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Dems being weaponized dogshite does not absolve voters who let fascists take over the country! :) (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

PROTIP: Dems being spineless, brainless cretins does NOT absolve anyone who said that sitting by and letting fascists take over the country was preferable! And yes, you CAN blame the voters for that!

I realize how old-man-ish this will sound (although in my defense I am literally becoming an old man) but there's a widespread lack of personal accountability these days. Everything must always be someone else's fault.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago

It's an ancient problem. But it's always frustrating to see it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There is something wrong and I'm not sure it's personal accountability. It may be my mental illness or just my antisocial behavior but I've never been able to ignore the broader issues with the world.

I'm not saying mental illness has distorted reality or something. I'm saying because I don't function like everyone else everything seems inadequate for me.

I'm also not saying it's good to be antisocial I'm saying I feel severe anxiety and dread after the simplest of human interaction and it exceedingly more difficult to manage as I get older. So there is no group think I am comfortable subscribing to because the group freaks me the fuck out.

What ever the cause I have this lense that seems to just be non-existent for most people. There could be a economic aspect to it but I do pretty well comparatively. The only difference between someone my age and myself is I might have less of a savings but my income is acceptable. I don't have family support but I think generational wealth is few and far between. That could be wrong if you're accounting for my demographic but it could also be skewed depending on where you live.

All this to say, some people are completely unconcerned with the condition of society. They are happy pretending everyone is like themselves where what is happening in government or around the world will never effect them personally. I do not share this view. Maybe it's because I don't have the dopamine to sustain the positive feelings that Bob Marleys "don't worry, be happy" song represents but if we look at this election, they need my lense and their perspective can be thrown in the ocean.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

This may or may not be relevant in your case, but one of the key goals of Russian propaganda is to create a widespread sense of apathy in the population: https://jordanrussiacenter.org/blog/propaganda-political-apathy-and-authoritarianism-in-russia