The only way to satisfy your curiosity is to go down an extremely depressing rabbit hole. Modern politics makes my explanation more difficult to get across without risking a ton of other baggage, but if we can set that aside for just a moment: A depressing amount of people across history are very willing to believe the most stupid, heinous shit about and around the Jewish people.
I remember reading a study years ago that said people are more likely to support a leader who “plays dirty” because 1) they figure other leaders are doing the same so they must level the playing field, and 2) they can turn a blind eye to the misdeeds because it’s the leader doing it, not the voters.
It would have to involve considering they might be wrong, which requires even the slightest care of being right. And they don’t care at all about being right because they have a side to defend and that’s all that matters.
Yup. Lots of managers are forcing people to use AI so they can report doing so in their metrics.
I really fucking hate how his fans can just listen to him lie like this over and over and it doesn’t affect their opinion of him. I remember falling for it a couple times before I started asking “Is this like the last time you promised dates?”
By that time it was a moot point, however, because that “pedo guy” comment was just around the corner. Now anyone who likes him after that needs to go to therapy to figure out a few things.
I won’t comment on people who support him after the other things.
RAM used to grow on trees next to the money bushes. We used to grab a few bucks and smoke under the shade before picking a few rams on our way back home.
The US has laws saying vehicle manufacturers have to produce parts to service the cars for x number of years, or something like that. We just put in some new law that covers EVs similarly.
What part of “unauthorized access” is so difficult for people to understand?
The door was unlocked, officer!
Yeah, but Bobby Kotick discussing this with Epstein is the real interesting part here.
Dudes blaming the patriarchy in the most patriarchal way imaginable.
The way I heard it, and it changed my life, was “All advice is autobiographical.” You have to filter it through your opinion of the person, how self aware they are, and how much you think they’re sincerely trying to think of you when giving advice.
Edit: And, yes, every time I see this discussed there are droves of snarky people thinking they’re being so clever by pointing out the “irony” which I think is really just reflecting their cynicism. Social skills require nuance and understanding that no rule can be applied 100%.
The fantastic book series Magic Kingdom For Sale is basically about this. I started reading what I assumed would be a lighthearted comedy and it literally opens with our main character lost in alcoholic depression because of an awful tragedy. The fantasy land he’s sent to is hostile, but it provides him enough hope to fight for a better world there.
It’s in line with MLK’s Letter From Birmingham Jail. It’s the moderates that angered him the most because at least with the KKK both sides understood each other’s position. Enabling violence through sheer ignorance despite best intentions is absolutely frustrating in the least.
I think it’s telling that you’re getting down votes without response. Your question is simple: What do we have to gain by turning away potential allies other than massaging our egos?
It’s a good question.
America needs a New Deal for both wealth inequality and authoritarianism.
Thank you. Once my eyes hit a word like that I don’t even continue reading. It’s a major reason I left reddit, because they barely have any non-baiting news anymore.
Yeah, it’s literally the opening words of the title.
How likely is the list to be AI generated as well?
Don’t let others downplay the “quality” of your protest. “It doesn’t really matter, does it?” is the #1 enemy of protests.