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I understand on paper how these right wing governments get into power. But I can't understand it at a fundamental level. How do people see a political party like that and think "yes this will help me be less poor. This will make the country better"?

Is it a lack of education? Hatred for what they do not understand? I just can't understand or relate to it. I don't understand how someone could come to these conclusions.

I'm surprised there hasn't been something bigger and better than Harry Potter at this point. Surely somebody can write a better wizard fantasy, right?

Yeah! I do totally get where you're coming from. No worries about the length of the text, I enjoyed reading it.

I guess it's just hard, and we have to try our best in whatever ways we can and try to be the best people we can be. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the matter :)

I think in this case, mockery does not really do much. There needs to be larger punishments. Financial or prison time or something else idk.

There's the paradox of tolerance, and i think as a society globally, we've been tolerating intolerance for too long, and now we've ended up with fascists in the Whitehouse and in other governments around the world. It's a hard issue to solve. Idk what the solution is, but mockery doesn't seem to resolve it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance?wprov=sfla1

It's really damn weird seeing a large group of people just all collectively lying for prolonged periods of time. It feels so bizarre knowing that if anyone else did that, they would be fired, fined, or possibly face prison time for doing that (especially in Trump and his parties' case).

I get whiplash hearing all the BS on a daily basis. It really has shown that laws only apply to the poor

That seems like a massive oversight. That's so weird. I get it's probably way easier to implement it the way they did. But because you likely will wana group with friends, it really limits people

I think a key distinction is that it's likely not that people don't want to do the work. It's likely unfavorable to do the work. If the incentive was high, people would do it.

For foreign workers, the money earned goes much further. So, working a job like that seems like a blessing. But for someone living in the area, the job (likely?) doesn't pay enough to live.

I don't really know what the solution is, but it's something that has always rubbed me the wrong way. People should be paid well for their work. Regardless of the job you do, you deserve a livable wage, healthcare, etc.

Well that's interesting, thanks for sharing. I think it's good to always ask questions about what media we consume. Even if we like what it's saying or think it's fine. Critical thinking and being cautious can never hurt

Thank you for the information. I think I had seen that video, but didn't consider the timing of when it released. That does seem odd.

I haven't gotten a chance to watch the video yet. Will have to later today, but can you tell me more about the second thought stuff?

I've watched that channel, but I'm unaware of what might be wrong with it. Is there something that seems off about it? I thought it was pretty interesting, but I haven't gone too in-depth into the channel

I don't understand why it's ok if you're rich. Heck, even if people perceive you as wealthy or powerful, you can get away with a lot.