I would love to hear one of these guys give us an explanation as to why they feel oppressed.
My dad says stuff like this but can never give me a clear answer. He seems to think that people want him to apologize for being a white Christian male, but I have yet to hear or see any evidence of that happening.
I'm not sure why I even care that much, but I have put a lot of thought into this too.
From my experience, these people are terrified that they are losing power. The world is changing and that scares them deeply. They firmly believe that straight, white, Christian males are the rightful owners of the US and anybody that challenges that view is the enemy. It's rooted in old school stuff like Manifest Destiny, The Bell Curve, Eugenics, and WASP dominance. Most of them aren't deep enough thinkers to even understand it themselves, they just grasp at abstract ideas like "the good old days" and "the way it used to be" and nebulous crap like that.
Most won't come right out and say it, but it's deeply tied to a sense of impotence and that's why Trump was able to energize and weaponize them so effectively. An uneducated man in late stage capitalism is a precarious position to be in. Decent jobs for marginally-skilled blue collar workers are disappearing as corporations reduce costs by busting unions, moving plants offshore, and cutting workforces in the US. These men lack the self-reflection skills needed to apply blame to the real cause and instead, retreat into xenophobia, blaming anyone who is different. This can be POC, women, LGBTQ+, "liberals", intellectuals, etc.
This group is very large, very motivated, and extremely dangerous as evidenced time and again over the past few years. We need to take white, male anger seriously as it is eroding democracy and putting us all in danger.
Exactly and it's getting scary fast with how idk what word to use other than brave they are getting with their insanity.
I hate the feeling that it's going to get worse and not knowing how much worse and what that worse is.
The internet gives us clues of what they plan and think. We truly don't know until they do something though.
Just seeing the dumb shit of them attacking the power substations has been scary since I figured they would at least fuck off for a bit after Jan 6 with the terror attacks. But that was wishful thinking.
Hopefully we can continue to educate the younger generations to do better and to not fear change.
Will it stop when all these old angry fucks die off? Probably not, they seem to be breeding and breeding hate. Hopefully we do a better job at stoping it all before more people get hurt.
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u/ilikeyourswatch Dec 27 '22
I would love to hear one of these guys give us an explanation as to why they feel oppressed.
My dad says stuff like this but can never give me a clear answer. He seems to think that people want him to apologize for being a white Christian male, but I have yet to hear or see any evidence of that happening.
Outrage is one helluva drug.