How long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history.
This is a thing I think about a lot.
This is a thing I think about a lot.
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80yo & voted for trump in 2016 bc she “always votes R”
Realized who he is & *changed* her registration to Democrat!
I say this having survived "superbabies baby geniuses 2"
If someone doesn't realize it already, it's because they like it there
We're conditioned to think it's us against the world by design.
It also never ends well for the villain.
(something is "vintage if it is >20yrs but <100
it's an antique if it is >100yrs)
Modern-day Republicans have been going at this for decades with righteousness and have never shown signs of letting up.
Everyone is the hero of their own story,
And so everyone believes that they are the right side of history.
Only history will eventually tell the truth.
Realize that it’s too late, sadly 😞
Until it’s too late.
Then they play innocent and say things like ‘I didn’t know.’ They knew.
Some never get there.
This is a thing I think about a lot."
depends a lot on their motivation I think - they always think that they are on the right side as do we
I think only when you hit rock bottom; maybe not even then
Hannah Arendt described talking with Germans who pivoted almost immediately to their grievances
The true believers that are among the vanguard very rarely ever entertain that they were on the wrong side.
They indignantly hold they were part of the righteous few until the bitter end.
See Nuremberg.