America sucks. Israel sucks. Capitalism is collapsing. Kill all slave owners. Fuck the police. Fuck centrists. Fuck landlords. McDonalds tastes like piss. I think rich people should be in gulags. Crackers can't cook. The Dems let Trump win. You probably can't even read this because your education system is gutted.

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[–] turtle@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I do think that you could argue that this is a manifestation of their ideology being predicated not on a fixed ideology or particular material reality, but on an almost gnostic belief in their own position as being simply ‘the right one’ and therefore all others being inherently worthless or even malevolent. It’s essentially the divine right of kings but for self-defined superior wonks.

Here's a relevant George Carlin joke/quote about this exact psychological concept that has always stuck with me:

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

[–] MolotovHalfEmpty@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ha, spot on. A good analogy for the centrist mindset.

[–] turtle@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

I'm glad you liked it. Unfortunately, I feel that it's broader than that and speaks to general human nature. I think the issue becomes when some people weaponize this conviction that they are at just the right level of whatever scale they're measuring against.