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And you know what's the cherry on the sundae? A certain sect of people who signal/preach love and equity the loudest - almost always preach it in a 'for thou,
by aparsons 6y ago
And you know what's the cherry on the sundae?
A certain sect of people who signal/preach love and equity the loudest - almost always preach it in a 'for thou, not for me' sense. I had coworkers who would live in the whitest neighborhoods, fighting against lower-income housing near their homes, voting for the tallest of fences, and then they come into work and scoff at how X is a Trumpie because of one thing they said, and Y's team isn't hiring enough diverse candidates.
I chose to separate myself from having any stake in the outcomes (I am retired, with enough of nest egg to live comfortably regardless of political zeitgeist) and this game that is being played is extremely entertaining to watch.
- imwillofficial 6y agoI vacillate between hopeful at change on the horizon, and sad that I see eye to eye with my fellow people less now than ever before. It sure is an entertaining ride! Now that you mention it... I want my sundae dammit!
- foepys 6y agoI noticed this, too. I suspect that it doesn't come down to believe but to social acceptance. It's currently en vogue to be pro diversity and contra racism which is good in and of itself but I don't think that all people are actually meaning and voting for it. In some communities I see people being anti-rich in one thread and then discussing stock market gambling in the next to get rich. The same with income where they want more government spending on social welfare but oppose higher taxation on their STEM-level incomes.