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I used to be open-minded. But, that changed drastically, recently. Out of curiousity, over the last couple of years I infiltrated some conservative groups near
by ap22213 10y ago
I used to be open-minded. But, that changed drastically, recently.
Out of curiousity, over the last couple of years I infiltrated some conservative groups near me. I truly wanted to understand the core views and fundamental philosophy. I came at it with an anthropological perspective and with eyes wide open.
But, I saw so much nasty stuff in those groups - hatred, rage, violence, paranoia - that I'm just no longer open-minded. Instead, I'm now convinced that the lead-poisoning in the US is much more widespread than just Flint, MI.
Edit: I don't mean that last sentence to be in jest. I'm really serious about this. It's something that should be investigated.
- pbarnes_1 10y agoPretty much. Hard to ignore what "conservatism" really means now.
- eclipxe 10y agoSame. Spent a lot of time immersing myself in far right culture to learn. What I found was less ideology and way way way more hate, paranoia, conspiracies, and lack of critical thought.
- douche 10y agoEh, there's a lot of close-minded ignorance, intolerance and hate on the "liberal" side as well. Nobody and no shading of the political spectrum has a monopoly on being shitty people.