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Weird how trump voters only ever care about things when they are personally affected
The sad part is, she agrees with you.
Ownership of media outlets is a cause of so much of this.
How long do you think they'll listen to you explaining all the systemic wrongs to them until their eyes glace over as there's no simple solution?
About as long as it took me to read this.
Because that's just how most people are.
People only care about what's best for them and their own self-interests. The only difference is that some people think ahead or have a wider view of the general situation compared to others.
That's the entire conservative mindset, and has been throughout all time: "how does this thing affect ME?"
The conservative woman they talk about here is an engineer. Almost all the engineers I know work 60-80 hour weeks.
That's the thing with lots of Americans. We work so hard to pay the increasing rent and take care of ourselves and our families that we simply don't have the time or energy to see outside the bubbles in which we live. We don't go through the process of researching everything we hear on the news, so we're easy targets for propaganda - especially now that it's got algorithmic targeting to steer specific people in specific directions.
These people really, truly believe the lies they're told about immigrants.
Idk... I don't think there's a correlation between the hours you work and basic empathy
Oh, no I think there is, indirectly. If you're working 60-80 hours a week, you have absolutely no home life and almost surely can't grasp the concept of someone else wanting it. That is directly related to empathy towards others.
You're right. I over simplified. Over working people is definitely a tool to make people more complacent. If you're too tired or over worked, you're too tired to fight (or care about others). Yay capitalism!