The majority of Americans have significant, legitimate material and social grievances that cause them real duress. Most are surrounded by a curated low-information media environment and society that reinforces punching down, zero sum in-out group thought, scapegoating, etc. And the only official political choice they’re ever allowed is between two preselected corporate stooges.
I think we’re the dimwits if we’re confused as to why Trump has so much inertia.
At some point over the years these rage-blind takes stop being cathartic and start becoming an apologetic distraction from the institutions that prefigure our social issues in the first place.
The conservative fallacy that the sum of all positives and negatives in the world is always zero, therefore good cannot be had by all and must always be had at someone else’s expense.
The majority of Americans have significant, legitimate material and social grievances that cause them real duress. Most are surrounded by a curated low-information media environment and society that reinforces punching down, zero sum in-out group thought, scapegoating, etc. And the only official political choice they’re ever allowed is between two preselected corporate stooges.
I think we’re the dimwits if we’re confused as to why Trump has so much inertia.
And yet, most of the grievances that Trump bleats about are neither significant nor legitimate. “THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS AND CATS!!!”
Quit pretending those fools are reasonable and have anything behind their hatred besides stupidity.
Go on, say that both sides are the same.
At some point over the years these rage-blind takes stop being cathartic and start becoming an apologetic distraction from the institutions that prefigure our social issues in the first place.
Curious what you mean by zero sum in this context.
The conservative fallacy that the sum of all positives and negatives in the world is always zero, therefore good cannot be had by all and must always be had at someone else’s expense.
The old “I don’t really win unless someone else loses.”
Thanks.