I think people just feel soothed when they belong deeply to a group, especially when there’s some external evil enemy you can trace all your problems to. I used

I think people just feel soothed when they belong deeply to a group, especially when there’s some external evil enemy you can trace all your problems to. I used to fantasize about going to an island somewhere with a bunch of people just like me and just quietly live with people who got me. I used to hate republicans, the people who murdered “gay teens” like me, and generally everyone who represented the status quo. I feel like my perspective was totally warped by this, and that I missed out on a lot life because of it.