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> Extremists are always wrong. Absolutely true, but the sad reality is that after a while with a comfortable living situation people tend to vote against their
by krageon 6y ago
> Extremists are always wrong.
Absolutely true, but the sad reality is that after a while with a comfortable living situation people tend to vote against their own self-interest. This then leads to dismantling of safety nets, which certainly doesn't help radicalisation.
- southerntofu 6y ago> after a while with a comfortable living situation people tend to vote against their own self-interest There's probably some truth to that, but i don't think getting cozy is the only explanation. The "engineering of consent" is a thing, and in an era of mass corporate media owned by vicious psychopaths, proper information/journalism is hard to come by. Noam Chomsky has plenty to say on that topic, if you're interested