I think this should be a fundamental assumption, whether you’re left wing or right wing: the enemy is an ordinary person, just like you. You can’t change huma

I think this should be a fundamental assumption, whether you’re left wing or right wing: the enemy is an ordinary person, just like you. You can’t change human nature, all you can address is the various carrots and sticks that influence their behavior. I am a leftist and I definitely do not believe that our social problems are the result of scheming enemies or secret cabals. In my view they are the natural, systemic result of an economic and social system where the more power and money you have, the more I you can get. It forces you to make the most narrow, self interested decisions you can, because otherwise someone else will beat you. And the best way to win that game is make sure someone else pays for all your externalities. If your worldview relies on secret cabals or inherently bad people doing evil things because they’re just evil, that’s a big hint that you’re on the wrong track.