Hanlon’s does tend to break down when one of the two political parties in your country have more or less devolved into theocratic fascists, though. Especially when they’ve got their plans published online, and they’re clearly quite evil, and they’re following said plans disturbingly closely.

[–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The problem is, a lot of the people who support these people are just... Stupid

I have known many a coworker who talked about voting for trump and every time I engage them in conversation about it I realize all their genuine beliefs are against the GOPs policies entirely. They just are scared of things they don't understand and like them talking about how scary minorities are.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

if you can convince the poorest white man that they’re better than the richest colored man, he’ll give you the money out of his pocket

[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wondering who that quote is from? Musk? Trump? Nixon?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

LBJ

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Then they're maliciously stupid. It doesn't have to be one or the other.

[–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They aren't choosing to be stupid as part of some evil plot, they're just ignorant and don't want to change because they don't think they should have to.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Nobody chooses to be stupid. It is a reflection of how little thought they've put in to it.

[–] TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which is why I'm saying it isn't malicious on their part. Calling it malicious implies that they are ignorant out of spite. There are people like that, and many people who are malicious in taking advantage of them, but my 70 year old coworker who just doesn't understand LGBT people and hasn't talked to enough black people in their life isn't malicious, just purely ignorant and scared of change.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If they've lived SEVENTY YEARS and haven't come to realize that black people and lgbtq+ people are JUST normal people trying to live a moderately different life...

Then yes, yes they are maliciously stupid. Ignorance eventually becomes a choice after so many oportunities have been passed up.