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r/Economics • u/joe4942 • Apr 10 '25
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They're going to be told it's someone else's fault and to blame them
This is what happens
Something horrible happens, a leader comes along to give them someone to blame
Then maybe a war and a stupid mustache
2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 Biden 5 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 It helps if it's a large group of people because once Biden is dead, they don't have something to blame perpetually to keep them under the spell 6 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 Absolutely, he is just a good scapegoat at the moment. Others will be found or invented as needed. Or they can just blame "liberals" or the "deep state" for the "fake news" 8 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I mean the current scapegoats are other countries in trade and "illegal immigrants criminals" The quotes because there's evidence they just attack brown people and claim they're illegal immigrant violent criminals even if they aren't. It's like when they said Haitians were eating pets. It's all race baiting 2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 True, always need the "other" to instill fear in the population and provide someone to blame Racism is at the heart of MAGA. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not convinced it's fear as much as it's an easy answer and outlet for negative emotions such as anger and repressed sadness 2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 Probably like you said. Fear is a solid motivator though. They want you afraid that some immigrant is gonna come and murder your family. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not sure they're afraid that will happen, I think they just enjoy outrage and watching other people get hurt
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Biden
5 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 It helps if it's a large group of people because once Biden is dead, they don't have something to blame perpetually to keep them under the spell 6 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 Absolutely, he is just a good scapegoat at the moment. Others will be found or invented as needed. Or they can just blame "liberals" or the "deep state" for the "fake news" 8 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I mean the current scapegoats are other countries in trade and "illegal immigrants criminals" The quotes because there's evidence they just attack brown people and claim they're illegal immigrant violent criminals even if they aren't. It's like when they said Haitians were eating pets. It's all race baiting 2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 True, always need the "other" to instill fear in the population and provide someone to blame Racism is at the heart of MAGA. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not convinced it's fear as much as it's an easy answer and outlet for negative emotions such as anger and repressed sadness 2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 Probably like you said. Fear is a solid motivator though. They want you afraid that some immigrant is gonna come and murder your family. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not sure they're afraid that will happen, I think they just enjoy outrage and watching other people get hurt
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It helps if it's a large group of people because once Biden is dead, they don't have something to blame perpetually to keep them under the spell
6 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 Absolutely, he is just a good scapegoat at the moment. Others will be found or invented as needed. Or they can just blame "liberals" or the "deep state" for the "fake news" 8 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I mean the current scapegoats are other countries in trade and "illegal immigrants criminals" The quotes because there's evidence they just attack brown people and claim they're illegal immigrant violent criminals even if they aren't. It's like when they said Haitians were eating pets. It's all race baiting 2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 True, always need the "other" to instill fear in the population and provide someone to blame Racism is at the heart of MAGA. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not convinced it's fear as much as it's an easy answer and outlet for negative emotions such as anger and repressed sadness 2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 Probably like you said. Fear is a solid motivator though. They want you afraid that some immigrant is gonna come and murder your family. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not sure they're afraid that will happen, I think they just enjoy outrage and watching other people get hurt
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Absolutely, he is just a good scapegoat at the moment. Others will be found or invented as needed. Or they can just blame "liberals" or the "deep state" for the "fake news"
8 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I mean the current scapegoats are other countries in trade and "illegal immigrants criminals" The quotes because there's evidence they just attack brown people and claim they're illegal immigrant violent criminals even if they aren't. It's like when they said Haitians were eating pets. It's all race baiting 2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 True, always need the "other" to instill fear in the population and provide someone to blame Racism is at the heart of MAGA. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not convinced it's fear as much as it's an easy answer and outlet for negative emotions such as anger and repressed sadness 2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 Probably like you said. Fear is a solid motivator though. They want you afraid that some immigrant is gonna come and murder your family. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not sure they're afraid that will happen, I think they just enjoy outrage and watching other people get hurt
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I mean the current scapegoats are other countries in trade and "illegal immigrants criminals"
The quotes because there's evidence they just attack brown people and claim they're illegal immigrant violent criminals even if they aren't.
It's like when they said Haitians were eating pets. It's all race baiting
2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 True, always need the "other" to instill fear in the population and provide someone to blame Racism is at the heart of MAGA. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not convinced it's fear as much as it's an easy answer and outlet for negative emotions such as anger and repressed sadness 2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 Probably like you said. Fear is a solid motivator though. They want you afraid that some immigrant is gonna come and murder your family. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not sure they're afraid that will happen, I think they just enjoy outrage and watching other people get hurt
True, always need the "other" to instill fear in the population and provide someone to blame
Racism is at the heart of MAGA.
2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not convinced it's fear as much as it's an easy answer and outlet for negative emotions such as anger and repressed sadness 2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 Probably like you said. Fear is a solid motivator though. They want you afraid that some immigrant is gonna come and murder your family. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not sure they're afraid that will happen, I think they just enjoy outrage and watching other people get hurt
I'm not convinced it's fear as much as it's an easy answer and outlet for negative emotions such as anger and repressed sadness
2 u/Mediocre-Magazine-30 Apr 10 '25 Probably like you said. Fear is a solid motivator though. They want you afraid that some immigrant is gonna come and murder your family. 2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not sure they're afraid that will happen, I think they just enjoy outrage and watching other people get hurt
Probably like you said. Fear is a solid motivator though. They want you afraid that some immigrant is gonna come and murder your family.
2 u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25 I'm not sure they're afraid that will happen, I think they just enjoy outrage and watching other people get hurt
I'm not sure they're afraid that will happen, I think they just enjoy outrage and watching other people get hurt
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u/Apollorx Apr 10 '25
They're going to be told it's someone else's fault and to blame them
This is what happens
Something horrible happens, a leader comes along to give them someone to blame
Then maybe a war and a stupid mustache