Due to how I look and where I work, conservatives constantly assume I am one too. I used to discuss/debate them about their views. I gave that up. Now I just say I disagree so that even if they tell others that everyone that talk to agrees with them, somewhere in the back of the their mind they know that’s not true.

[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It’s interesting how it seems so important for "conservatives" to believe that everyone agrees with them

[–] runjun@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Cause they know the policies are cruel and doing cruel things is easier when others buy in.

[–] shani66@lemmy.comfysnug.space 1 points 10 months ago

The driving force, the raison d'etre of the authoritarian mind is to be normal. Not be happy, not be rich, not be good, be normal, by whatever they feel is normal. Not only is it pretty pathetic, it makes them justify their beliefs with the idea that they are normal even though they are anything but.