Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat's the biggest misconception you think many people have?message-squaremessage-square240linkfedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1107arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the biggest misconception you think many people have?Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square240linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTomMasz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down2·2 months agoIt’s the driver for misogyny, homophobia, racism, xenophobia, and so much else.
minus-squareLurkingLuddite@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·2 months agoA lot of those aren’t necessarily a “zero sum game” strategy and more of just that many people are genuinely judgemental, ignorant piles of shit.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIt’s a mix of things! Many racists don’t think of themselves as racist and primarily worry about actions to empower minorities because of the zero sum thinking, not so much because it’s helping “the wrong people”
minus-squareOverspark@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoExactly. If we could lose that somehow the world would be so much nicer to live in.
It’s the driver for misogyny, homophobia, racism, xenophobia, and so much else.
A lot of those aren’t necessarily a “zero sum game” strategy and more of just that many people are genuinely judgemental, ignorant piles of shit.
It’s a mix of things! Many racists don’t think of themselves as racist and primarily worry about actions to empower minorities because of the zero sum thinking, not so much because it’s helping “the wrong people”
Exactly. If we could lose that somehow the world would be so much nicer to live in.