Growing population in America’s highly educated enclaves has led to huge gains for the Democratic Party. And it’s changing the electoral map going into 2024.
Fascism is a suicide cult. All forms are ultimately self-destructive because it’s an irrational exploitation of humanity’s tribal instincts. Your brain’s default mode is ‘ingroup good, outgroup bad.’ What people naturally do with language and reasoning is justify those beliefs by working backwards. They’ll stick the word “because” in the middle. That’s not the same thing as having an argument… or an opinion. It’s a slogan. It’s signalling to other members of the tribe, so they’ll rally and fight, instead of backing down or splitting off.
Fascism is a suicide cult. All forms are ultimately self-destructive because it’s an irrational exploitation of humanity’s tribal instincts. Your brain’s default mode is ‘ingroup good, outgroup bad.’ What people naturally do with language and reasoning is justify those beliefs by working backwards. They’ll stick the word “because” in the middle. That’s not the same thing as having an argument… or an opinion. It’s a slogan. It’s signalling to other members of the tribe, so they’ll rally and fight, instead of backing down or splitting off.