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This is root of all hyper-partisanship in my opinion. You feel your opinions are the sensible majority, even though it stands to reason we all have quite a few

by pc86 5y ago

This is root of all hyper-partisanship in my opinion. You feel your opinions are the sensible majority, even though it stands to reason we all have quite a few minority opinions. Any media, especially from well funded, well educated, more-or-less well respected sources, that goes against your sensible majority opinion is clearly part of a vast conspiracy from a cabal of one or more of: [financiers, corporate elite, Hollywood, environmentalists, socialists, conservative, liberals, globalists, lizards, whatever]. The unthinkable alternative is that you just happen to be on the fringe of society for one or more issues you find important.

hnuser847 5y ago
Does not wanting to not die in a nuclear hellstorm put me on the fringe? Because it seems obvious to me that the most powerful people and institutions in the West are all gearing up for a direct war with Russia. Frankly I’m totally indifferent as to whether or not Ukraine ends up being annexed by Russia. I don’t want to die for some country that’s thousands of miles away from where I live.
- pc86 5y ago
  > Does not wanting to not die in a nuclear hellstorm put me on the fringe? I didn't say it did (in fact, no one here did). If you want to make a point it will probably be listened to more without the ridiculous straw man.
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