2126
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 68 points 1 year ago

My GenX existential horror was learning in my thirties that all the western American Exceptionalism ideology I was indoctrinated in as a kid was just a way of keeping us from getting proactive for sake of the future generations, and my parents and teachers and ministers knew this and actively lied to me anyway.

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago

I also think that a lot of bad things about the US that a blind eye was turned to because they seemed to be getting better have since become relevant again because they've started getting worse

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago
[-] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago

I was particularly credulous.

[-] stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Conservatives are well known for acting against their own self interest.

this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2023
2126 points (100.0% liked)

196

16717 readers
2577 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS