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I think blaming CHUD fascism on poor education is just cope (hexbear.net)

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Most CHUDs didn't go to underfunded intercity schools with moldy textbooks. They went to well funded suburban middle class schools which, yeah are still US public schools, but still provide better educational opportunities than what most people in the world have.

CHUD aren't fascists because their social studies teacher was underpaid, they're fascists because fascism speaks to them and their values. They are fascists at the end of the day because they like being fascists.

And further more, unless you embrace full hard determinism, you have to view these people as culpable to some extend for the awful politics they support. Yeah, none are immune to propaganda, we are shaped by are culture yadda yadda. But I have to think humans have some capacity of will to rise above their social conditioning, if they're willing didn't society would never evolve or change for the better.

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[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

For most Yanks it's a combination of receiving helpful education outside of a school context and having a precarious or marginalized social position by that time. i.e. we are getting fucked over and have thereafter been taught to some extent that it doesn't need to be that way.

I'm no better than anyone else, I'm just lucky in this respect.