• OttoboyEmpire [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    25·
    3 days ago

    why wouldn’t the people who view present hierarchies and distributions of entitlements as natural/good (and who frequently benefit from these) be happier than the skeptical (and those that don’t)? why pretend they aren’t happy? why are ya’ll coping-- why are you insisting that conservatives aren’t happy actually?

    • purpleworm [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
      17·
      3 days ago

      I’m kind of split on the issue because you are right about that, but also I’ve seen the way that conservatives both live in a world where they are constantly jumping at shadows of communism and DEI and so on and also have some sort of ideological fixation on going “I’m not mad, you’re mad”.

      • MarxMadness [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        16·
        3 days ago

        If you’re detached enough from real consequence and your team is doing well, those types of emotions can be enjoyable on some level. I see it as similar to a sports fan who always thinks the sky is falling for their team but religiously follows it anyway.