6 Aug 2023 10:42 am
Now all we have to do 
is convince our "friends" 
on the Right that they have been grievously duped. And that the true motivation of the demagogues who deceive them is the pocketing of bribes from the wealthy few who can afford to buy legislation.
Creating false narratives and causes benefits the privileged and powerful by removing the spotlight from their activities and refocusing it elsewhere. Existing prejudices are always employed. But often, new issues are manufactured from whole cloth, usually by Right Wing think tanks.
Some of the insignificant or false issues by which GOP politicians have fired-up their bases are:
- Racism ,,,, Homophobia ... Sexism
- Xenophobia
- Anti Intellectualism and the Cult of Ignorance "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge"
- Forced birth
- Gun Rights
- Reversing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to convey hate of the poor and oppressed.
- Rewriting history to conform to Right Wing dogma ... Book bans
- Human-caused climate change denial
- Baseless conspiracy theories
The mostly White Far Right usually pounce on these issues. The incredible truth is that they would rather be duped than accept the fact that they are no longer in a superior social position to those they look down on. They cannot accept the truth that they and their loved ones are being victimized by the greed of the politicians who deceive them.
If they were able to face reality, the Far Right would realize that the best interests of themselves and their loved ones lies in seeking solidarity through social justice and a reasonable level of economic equality. Instead, they continue to self-destruct. The problem is, they're trying to drag the rest of us down with them.
is convince our "friends" on the Right that they have been grievously duped. And that the true motivation of the demagogues who deceive them is the pocketing of bribes from the wealthy few who can afford to buy legislation.Creating false narratives and causes benefits the privileged and powerful by removing the spotlight from their activities and refocusing it elsewhere. Existing prejudices are always employed. But often, new issues are manufactured from whole cloth, usually by Right Wing think tanks.
Some of the insignificant or false issues by which GOP politicians have fired-up their bases are:
- Racism ,,,, Homophobia ... Sexism
- Xenophobia
- Anti Intellectualism and the Cult of Ignorance "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge"
- Forced birth
- Gun Rights
- Reversing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to convey hate of the poor and oppressed.
- Rewriting history to conform to Right Wing dogma ... Book bans
- Human-caused climate change denial
- Baseless conspiracy theories
The mostly White Far Right usually pounce on these issues. The incredible truth is that they would rather be duped than accept the fact that they are no longer in a superior social position to those they look down on. They cannot accept the truth that they and their loved ones are being victimized by the greed of the politicians who deceive them.
If they were able to face reality, the Far Right would realize that the best interests of themselves and their loved ones lies in seeking solidarity through social justice and a reasonable level of economic equality. Instead, they continue to self-destruct. The problem is, they're trying to drag the rest of us down with them.