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anythingoes477 · M
Because we understand concepts that Trumpers don't want to hear...history, economics, science. Things like why it's cold in some places if climate change exists....why Trickle Down Economics is a con game......lies are NOT the new truth....immigrant women don't walk a 1000 miles with a baby (risking rape and whatever along the way just because they are plotting to steal your job)... racism is NOT right....the rich are their enemy---not the media....tariffs do not help ANY economy....Social security and Medicare are not "entitlements"--we worked for them and paid into them and they are separate from government money......things like that. Things their "news" sources NEVER tell them.
Sicarium · 46-50, M
anythingoes477 · M
@ViciDraco It goes further back than that. In the earliest time the uneducated slaves hated the educated ruling class. Jealousy knows no bounds. The poor envy the rich. The ugly envy the beautiful. The stupid envy the smart. The have's envy the have not's. Usually when one class of people realize they will never be able to climb to the level of those they envy in life--be that money or brains---then they begin to slander those better than them in hopes they can bring the ones above them down to their level. That is seen commonly today. Those that know history--economics and science presents facts but since those lower on the IQ scale can't comprehend that they call it all fake.
ViciDraco · 36-40, M
@anythingoes477 I think the fundamental flaw in that explanation is in judging some as being objectively better than others.
Humanity is a diverse and social species. Each of us have different strengths to bring to the table. The smart person is not a better person than the dumb one. They have different talents that can be combined for greater ends.
The slave class doesn't rise against the master class because they envied their betters. They rise against the master class when they realize that the masters are not better than them. The very notion that being smart or rich makes you better than someone else is much more damaging than the envy others may feel.
In fact, that very notion of entitlement IS hurting us today. It's not the envy of the have nots, it is the callous disregard of those who think they are better than others.
Humanity is a diverse and social species. Each of us have different strengths to bring to the table. The smart person is not a better person than the dumb one. They have different talents that can be combined for greater ends.
The slave class doesn't rise against the master class because they envied their betters. They rise against the master class when they realize that the masters are not better than them. The very notion that being smart or rich makes you better than someone else is much more damaging than the envy others may feel.
In fact, that very notion of entitlement IS hurting us today. It's not the envy of the have nots, it is the callous disregard of those who think they are better than others.