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0 pointswonderwonder3y ago0 comments

For the most part everyone arguing in favor of ideas championed by the left are unable to engage in rational argument they always engage by attempting to personally insult and label the other as bad or selfish. As someone that has always voted Dem prior to this past midterm, this style of argument actually drove me further right. Got to the point where I decided that if an idea can't be championed on it's merits it's probably not something I'm interested in

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specialist3y ago

> this style of argument actually drove me further right

I believe you.

People who feel threatened move to the right.

This Volts episode about the psychology of "system justification" covers one facet of that phenomenon.

"Why social change is so excruciatingly difficult" [2022-10-24]

https://www.volts.wtf/p/why-social-change-is-so-excruciating...

Progressives ignore the psychology of action and reaction to their own peril.

andirk3y ago

Sad but true that progressive "people deserve to live decently in my city" ideas are at odds with the "I'm fine so stop talking about how there's a problem".

I'm working on an entire comedy set about how many of my peers care more about dissecting the wording of shit rather than actually furthering a cause. Those idiots aren't going to affect my ideology, though I am sometimes cancelled for the hilarious reasons (i.e. mentioning Joe Rogan).

Lastly, I got ran out of a bar for saying I think people deserve health care. Labeled a communist with no job and that I'm not welcome there. Lol!

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