Probably best to start talking about that stuff now, while they're all together. "It's rigged against you; just watch, they'll change the rules" is pretty persuasive when it proves right.
was thinking recently about this: even much of the radical right wing has a fundamentally correct mistrust of their own government and understand (albeit loosely and poorly) its unhealthy connection to Wall Street - they just never find the right sources to understand how and why that is, and what to do about it (christman talks about this a lot). i want to believe in my heart of hearts that no one is beyond the pale.
oh no doubt, but the point is the racist/jingoist/tribal bullshit just fills the vacuum where their actual politics would be if they had a better purchase on reality. not trying to coddle these fuckers; they DO have access to real information, they just dont have the scruples to vet through all the bullshit around and in between, which... I mean... there's an entire tech/media/economic system working against them. there but for the grace of god go chapo
Probably best to start talking about that stuff now, while they're all together. "It's rigged against you; just watch, they'll change the rules" is pretty persuasive when it proves right.
was thinking recently about this: even much of the radical right wing has a fundamentally correct mistrust of their own government and understand (albeit loosely and poorly) its unhealthy connection to Wall Street - they just never find the right sources to understand how and why that is, and what to do about it (christman talks about this a lot). i want to believe in my heart of hearts that no one is beyond the pale.
80% of them will still blame "da joos" when they lose their shirts
oh no doubt, but the point is the racist/jingoist/tribal bullshit just fills the vacuum where their actual politics would be if they had a better purchase on reality. not trying to coddle these fuckers; they DO have access to real information, they just dont have the scruples to vet through all the bullshit around and in between, which... I mean... there's an entire tech/media/economic system working against them. there but for the grace of god go chapo
100%
pun intended