4 ms·
The rise of the far right, and the ambivalence of so many people in my community towards this rise, leaves me in a permanent state of anger/despair. There's man
by archagon 6y ago
The rise of the far right, and the ambivalence of so many people in my community towards this rise, leaves me in a permanent state of anger/despair. There's many more lines in the sand for me now, and much less charity towards my fellow man. I'm glad that I have close friends and family with whom I can have more nuanced discussions, since there's a baseline of trust and empathy in those relationships — but I'm not sure what I would do if they suddenly started spouting Fox News bulletpoints. It all sucks.
- pieterk 6y agoYes, it's the copycat behavior that unnerves me. I'm constantly censuring myself already, and only speak when I know what I'm talking about. Someone said talk is cheap but that's not true for everybody. Words might be cheap, but getting them out...that's expensive if you happen to be an introvert.