What a perfect analogy for maga. Dumb white dude beating the shit out of himself because he hopes it will hurt liberals and minorities while appropriating the cultural icons of those same folks on his shirt. This should be submitted to the Cannes Film Festival!
What fascinates me about extreme people is they are not connecting with the ideology itself (and it would be obvious if you were to have a conversation), but with the extremism and sense of meaning it provides. They would switch to any other "side" (political, religious, hybrid sub-cultures etc.) in a blink if it were to give them a better sense of identity. It kind of works for everyone, but most clearly shows at the edges of the intensity spectrum.
I like the take on sense of meaning. I dont think the switching part happens easily with identity though. People hold on to identity once they have made a choice
It's not a change of identity, it's "a better sense of identity", which is very subjective. When a gang member becomes a religious zealot, for example, it may be perceived as a change of identity, however they are likely to be doing that because that new context is providing their existing identity a better sense for themselves, through a new sense of meaning. They might still be punching themselves in the head (identity), but for a different reason (meaning).
praga353000
Not a tooth.... problably just one of his 2 remaining neurones...
FeedTheNachoMan
Nah that's not a tooth, that's a nicotine pouch.
fformulaa
How it feels to 5 chew gum
TheMurderousCricket
Seems easy enough.
Woogyface
ahorseelbowdeepinme
What a perfect analogy for maga. Dumb white dude beating the shit out of himself because he hopes it will hurt liberals and minorities while appropriating the cultural icons of those same folks on his shirt. This should be submitted to the Cannes Film Festival!
CheeseCoffeeChests
Ye but he lost them long time ago. Looks like a prosthetic
foxpotate
We used to put people in straight jackets and padded cells to stop them from doing this psychotic behaviour.
DwayneTheCrackJohnson
Keep holding the line, Bubba, you got this! 💀
unfortunatelynotdeadyet
How to beat up an idiot.
“You think you’re tough, I bet you couldn’t even beat yourself up”
Idiot. “Oh yeah, watch this”
picselator
What fascinates me about extreme people is they are not connecting with the ideology itself (and it would be obvious if you were to have a conversation), but with the extremism and sense of meaning it provides. They would switch to any other "side" (political, religious, hybrid sub-cultures etc.) in a blink if it were to give them a better sense of identity. It kind of works for everyone, but most clearly shows at the edges of the intensity spectrum.
KingHippie
I like the take on sense of meaning. I dont think the switching part happens easily with identity though. People hold on to identity once they have made a choice
picselator
It's not a change of identity, it's "a better sense of identity", which is very subjective. When a gang member becomes a religious zealot, for example, it may be perceived as a change of identity, however they are likely to be doing that because that new context is providing their existing identity a better sense for themselves, through a new sense of meaning. They might still be punching themselves in the head (identity), but for a different reason (meaning).
duktayp
I'm sure I speak for Tupac when I say "take that shirt off that crazy cracka-ass cracker"
CammunistManifesto
"First off, fuck your bitch and the clique you claim" is as true for MAGA as it was for bad boy records.