jeffw@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 3 months agoIf Trump wins in November, life on Earth is likely to get far, far worsewww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down13cross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
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minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI think there’s a few core reasons Some people would act like him if given the opportunity, so they identify with him or think he’d give them opportunities Some people just feel isolated and know the world is getting worse but not why, so they latch onto the guy giving easy answers and simple solutions And some people are just drawn to the idea of fascism or authoritarianism, even if they don’t realize what that entails I’d put the self loathing in the first camp - many of them get through life through projection. They think everyone is like them
I think there’s a few core reasons
Some people would act like him if given the opportunity, so they identify with him or think he’d give them opportunities
Some people just feel isolated and know the world is getting worse but not why, so they latch onto the guy giving easy answers and simple solutions
And some people are just drawn to the idea of fascism or authoritarianism, even if they don’t realize what that entails
I’d put the self loathing in the first camp - many of them get through life through projection. They think everyone is like them