A lot of people just lack critical thinking skills and imagination. A lot of people like being at the bottom of hierarchy. A lot of people like when people they dont like suffer, even if it means they do, too. A lot of people are religious. All of these things are plagues on our society, and a lot of them are done on purpose by those in power.

Eh, I think it's oversimplification to attribute it to a single motivation. There are definitely people like OP is describing, but there are also definitely the 'temporarily embarrassed millionaire' types. And honestly I think a damn big percentage is just plain ol' fear of change wrapped in several layers of rationalization.

Its a lot of just world fallacy too

This is a mistake that many leftists do, thinking that people don't like authoritarianism. A lot of people crave for it

The world would be better if a bunch of people could just admit they are into mental BDSM and they are subs

The thread is so lost anymore it doesn’t even matter. In America it is just survival as America becomes Russia. You can’t defend anyone when you can’t even get your doctor visit or medication to live if you even try to rock the boat for more than 3 days. If that. Modern feudalism.

As I heard someone else say recently, everything with conservatives is either team sports or cuck porn and it really seems that's true.

Our first mistake as a nation was not kicking out the royalists.

Or they are just brainwashed, and can't fathom another type of society after ~500 years of capitalism.

I've known far more Musk fanboys than I would have liked to, and I wouldn't say they see him or other genocidal pedophiles as gods or anything.

In fact, it's quite difficult to describe it or compare it to anything, because that sort of blind admiration just plain doesn't make any sense, and usually contradicts their other beliefs. Which is a big sign of being affected by propaganda.

Right-wing values can be summarized in one word: Hierarchy.

They see people like Musk, and they see strength, if only because of their economic capabilities. They want a society of strength. A society where people hoard around the few to lift them up. A society that enables greatness. Somebody who can look mortality in the eyes and reject it. To bring us into the future with vitality.

What they fail to see is that by turning the mighty into gods, we turn ourselves into coggs. In the pursuit of lifting them up, we alienate ourselves from the meaningful. Makes us sacrifice for the superficial. We become lifeless and in fear of the meaningful.

I don't defend the rich but I also don't claim it's stupid hard to make 75k and up and I will never in my life say starting a career that can help you live comfortably is an impossible task.

I think the unwillingness to invest in one's self and to sacrifice your thought process of fuck climbing up the ladder, is what's hurting people's personal wealth growth.

I think that as much people are preserving themselves and not going into careers because they don't offer as many benefits as the boomers, I also think people are limiting themselves and I think that if you don't want to invest in your future, that's your own fault.

However, I do not agree with generational wealth but I don't disagree on passing a home down. If you're fortunate enough to have a house passed down to you, then that's what you are, fortunate.

I dont agree with trusifarians using their wealth to buy up more property or to be greedy and glutenous with their money.

I don't hate on the six figure earners but I think once you make 450k/year, you can start figuring out ways to better society.

I think once you hit a 20mil* net worth, you can figure out ways to help other people.

Conservatives are naturally a servile people. They desire to be ruled. They want a daddy.

I sort of disagree, it's that they want to feel safe and taken care of. They've made Trump their Jesus, literally. He is their shepherd and will only do well for them.

That's why the gas and inflation going in the wrong direction after 2 years is fucking with their heads. If he's wrong about one thing, and god can't be wrong, then maybe he isn't a god.