Just wondering what everyone thinks about this. In almost every place I’ve worked coworkers with right wing beliefs are never shy about giving their opinion and views on things.

The major talking points are usually variations of stuff like: we spend to much on beneficiaries and they should stop being lazy and get a job. That poor people have kids so they can get free money from the government. We need or be tougher on crime. Even absurd shit like being outraged that a homeless person had a smartphone and indulging in such lavishness is why they’re homeless etc etc

Some of the shit I hear from otherwise seemingly lovely people is insane. I feel like I have to be so much more measured and have all my ‘evidence’ ready to defend my commie beliefs while these people can just say whatever bullshit they want and everybody just kinda nods in agreement.

Is this a normal thing in the Angloverse? Is it because their views are essentially the status quo already and they have just fully internalised the capitalist propeganda?

Please let me know

  • LeopardShepherd [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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    7 months ago

    I live in a smaller city with a large rural population so I have definitely experienced the reactionary behavior you’re describing. There is often a hostile attitude to the big cities and their perceived liberal smugness. I’ve often heard opinions that the big city libs don’t “live in the real world” and think that they hate the rural working class people. They see liberal solutions as too complicated and lacking “common sense”.

    There is definitely a generally positive attitude when I present left ideas but they will often dismiss that as idealistic or not possible. Although that’s a result of decades on anti-communist propaganda.