• itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com
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    17 days ago

    They have been sold a lie that all the changes in their life have been the fault of immigrants, poor people, technology etc. The life they were promised doesn’t exist anymore and they fear change, and they are provided with a scapegoat be it immigration or so called liberals. It is easier to fear and hate something than to look at the truth. The wealthy and elite have been steadily taking more and more in their greed and lust for power.

    President Lyndon B. Johnson once said:

    "If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.

    This has just expanded a bit more to immigrants as well in recent decades.

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      17 days ago

      The hubris is terrifying, is it not?

      I mean where is the endgame? To be so consumed by fear/hatred (same thing) that you willfully set society on a path to destruction, but to convince yourself your pile of invisible coins will save you from the consequences of trying to live on a dying planet.

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        17 days ago

        The endgame isn’t about what society has, it’s whatever makes the specific person comfortable.