Oddbean new post about login | logout its crazy to me how this Democratic Party represents itself like its the same free speech, working class, for the people, Democratic party from the 1960s, and not the crony corporate, war mongering, totalitarian Statists they are. They are more GOP than the GOP. Its all part of the Big Simulation.
they have a powerful propaganda machine that has brainwashed a lot of people into believing that lie you can tell it's even hit some on nostr
I just have a hard time believing people are that stupid. I keep wondering if it’s rooted in a need to believe because their identity in their mind is rooted in the word “Democrat”, and they fear what it means if they don’t force themselves to believe. I dunno. Doesn’t make sense. I have no party loyalty of any kind. I’m just using my eyeballs.
imo they think with their heart in a lot of cases and can't separate fact from the story they got told. the left leaning friends I have are wrapped up in one of these narratives and have a bit of ends justify the means attitude about it: -orange man bad, fascist, Hitler must be stopped -they honestly believe they are standing up for a marginalized group -save the climate, save the planet All rational talk of economics, math, authoritarianism, inflation, can't navigate to their heart
creeps me out 🧟♂️
it was not those things in the 60s.
It's a cult