I hear these comments for not wanting to help people, and it feels like we're worshipping individuality to the detriment of community, which is necessary for survival.

  • "I don't want my money going to ___ ."
  • "This is not a democracy, it's a constitutional republic!"
  • "You don't have any freedoms under socialism/communism."
  • "They're just looking for a handout because they're lazy."
  • "I'm a self-made man. I didn't need anyone's help."
  • "Empathy is not a virtue."
  • "I don't see how that's my problem."
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[–] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Our president is a felon rapist pedophile.

That's absolutely going to have an influence on young, impressionable minds.

The president is....well, used to be...a person that, among other things, acted as a role model. Now kids are going to be looking to that role model and seeing a felon rapist pedophile that reached the top of our societal structure and they're going to emulate.

Our society was already sick. Now it's terminal.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    The idea that the president used to act as a role model is so bizarre to me as a Swede. We've had prominent political figures that have had very good reputations, but I can't imagine anyone considering a politician as a role model. They're just people that, hopefully, are doing their job. Wanting to emulate a politician, like a prime minister, or a president, just feels scarily like hero worship. Very culty.

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