You make it sound like the right’s propaganda is some magical hex that people will find irresistible. The reality is, it’s only volume and ubiquity that gives it any traction. None of their woowoo bullshit holds up to even the most basic materialist analysis. A 6-year-old can debunk trickle-down.
The reality is, it’s only volume and ubiquity that gives it any traction.
Exactly. There is nothing to understand about their arguments. But it’s also true that their arguments aren’t magical hexes that convince people despite being illogical and witless. These two things are simultaneously true, and any seeming paradox isn’t paradoxical at all.
It’s all very simple once you accept that the universe has no nuance, and that all humans secretly yearn to be socialist even when they don’t know they do. They just need to be reeducated. Hopefully in purpose-built reeducation camps.
You make it sound like the right’s propaganda is some magical hex that people will find irresistible. The reality is, it’s only volume and ubiquity that gives it any traction. None of their woowoo bullshit holds up to even the most basic materialist analysis. A 6-year-old can debunk trickle-down.
Exactly. There is nothing to understand about their arguments. But it’s also true that their arguments aren’t magical hexes that convince people despite being illogical and witless. These two things are simultaneously true, and any seeming paradox isn’t paradoxical at all.
It’s all very simple once you accept that the universe has no nuance, and that all humans secretly yearn to be socialist even when they don’t know they do. They just need to be reeducated. Hopefully in purpose-built reeducation camps.