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"Well, guess what if people on either side of the political spectrum hadn't been so bloody arrogant we'd have neither Brexit nor Trump today. More importantly,
by dandersh 10y ago
"Well, guess what if people on either side of the political spectrum hadn't been so bloody arrogant we'd have neither Brexit nor Trump today. More importantly, people wouldn't believe some nonsense they read in the news if they were treated as actual, thinking human beings."
Arrogance didn't create this. Racism and Xenophobia? Yep. The destruction of confidence in government and the politicians who work there? Yep. A willingness to believe anything that confirms your current worldview? Yep.
The idea that people believe in things like "Pizzagate" because "they're not treated nicely" is nonsense and an attempt to shift blame onto those who don't deserve it.