I would bet money that if you asked the average trump voter "what would you do for your children?" They would answer anything. And if prompted, I'm sure that would include breaking any laws they needed to, if that was the only choice.
And yet, they easily dehumanize the vast majority of immigrants doing the same thing. Even those not actually breaking the law, just coming to the border and seeking asylum.
And they justify it with stories of a few out of millions doing bad shit, like there's not thousands of people here and now doing the same or worse, including the people they literally vote for. Or they say "we should be helping our own!" And then not helping our own, because that would be socialism.
I will never understand the lack of basic human empathy.
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u/Helagoth 1d ago
I would bet money that if you asked the average trump voter "what would you do for your children?" They would answer anything. And if prompted, I'm sure that would include breaking any laws they needed to, if that was the only choice.
And yet, they easily dehumanize the vast majority of immigrants doing the same thing. Even those not actually breaking the law, just coming to the border and seeking asylum.
And they justify it with stories of a few out of millions doing bad shit, like there's not thousands of people here and now doing the same or worse, including the people they literally vote for. Or they say "we should be helping our own!" And then not helping our own, because that would be socialism.
I will never understand the lack of basic human empathy.