But the ignorant yokels are absolutely playing their part.
They’re force-fed propaganda by their favorite media sources. They’re far less to blame than those generating and disseminating the propaganda. Pointing the finger at them is exactly how we divert our focus from the problem.
Well, no. They’re wilfully ignorant, i.e. they deliberately ignore reality in order to maintain their twisted world view. The yokels are absolutely to blame.
Some are. Most are skeptical of anything outside their own understanding. It’s more of an issue of fear-induced loyalty than a choice made with the understanding of both sides. How often do you read Truth Social or Fox News? They’re heavily drenched in fear-mongering.
Why is it so hard for people to understand that there can be more than one cause of an issue?
Yeah. It’s a very small group of some of the richest educated capital holders swindling the relatively very large group of ignorant yokels.
Well yes, but also the “them educated people are dumb as shit” idea is very real and doesn’t need to be taught. probably goes back over 100 years now. I’ve heard my own family spout shit like that. It’s not necessarily even stupidity in every case, it’s just the idea that “you’re not better than me” taken to an extreme
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But the rich aren’t getting less richer. They are rich and wealth begets wealth. They divest move their investments and leave their bribed politicians as the bag holders and so we’re fucked even more
Okay but why is the tweet flashbanging me?
It is also very much ignorant yokels.