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WendyArmbuster t1_j0m03kk wrote

I think there is a large group of the population that is basically permanently agitated and combative. They're feeding themselves fear and hate 24/7, and are convinced that everybody is out to take advantage of their hard work. They are convinced that they are perpetual victims of society. This clouds everything that they see and do.

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agentbarron t1_j0nyh37 wrote

The real ironic part is one half sees the other half being that way, the other half sees the first half being that way

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RockemChalkemRobot t1_j0o8o8p wrote

Talk about it here and you'll get "both sides"-d. In real life most people are wholly over it. Unfortunately the deeper people fall into online chatter the farther they are moved from reality. Thus changing reality. It's a problem

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WendyArmbuster t1_j0o5o5g wrote

This is very true, but I wonder if something new is happening. There is a cultural shift going on which has actually shifted the balance of power. It's been going on for a long time, of course, but the tides are at a point in which those who used to be in a comfortable majority are no longer so comfortable in that majority. One half used to see the other as being a detriment to their way of life, but now they're forced to see the other half as actually having power over them as well. You can see that it's distressing to them in ways that it didn't used to be. Suddenly they're all saying they feel tread upon. Make things be like they used to be. Even this trend of tattered flag stickers and t-shirts is representative of them feeling like their country is being torn apart. They want you to know they're not happy, and you're going to feel it behind the counter, too.

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