The entire lifestyle of American anti-communists/reactionaries is squaring the circle. It's extremely contradictory, but effective. Their interests are generally in line with those of the "global elite" and the police, but unlike many liberals (who seem to have an infallible love for technocracy and its institutions), they try to distance themselves from those entities when it benefits them. Alex Jones and his followers know there's something wrong with American capitalism, but because they are vehement anti-communists and can't think materially, they go right back around to thinking the problems inherent in capitalist society are the plot of MArXiSt BiLLiOnAiReS. Of course, when they see their enemies (leftists) get beaten by the cops, they cheer it on. They don't necessarily always love the cops, (see Waco, the Bundy ranch), but when the interests of the police state align with theirs (which is most of the time), they are going to cheer it on.
And this is why pointing out the hypocrisy/brainworms in these people doesn't work. It's like the Republicans and their appointment of court justices. They will be against appointing a justice in an election year under a Democrat, but will rush to appoint one under a Republican. They don't give a shit about hypocrisy or logic, they care about getting/maintaining political power. And it's effective. Which is why its so funny to see liberals struggle with these people, because they think the solution is to "outsmart" or "outwit" the reactionaries by pointing out how illogical and uncivil they're being, rather than try to achieve political power of their own.
The entire lifestyle of American anti-communists/reactionaries is squaring the circle. It's extremely contradictory, but effective. Their interests are generally in line with those of the "global elite" and the police, but unlike many liberals (who seem to have an infallible love for technocracy and its institutions), they try to distance themselves from those entities when it benefits them. Alex Jones and his followers know there's something wrong with American capitalism, but because they are vehement anti-communists and can't think materially, they go right back around to thinking the problems inherent in capitalist society are the plot of MArXiSt BiLLiOnAiReS. Of course, when they see their enemies (leftists) get beaten by the cops, they cheer it on. They don't necessarily always love the cops, (see Waco, the Bundy ranch), but when the interests of the police state align with theirs (which is most of the time), they are going to cheer it on.
And this is why pointing out the hypocrisy/brainworms in these people doesn't work. It's like the Republicans and their appointment of court justices. They will be against appointing a justice in an election year under a Democrat, but will rush to appoint one under a Republican. They don't give a shit about hypocrisy or logic, they care about getting/maintaining political power. And it's effective. Which is why its so funny to see liberals struggle with these people, because they think the solution is to "outsmart" or "outwit" the reactionaries by pointing out how illogical and uncivil they're being, rather than try to achieve political power of their own.
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