The report released by the Defense Department inspector general revealed that in fiscal 2023 there were 183 allegations of extremism across all the branches of military.
No, they just have a complete lack of self awareness. They all think they’re the “good one” and other people doing the same thing are somehow different and bad. I think the clearest example is food stamps. Why will a group of people who disproportionately rely on food stamps vote to cut funding for them? It’s because they feel like they work hard and deserve help, but through a total lack of self awareness and/or empathy they think other people on food stamps are lazy. Usually this is just lightly veiled racism because usually the “other” is a racial minority and it’s a way to call black people lazy.
I’ve spoken with some of these Republicans. What I’ve described is what they themselves have said of themselves and their colleagues.
Some of these folks have a lot of self loathing. Needing food stamps isn’t shameful but for many of these folks it is and they hate themselves and their brethren as a result of it.
No, they just have a complete lack of self awareness. They all think they’re the “good one” and other people doing the same thing are somehow different and bad. I think the clearest example is food stamps. Why will a group of people who disproportionately rely on food stamps vote to cut funding for them? It’s because they feel like they work hard and deserve help, but through a total lack of self awareness and/or empathy they think other people on food stamps are lazy. Usually this is just lightly veiled racism because usually the “other” is a racial minority and it’s a way to call black people lazy.
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I’ve spoken with some of these Republicans. What I’ve described is what they themselves have said of themselves and their colleagues.
Some of these folks have a lot of self loathing. Needing food stamps isn’t shameful but for many of these folks it is and they hate themselves and their brethren as a result of it.