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Originally Posted by rubecube
"Yes, your political views are evidence-based, but have you thought about better aligning yourself with people who believe the COVID vaccine is being used in conjunction with 5G towers to depopulate the planet?"
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I’m not aligning myself with populists. Just pointing out how their opponents play right into their hands. It’s pretty easy to sell a political message that the educated professional class have contempt for you and don’t want you to have a say in government when they do actually express contempt for you and say they wish you didn’t have a say in government.
Working-class nonwhite men shifting to right-wing populism is concerning, don’t you think? Calling them gullible rubes isn’t going to win them back, so maybe a different tack should be tried. One that doesn’t lean into dismissive elitism.