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The racism overrides everything with these people. The red states have had the worst outcomes for generations but they still vote Republican like lemmings solel

The racism overrides everything with these people. The red states have had the worst outcomes for generations but they still vote Republican like lemmings solely because of it. Trump just has to mention "trans" and they switch off their brains.

badc0ffee 2y ago
They switch off their brains?
- Herring 2y ago
  See: How Tribalism Overrules Reason, and Makes Risky Times More Dangerous https://bigthink.com/articles/how-tribalism-overrules-reason-and-makes-risky-times-more-dangerous/ https://bigthink.com/articles/how-tribalism-overrules-reason...
Cornbilly 2y ago
It’s just anti-intellectualism and fear across the board. And that’s been the GOP MO for a long time now. Convince people that the colleges are full of crazy liberals and you should go into the trades instead. Now that you’re in the trades, don’t join a union. Unions are bad (unless it’s the police union). Don’t look now but the Mexicans are coming for your job. The trans/gay people are coming for your children. Nevermind that the GOP is openly corrupt and has a pervert in the White House. Think back to the aftermath of 9/11 and the Bush Admin’s constant fear campaign that successfully pushed the US into two wars.
- Herring 2y ago
  If you're not being targeted, like from a distance, it looks like "anti-intellectualism and fear". He's just running "distractions", or "scapegoating" Mexicans or something. It's easy to minimize it. Up close though, if you're the one actually being targeted, there's a bit more urgency. It's more like an abusive/controlling relationship. How many lives were destroyed or otherwise ruined by Bush's useless wars in the Middle East? Now imagine if Bush had instead built out a massive train network, like China did with close to the same amount of money.

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The racism overrides everything with these people. The red states have had the worst outcomes for generations but they still vote Republican like lemmings solel

by Herring 2y ago

badc0ffee 2y ago
They switch off their brains?
- Herring 2y ago
  See: How Tribalism Overrules Reason, and Makes Risky Times More Dangerous https://bigthink.com/articles/how-tribalism-overrules-reason-and-makes-risky-times-more-dangerous/ https://bigthink.com/articles/how-tribalism-overrules-reason...
Cornbilly 2y ago
It’s just anti-intellectualism and fear across the board. And that’s been the GOP MO for a long time now. Convince people that the colleges are full of crazy liberals and you should go into the trades instead. Now that you’re in the trades, don’t join a union. Unions are bad (unless it’s the police union). Don’t look now but the Mexicans are coming for your job. The trans/gay people are coming for your children. Nevermind that the GOP is openly corrupt and has a pervert in the White House. Think back to the aftermath of 9/11 and the Bush Admin’s constant fear campaign that successfully pushed the US into two wars.
- Herring 2y ago
  If you're not being targeted, like from a distance, it looks like "anti-intellectualism and fear". He's just running "distractions", or "scapegoating" Mexicans or something. It's easy to minimize it. Up close though, if you're the one actually being targeted, there's a bit more urgency. It's more like an abusive/controlling relationship. How many lives were destroyed or otherwise ruined by Bush's useless wars in the Middle East? Now imagine if Bush had instead built out a massive train network, like China did with close to the same amount of money.