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[–] 14 points 10 hours ago (6 children)

I wonder what % of Republican boomers that support the war in Iran also refused, in one way or another, to fight in Vietnam.

Would be an interesting stat to see.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

    That was a pretty common evolution they went through. My mom was a free love hippie that is now basically a Nazi. She can't understand why I cut her out of my life.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 hours ago* (1 child)

    The hippie to fascist pipeline is real. Their tendency to distrust the establishment means they also fall for typical fascists tactics like putting the blame on the establishment and a secret cabal in power for all their problems. Like in my country during Covid lockdowns these so called “spiritual” people voted for the blatantly fascist party.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 hours ago

    That sounds plausible, but I don't think that's the case for my mom. I think she was just going with the trend, trying to be in the "in group". I can say with 100% certainty a big part of her Nazi transition is the lack of empathy that she has.

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