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It does seem a bit alarmist, but here we are. The theme is being previewed throughout the mainstream media. Why should individuals be compelled to stay in a dy
by aww_dang 5y ago
It does seem a bit alarmist, but here we are. The theme is being previewed throughout the mainstream media.
Why should individuals be compelled to stay in a dysfunctional relationship? If the political opposition is as intolerable or deplorable as some say, wouldn't it be better to part ways peacefully?
- nexuist 5y agoThe secret is that it is not actually that intolerable or deplorable. This is likely what some people find infuriating; that their political enemies are not the Nazis or Soviets they have been trained to hate, just stupid Americans acting stupidly for their own stupid loss. I worry that my fellow Americans are definitely getting complacent about all the good the federal government does. The fall of the US Fed would end the free world rather quickly.
- Ekaros 5y agoIf the opposition is entirely intolerant of you, why even try? If they do not agree on the same values commonly held before what is there left?
- aww_dang 5y agoIt is a classic set of false alternatives. It isn't necessary for either side to dominate the other. More than that, there is obviously a wider breadth of preferences than the binary presented in the article. It is worth asking why this arguably dishonest premise is baked into the narrative.
- slowmovintarget 5y agoIf your tinfoil runs that way, this is preparation for declaring marshal law to handle all these "right-wing extremists." You know, like parents objecting to school curricula... things like that. It's the propaganda version of grooming.