His legions of fans call him “the crazy” and “the wig” due to his ferocity and unruly mop of hair, while he refers to himself as “the lion.” He thinks sex education is a Marxist plot to destroy the family,…
WHY are people embracing these kind of people and these kind of solutions?
Calling them “stupid” makes you feel smart until the world collapses in front of you. Something is happening to make a LOT of people choose wacko dictators to lead their countries and overthrow their constitutions.
I believe speed of change in society has increased to the point where people are afraid, like literally scared, and technology has moved ahead so quickly that again they don’t understand it and they’re afraid. They don’t trust the people who are titularly in charge of the transition and they feel powerless to enact change.
And somebody comes along and says I’m going to tear the whole damn thing down and they get excited and jump behind them.
All of those things you just wrote are symptomatic of lower intelligence. It’s not judgmental to say that most people are pretty stupid. We all have our moments of course, but most people are stupid when it comes to political ideology. Most people don’t know what the words populism, socialism, capitalism, fascism, communism, or democracy actually mean. You can see this anytime someone unironically calls something “literally 1984”.
Poor education and ultimately lack of trust. Distrust in our fellow citizens, fellow humans, has been sewn for decades. The undercurrent of fear that propels these figures into power can’t be overstated. People need to stop being so fucking afraid of each other… easier said than done.
Lead poisoning making people stupider and angrier.
Progressive politics meaning straight white men lose there power so they have negative reactions to anything progressive/woke.
The internet has allowed people that would otherwise be ostracised from their communities for being stupid and or arseholes, can now just form their own communities, which makes them feel justified in their stupidity.
The media being owned a handful of super rich arseholes that have had decades to perfect turning it into a vehicle for propaganda.
Social media making people feel like because they have a soapbox that their opinion is just as valid or even more as anyone else’s, even if those people are experts. And clout culture making people do or say whatever they think will get them the most internet attention/money even if they don’t believe it.
And probably a whole host of other elements as well.
That point is very American centric but it’s telling that that’s the only part you want to engage with, going so far as to misrepresent their position.
They said it was part of the problem, not “all the fault of” as you said.
WHY are people embracing these kind of people and these kind of solutions?
Calling them “stupid” makes you feel smart until the world collapses in front of you. Something is happening to make a LOT of people choose wacko dictators to lead their countries and overthrow their constitutions.
I believe speed of change in society has increased to the point where people are afraid, like literally scared, and technology has moved ahead so quickly that again they don’t understand it and they’re afraid. They don’t trust the people who are titularly in charge of the transition and they feel powerless to enact change.
And somebody comes along and says I’m going to tear the whole damn thing down and they get excited and jump behind them.
Also, what nerd, after being stuffed in a locker by the middle school football captain, hasn’t wondered why he’s the one with the entourage.
People are shallow and act like idiots. It’s a sad reality. Sometimes there’s enough of those people to act as a successful voting bloc.
All of those things you just wrote are symptomatic of lower intelligence. It’s not judgmental to say that most people are pretty stupid. We all have our moments of course, but most people are stupid when it comes to political ideology. Most people don’t know what the words populism, socialism, capitalism, fascism, communism, or democracy actually mean. You can see this anytime someone unironically calls something “literally 1984”.
Poor education and ultimately lack of trust. Distrust in our fellow citizens, fellow humans, has been sewn for decades. The undercurrent of fear that propels these figures into power can’t be overstated. People need to stop being so fucking afraid of each other… easier said than done.
Lead poisoning.
Combo of several things.
Lead poisoning making people stupider and angrier.
Progressive politics meaning straight white men lose there power so they have negative reactions to anything progressive/woke.
The internet has allowed people that would otherwise be ostracised from their communities for being stupid and or arseholes, can now just form their own communities, which makes them feel justified in their stupidity.
The media being owned a handful of super rich arseholes that have had decades to perfect turning it into a vehicle for propaganda.
Social media making people feel like because they have a soapbox that their opinion is just as valid or even more as anyone else’s, even if those people are experts. And clout culture making people do or say whatever they think will get them the most internet attention/money even if they don’t believe it.
And probably a whole host of other elements as well.
Came here to say lead poisoning! Happy other people get it.
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That point is very American centric but it’s telling that that’s the only part you want to engage with, going so far as to misrepresent their position.
They said it was part of the problem, not “all the fault of” as you said.
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