• T00l_shed@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    And if said person can see what is happening, for example with ICE, and they don’t question what is going on, after gaining an understanding, then its right back to being as black and white

    • Gorilladrums@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      15 hours ago

      But you’re making the assumption that it’s inevitable to gain an understanding. I think you’re underestimating the sheer levels of ignorance that people like this live under. Some people are so ignorant that their only sources of information are Facebook and Fox News, and so they only ever see one perspective, and that perspective is their truth. Their perspective, their truth, is basically whatever Trump says taken at face value and regurgitated by right wing media.

      • T00l_shed@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        15 hours ago

        And there is a certain level of responsibility that everyone has when it comes to educating oneself. It doesn’t absolve them

            • Gorilladrums@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              13 hours ago

              How is it besides the point? It is the point. These people are genuinely ignorant and uneducated, and their sources for information are very narrow and distorted. Their perceptive can only change when they’re directly affected because that experience is what gives them the change necessary to learn and grow. You’re implying that they’re all malicious and evil, but I disagree with that view. I don’t they all lack empathy, I think they’re good people who have been brainwashed by a handful of genuinely vile people who seek to manipulate them for their own personal gain by keeping them blind, poor, miserable, scared, and angry. Do I think this of all MAGA? No, but I do think it applies to a significant chunk.

              • T00l_shed@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                12 hours ago

                I appreciate your point, and this conversation, however I think we are at an impass. I wish you well!