It creates outrage.

Also, there’s an implication on the far right that the moment you depart from traditional hierarchies and structures (think traditional 1950s style marriage) the slippery slope lead to the recognition of absurd (and perverted) new groups.

1/ https://twitter.com/mjf_dfw/status/1346100815543590912
They view homosexuality as a perversion (example: Buchanan praising Putin’s anti-gay legislation). Allowing one perversion naturally (according to this reasoning) leads you down the slippery slope of Anything Goes.

Notice this quotation:
https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/936332447284899840

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"The lie is pointing out an important truth," explanation of the lies explains so much.

Lies become a political weapon, but the lies are carefully chosen. It seems to me they embrace the lies as metaphorically true instead of literally true.

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The connection of pedophelia with Clinton, I think, came from the idea that there was something "unnatural" about a woman like Hillary (you know, strong. Intelligent. Competent. Smarter than the guys in the room. Also refused to be a Barbie Doll.)

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