Comment on Standard tRump supporter
msage@programming.dev 1 week ago
A lot of different comments, and I know this is a greentext, but I wonder what people here think about americans who have 3 jobs and can only barely pull through?
Such people have nothing more to lose, everybody constantly keeps forgetting about them, the homeless, sick people… the list goes on.
And I’m not saying acceleration is good, but for the lost people, nothing good is coming from any side. And the pressure keeps getting worse. Even from the democrats.
So what is the solution, achievable as the world is now?
taladar@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
This is a very big flaw in that kind of argument. It might look like that but there are plenty of worse situations human beings have been in historically. There is no war going on, food and clean water and shelter (even with heating and lighting) are actually available,…
S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Absolutely! That kind of thinking of “I have nothing to lose” is pretty dangerous on politics. You still have a truckload more to lose. Mostly in matter of rights mostly but imagine being in worse dystopias the oligarchy would love to put you on just to squeeze an extra penny from you or better yet read about it in history books.
The worst part is that it takes decades to fix the damage done, soon you realize there is no bottom to touch to think “you can only go up” there is only the moment you guys realize “enough is enough”.
_core@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
That kind if abstract thinking isn’t in that person’s wheelhouse. They’re focused on their next meal, which bill to pay (or partially pay), and if that pain is worth the time/money lost going to urgent care. They aren’t thinking about the long term effects or side effects of political arguments.