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Cake day: February 17th, 2024

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  • I disagree, the elite are right wing. They believe that there should be an in-group, the ultra-wealthy, that society supports but does not restrict. They are capitalists, both in the ideological sense and in the sense that they own capital. The most moderate or them are conservatives who see that they have benefited from the status quo and seek to preserve it. The radicals are fascists, neo-monarchists, theocrats and the like who seek a world order that is even less equal and less fair for the common person than the pseudo-democracy that we have now.

    The right more broadly are the many millions of rubes that have bought into the propaganda created by and for these elites. They are those who are primed to believe their lies, because they have fear and anger that overwhelms their critical thinking, limited access to education, culturally embedded and reinforced bigotry, and privileges that they are told depend on the status quo.


  • I disagree, the elite are right wing. They believe that there should be an in-group, the ultra-wealthy, that society supports but does not restrict. They are capitalists, both in the ideological sense and in the sense that they own capital. The most moderate or them are conservatives who see that they have benefited from the status quo and seek to preserve it. The radicals are fascists, neo-monarchists, theocrats and the like who seek a world order that is even less equal and less fair for the common person than the pseudo-democracy that we have now.

    The right more broadly are the many millions of rubes that have bought into the propaganda created by and for these elites. They are those who are primed to believe their lies, because they have fear and anger that overwhelms their critical thinking, limited access to education, culturally embedded and reinforced bigotry, and privileges that they are told depend on the status quo.








  • obre@lemmy.worldtoQueer_IRL@lemmy.dbzer0.comFear_IRL
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    3 months ago

    That was the original definition of homophobia - heterosexual men’s fear that others might think they are gay. I feel like we have lost something by using it to mean anti-LGBT bigotry very broadly, but it’s a moot point, and I can get on board with using homochondria


  • obre@lemmy.worldtoWholesome@reddthat.comPerfect day
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    3 months ago

    I think there’s a fine line between commiseration and enablement and we should be careful not to tacitly reinforce people’s depression. I worry that this sentiment will do more harm than good. There’s a quote from Anthony Bourdain,

    “There’s a guy in my head, and all he wants to do is lay in bed all day long, smoke pot, and watch old movies and cartoons. My life is a series of strategems, to avoid, and outwit that guy”,

    that I’ve always strongly related to and I think it’s a better message than ‘bedrotting is A-OK’.