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It's funny, if you go on most political subs on Reddit, a solid 3rd or more of posts are people asking "why do our opponents dumb and not agreeing with us when we are so smart and good?" (hexbear.net)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Sons_of_Ferrix@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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And 90% of the replies are people going "cuz they are dumb and bad!" and maybe like three guys heavily downvoted at the bottom trying to provide an actual explanation.

Not saying we NEVER get posts like that here. But the whole practice of making posts like these weekly/daily/hourly just screams insecurity to me. I feel like us HexBear commies are all pretty aware of why our opponents don't agree with us and don't need daily session of us all collectively reminding each other.

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[-] HexbearGPT@hexbear.net 21 points 7 months ago

side-eye-1 uh yeah we totally don't do that here side-eye-2

[-] HamManBad@hexbear.net 25 points 7 months ago

I feel like we have a very solid idea of why our opponents think the way they do, and probably more understanding for conservatives and fascists than liberals have, since they view it as a moral/intellectual failing while we recognize the ideology as performing a materially useful role for the ruling class. We also have other views challenged constantly on all sides while liberals are particularly oblivious to even the possibility that they are wrong since it is the generally accepted ideology, seemingly only challenged by those brain dead, no-good Republicans

[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 12 points 7 months ago

I feel like we have a very solid idea of why our opponents think the way they do

I assume most of us were not only raised by our opponents, but also grew up feeling alone in communities composed entirely of our opponents.

[-] Sons_of_Ferrix@hexbear.net 11 points 7 months ago

Not saying we NEVER get posts like that here.

[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago

I-was-saying

[-] Sons_of_Ferrix@hexbear.net 5 points 7 months ago

We definitely do, thing is you usually get people in the comments actually providing some analysis, even if the conclusion is "they dumb and bad", we at least elaborate a little.