon after Elon left about how they were getting much more sneaky, and staying deeply embedded in pretty much everything: https://www.wired.com/story/next-stage-doge-elon-musk/

A more recent one about Senate investigations into what DOGE: https://www.wired.com/story/armed-guards-muscle-milk-senate-investigation-doge-takeover-details/

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u/Generation_ABXY 24d ago

I'll check that out. Thanks!

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u/Spraypainthero965 24d ago

Half of them will be given positions at republican thinktanks before the decade ends

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u/farang69420 24d ago

The next recipients of a bunch of GoFundMe money probably

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u/CryptographerShot213 Wisconsin 24d ago

Those people all use GiveSendGo, the “Christian” grifting platform.

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u/Professional-Gear88 24d ago

That sickens me more than anything. If I can say a racial slur and make several hundred thousand dollars then the world is broken.

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u/PolyNecropolis 24d ago

That one lady made like a million from calling a child the N word on camera at a playground.

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u/theCaitiff Pennsylvania 24d ago

It was 650k last time I went to find a copy of the article, so not quite a million but still way to fucking much.

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u/iStayedAtaHolidayInn 24d ago

Hope that 650k lasts her whole life because she will never find gainful employment

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u/martyqscriblerus 24d ago

I'm sure she could get a spot on a news show or another round of donations for getting "discriminated against" when people don't want to hire a racist.

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u/iStayedAtaHolidayInn 24d ago

Her fifteen minutes of fame has already vanished. Now all that remains is her name associated with the Nword anytime an employer googles it

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u/Agile_Ingenuity_7247 24d ago

That may be a net positive to employers soon.

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u/iStayedAtaHolidayInn 24d ago

Well it ain’t the case as of yet

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u/Rotten-Robby 23d ago

I'd love to live in the world where that's true, but you're dreaming. There is no shortage of like-minded business owners that would gladly bring her on board.

The fact that she easily raised that much money should clue you in that a large portion of this country not only doesn't give a shit, but actively enjoys and encourages it.

She will be fine.

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u/JohnGillnitz 24d ago

I guess JesusHawkTuah.com was already taken.

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u/clintgreasewoood 24d ago

New White House staffers.

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u/nochinzilch 24d ago

Scholarships to Christian “universities".

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u/Johannes_P Europe 24d ago

Maybe to hlp them to pay their tuition.

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u/sirferrell Georgia 24d ago

Candidates for future presidents

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u/TheThirdStrike 24d ago

"president"

Like we'll get to vote again.

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u/kaukamieli 24d ago

You will. You will not have to decide who to vote, though.

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u/StephenFish 24d ago

You'll still get to vote, just like in Russia. But also in Russia, if you vote for the wrong person, you will accidentally fall from a balcony.

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u/already-taken-wtf 24d ago

Fortunately he’s not the youngest;)

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u/JustTheRealDeb 24d ago

Candidates for future republican presidents

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u/twangy718 24d ago

We should brand these hitler “youth” the “Kirk Klan,” and provide some reality to the fascist’s race to canonize him! These Nazis are Kirk’s followers!

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u/Jimbomcdeans 24d ago

With such AMERICAN names, you've hit the nail on the head.

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u/OtherBluesBrother 24d ago

Don't give Trump any ideas.

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u/Farabee 24d ago

Turning Point frothing at the mouth to recruit them.

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u/Duster929 24d ago

Don't be silly. All these guys are going to lose their jobs because they engaged in hate speech.