• Szymon@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    My intention wasnt to say both sides think the same, it’s exactly the opposite. It’s that neither side thinks the way the other is painted.

    While both extreme fringes are being sold as mainstream now, the majority of people are simply more complicated than that. People on the right need to recognize that their party has been taken over, and put aside the greed of short term wins to consider if they really back this ideology. You’re instantly branded a RINO and tossed aside if you do, and fear arising from cultlike mob mentality is used to keep people at the fringes.

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      7 months ago

      People on the right need to recognize that their party has been taken over, and put aside the greed of short term wins to consider if they really back this ideology.

      Depending on how you want to count, they’ve had at least 6 years to consider this. Clearly their decision has been made.

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        7 months ago

        It’s also been 6 years of a concerted effort to sway their opinion towards the fringe through bad actors slowly and methodically moving the goalposts.

        Some are in the deep end, but many are just blindly following like sheep because they’re too busy simply trying to get by. They’re not evil by nature, they’re just stupid and have been weaponized. There needs to be work to bring them back in a manner that doesn’t scare or shame them.