In the Belly of the MrBeast

Re:In the Belly of the MrBeast by cruffle_duffle on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @11:25AM (#42699372)

One only needs to observe societies response to Covid to see how “left leaning folks get swept up into rage machines”. People were cheering on cars getting towed from popular hiking spots, skate parks getting filled with sand, crazy people “protesting” beachgoers, etc. if you dared to suggest schools should open you were a grandma killing MAGA hat wearing pariah. Don’t forget the level of censorship, vaccine passes, wishing death upon those who didn’t get vaccinated, etc.

No sir, people of all tribes are fully capable of getting swept into rage machines. At the end of the day we are animals operating on animal instinct. No tribe gets to claim otherwise.

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Re:In the Belly of the MrBeast by standardUser on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @02:36PM (#42702604)

I mean, some people reacted how you describe, but the vast majority did not regardless of political leanings. Are you going to pretend that was the dominant reaction among left-leaning people just so you can be mad about it?

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Re:In the Belly of the MrBeast by armchairdweller on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @05:23AM (#42709356)

There were indeed surveys showing that a fascist stance (like throwing unvaccinated into camps or taking their children) was, indeed, dominant (60% and more support) among American "democrats". So much for your "vast majority".

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Re:In the Belly of the MrBeast by throaway89 on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @02:36PM (#42702611)

And the internet hijacks our brains so effectively; since it became ubiquitous, it is almost impossible for regular users to see how they are being conditioned.

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