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The original was posted on /r/upliftingnews by /u/DyeZaster on 2023-10-05 17:58:02.

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[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i honestly just hate reading stuff like this; the study is always a glowing success but we never ever do anything with the results

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I swear there has been a big uptick on the other site of videos depicting and celebrating the brutalization of shoplifters.

I think people are increasingly inclined to just hate poor people.

[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The human brain is hardwired for an "Us vs. Them" viewpoint. As Bush once said, "You're either with us, or you're against us."

Advertisers, politicians, and those that seek to influence, they know this. They don't project any shades of grey or balance into their arguments. They attempt to "match groups" with you, and then point out that other group, over there, aren't they terrible, we should do something about that.

So you get videos going, "Look at those shoplifters, doing wrong things! We're glad that they're getting their just desserts, aren't we?"

They don't show anything that might evoke some empathy in their target audience. You don't want people to identify with your enemy, you want them to identify with you.