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0 pointsalabastervlog1y ago0 comments

> And while that may seem a far cry from the alt-right stuff he eschews

The podcast If Books Could Kill manages to stumble on a fair amount of overlap between "power of positive thinking" / "The Secret" crap, and right wing politics in the books they review.

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zdragnar1y ago· 1 in thread

There's nothing unique to right wing politics about it.

The sheer volume of "woo" and positive affirmation manifestation among my friends is vastly higher on the left side of the spectrum than the right.

Perhaps it's more to do with extreme personalities and wishful thinking.

JCattheATM1y ago

> The sheer volume of "woo" and positive affirmation manifestation

That stuff is mostly harmless speculation/belief, and isn't equivalent to outright denying reality and seeking 'alternate facts'.

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