slothrop@lemmy.ca to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days ago“Would you believe if I told you I voted for this man?” she said, referring to Trump.lemmy.caimagemessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1346arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1339arrow-down1image“Would you believe if I told you I voted for this man?” she said, referring to Trump.lemmy.caslothrop@lemmy.ca to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square76fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·20 days ago Their indoctrination is basically saying them that hurting others is a good thing as long as they are not from “the good group”. They’re raised to believe they are in a uniquely righteous and benevolent group, fighting a just war against tyrants. And they have ever misfortune or injustice in their lives attributed to this evil outside force.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 days agoThat might provide an explanation, but it’s certainly not an excuse.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·19 days agoIt’s a consequence of US foreign policy not some individual moral failing
minus-squareGathorall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-219 days agoNo individual is that stupid. They’re just evil bigots too cowardly to but their bigotry on their own conscience so they seek other bigots that provide a fantasy and community where their bigotry is a virtue.
They’re raised to believe they are in a uniquely righteous and benevolent group, fighting a just war against tyrants.
And they have ever misfortune or injustice in their lives attributed to this evil outside force.
That might provide an explanation, but it’s certainly not an excuse.
It’s a consequence of US foreign policy not some individual moral failing
No individual is that stupid. They’re just evil bigots too cowardly to but their bigotry on their own conscience so they seek other bigots that provide a fantasy and community where their bigotry is a virtue.