Ideally the answers aren't just political soapboxing.

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[–] 37 points 5 months ago (3 children)

It's the driver for misogyny, homophobia, racism, xenophobia, and so much else.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    A lot of those aren't necessarily a "zero sum game" strategy and more of just that many people are genuinely judgemental, ignorant piles of shit.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    It's a mix of things! Many racists don't think of themselves as racist and primarily worry about actions to empower minorities because of the zero sum thinking, not so much because it's helping "the wrong people"

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