So I kind of understand why they get angry. It’s so incredibly normalized and part of their identity, their view on society, that even discussing it feels weird, like an irrational attack and an argument for the end of the world.
It’s hard to distance oneself from our habits and traditions.
It’s hard to distance oneself from our habits and traditions.
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(I remember the first time I heard an argument against extreme policing. At first it made me angry as well (“how could ‘more police’ ever be bad?”))
I think that people on the right often approach politics from a place of disgust, of wanting to punish anyone they think is lazy, degenerate, or even criminals.
Policies based on empathy become hard to discuss then