cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/30914272
“Her mother’s a big fan of ours,” the former president finished before returning to his speech. “Her mother, her father.”
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/30914272
“Her mother’s a big fan of ours,” the former president finished before returning to his speech. “Her mother, her father.”
Luckily for him a sizable amount of Americans seem to be barely able to read or think.
It really is a disappointing state of affairs. This isn’t the America WWII veterans gave their lives and limbs for. We need to do better.
People tend to prefer convenience. And working to be a good person is less convenient than saying, “hold up, I’m [ingroup], and I’m better than you because you’re [outgroup].”
The fatal seed of fascism is in the fact that division and hatred are easy ways to feel good about yourself. “Yeah, I might be dumb, but at least I didn’t read books you fuckin’ nerd!” And that person has a peer group who backs them up, and twenty years later they’re in middle management and bullying staff.
We don’t.