I can only speak as my experience as an American, but how do they not have ANY self awareness? They aggressively defend the status quo in the most embarrassing ways possible. White pmc-types frequently appropriate the language and culture of black women in a way that is painful to witness.

They are almost universally smug and assume everyone else is dumb and uneducated.

Why is this? I assume some of this has to do with the fact that American conservatives give them such a low bar to compete against. Americans are probably the most overconfident people on the planet.

It seems like they all are just trying to emulate an Aaron Sorkin character. Is this common in other parts of the world?

  • Della@lemmygrad.ml
    25·
    3 years ago

    Liberals here in Norway where I live are just as insufferable (if not worse) because they constantly praise Norway like it is some utopia and that we should be eternally thankful to live here. Any time you even just slightly criticise Norway to liberals here, they just go on about how “ungrateful” you are.

    edit: fixed spelling error

    • xpladv570@lemmygrad.ml
      19·
      3 years ago

      same in denmark.

      something that could be better? “NO. LOOK AT [POOR COUNTRY HERE]. YOU SHOULD PRAISE THIS COUNTRY AND BE GRATEFUL TO BE SO LUCKY.”

      don’t get me started on the bs “happiest country in the world” or “no corruption” bullshit. denmark is falling apart. the society is failling apart. welfare state is replaced by apathy and privatization. trust is replaced by authoritarianism. everything is getting more expensive, and state workers are treated like garbage (look at nurse protests last year). anyone poor struggles? too bad, move, sell your car, buy a bike, you have kids? shouldnt have banged your wife if youre poor lmao.

      libs think its fine though, after all they are ceo programmers or some overpaid consultants and you should just get good.

      even at pitiful excuses of “help” like the recent “varmecheck” (one time donation from government to the poor to help offset the sky high prices of energy) libs are all seething “I WANT MONEY TOO! GOVERNMENT HANDOUTS ARE BUYING VOTERS”. the mere notion of helping the poor is making lose their minds

      like everywhere, greed is taking over, and the flexicurity model based on a fine balance between big social programs and economical freedom is slowly but surely tipping the favor towards the businesses. if one visited denmark 20 years ago and now, they would be shocked at how the society has changed. i mean for fucks sake, read up on what kind of stunts jobcenter is pulling. how the state bails out crap industries by finding cheap workers rather than forcing the job providers to increase their wages. you will be getting calls from headhunters with “great offers” on 100 dkk/hour. or if you are completely out of luck and have no money from your labor union insurance, they will force you to work for FREE if you want to get the lowest tier of state help (kontanthjælp).