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RE: Ellen Suggests It Is Okay To Be Kind To Someone You Disagree With...
Its probably less awful here than it might come as. Most people probably sit somewhere in between the extremes but the bat-shit crazy people get all the attention because they show up at the rally.
That being said, shit can get pretty wacky in certain circles. I dated a girl who was super into social justice and all that. She and her friends would get worked up over the weirdest shit and I'm sure this is very upsetting to her... That kind of makes me happy. Lol
As an outsider, yes, it looks crazy as hell over there, based on what can be seen in the media. It would be wrong of me to assume that's how everyone is, and I know that, yet it seems, due the media, many over there don't get it, and end up acting like the people they see in the media. If you're not at the protest, a horde of people might think you don't care... oh no! My status is at stake! I won't have friends if I don't act like my friends!
Haha There is some truth to it. You hit the nail on the head, I think. The system likes us divided here. It keeps us distracted from the fact that there is little difference between the various faces of the ruling class. The show us the worst of the the worst and some, not insignificant, number of people buy into it and overreact by acting just as terrible. You guys on the outside just to get treated to the spectacle plus the wars and economic crashes and stuff.
We aren't all shooting each other and I have seen few political disagreements turn violent. I live in a very racially mixed region and I have a touch of Mexican in my heritage (you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at me, though) and I have personally seen very little serious racism against any group. There are plenty of assholes, morons, and crazy people floating around but I assume the same is true anywhere.