[two characters are talking]
Vaccines have saved millions of lives you know
[a blue character points at them proudly]
Heh, look at those idiots over there, they believe in the most obvious propaganda
[the blue character is shown doing various faces]
Anyway, did you know communism killed 100 million people?
I’ve seen that 20% of the people commit 80% of the crime
Our military keeps the world a safer place
Everyone starts with opportunities, you have to earn your place in society, work harder
[sixteen variations of the blue character are shown on a multicolored grid]
Crime is out of control and keeps getting worse
Men are natural leaders, women’s nature is to nurture
Billionaires create jobs
Poor people just keep making bad decisions in life
Migrants are taking our jobs
Socialism is when we all share the same paycheck
If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear
If minimum wages go up, everyone will get fired, it’s math
We brought modernity to the countries we colonized
The wage gap is a myth you’re just looking at it wrong
Immigration mathematically causes crime
Developing countries are poor because of corruption
We are the good guys
If workers were worth more, they would be paid more
Universal healthcare is communism
Patriotism means supporting the troops
[a large drawing of a serious Garfield is surrounded by the infinitely repeating phrase]
YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE TO PROPAGANDA
Okay so sit down…
Xenophobia is a tool to divide the working class and buy complacency of certain groups in exchange for being told they are special or more worthy than others.
It is also used to create scapegoats for the harms caused by the capitalists.
Once you understand that you can see why people having solidarity with marginalized groups they don’t belong to isn’t virtue signaling, it’s the only path forward.
Okay so stand up
Yeah that’s what I was trying to say, the propagandists use xenophobia as a pretext to get power in order to get policies through that have nothing to do with immigration. Xenophobia is a means to an end for them and they don’t mind ruining some people’s lives if that allows them to get power for other goals.
It bothers me so much because this is not hateful people being assholes because they’re hateful. This is privileged, powerful people being assholes because it happens to be convenient to them.
I feel you