Nope, not until they lose their own, and maybe not even then. I love a great FAFO face eating story as much as the next, but you simply canNOT exaggerate the levels of cognitive dissonance these people are capable of enduring before their heads explode.
True. My MiL was just like “well, I guess we’ll just use oil lamps and live like the 1800’s” if everything collapses ignoring completely they are 100% reliant on medicare, social security, and the VA to live, as is her whole damn extended family. Fucking idiots.
No they don’t. These headlines are telling you what you want to hear. Talk to people. The MAGAs love it. And Elon.
This silo-ing approach to information isn’t going to help any of us.
Think of it this way.
There are a lot of places where Federal jobs are a mainstay of the economy. Maybe the VA hospital, or the military base, or a Federal office building.
When people see their neighbors losing their paycheck, it might start to sink in.
If it’s personal, sure. But if it’s not impacting their nuclear family unit, high odds it’s not a consideration.
Really. Talk to MAGAs. These headlines are a manipulation to keep Lemmy calm.
Nope, not until they lose their own, and maybe not even then. I love a great FAFO face eating story as much as the next, but you simply canNOT exaggerate the levels of cognitive dissonance these people are capable of enduring before their heads explode.
“I’m totally fine with being hurt, as long as I think you’re hurting them more.”
True. My MiL was just like “well, I guess we’ll just use oil lamps and live like the 1800’s” if everything collapses ignoring completely they are 100% reliant on medicare, social security, and the VA to live, as is her whole damn extended family. Fucking idiots.
She’s not wrong. They will live like the 1800s. For a while.
I give them 2-3 months tops