07-18-2022, 03:18 PM
I have to wonder sometimes, as I sit here with my tinfoil hat on, whether the current political animus in this country is manufactured or organic.
I know and live/work with countless people that I disagree with politically, and yet it doesn't change my relationship with the vast majority of them. The only place that gets sideways is the internet, and that's likely because opinion is largely the only thing you know about people you meet there.
When it comes to impactful issues, most people in the US want similar outcomes. They want to be left alone, they want a good economy, and they want safety and security. It's strange to see people fighting over things that impact very few people and are largely private matters.
I think we've basically become a society of shiftless losers. People wear politics like uniforms. Their opinions define them. It's like they have no other accomplishment to really be proud of. When I see someone who's really passionate about politics and I can't see their path to grift, I assume that they don't have much else going for them.
I can't imagine a person with a job, 401k, kids and the ability to do something fun on occasion taking the time to plot violent revolution.
Then again, the farther we get from the American Dream, perhaps the closer we get to societal collapse. Has life here gotten so bad that it's time to tear it down? Idk. It would have to get a hell of a lot worse for me.
I know and live/work with countless people that I disagree with politically, and yet it doesn't change my relationship with the vast majority of them. The only place that gets sideways is the internet, and that's likely because opinion is largely the only thing you know about people you meet there.
When it comes to impactful issues, most people in the US want similar outcomes. They want to be left alone, they want a good economy, and they want safety and security. It's strange to see people fighting over things that impact very few people and are largely private matters.
I think we've basically become a society of shiftless losers. People wear politics like uniforms. Their opinions define them. It's like they have no other accomplishment to really be proud of. When I see someone who's really passionate about politics and I can't see their path to grift, I assume that they don't have much else going for them.
I can't imagine a person with a job, 401k, kids and the ability to do something fun on occasion taking the time to plot violent revolution.
Then again, the farther we get from the American Dream, perhaps the closer we get to societal collapse. Has life here gotten so bad that it's time to tear it down? Idk. It would have to get a hell of a lot worse for me.
