Writing off people in your enemy's strongholds is a useful psychological defense against the horror one should naturally feel at the prospect of open, armed conflict between Left and Right.
It's the same "constriction of empathy" tactic we often use when hearing about any crime, as empathy is a limited resource and we don't want to imagine that we could be in danger of the same crime. "Oh that victim brought it on themselves because xyz... this would never happen to me.""Someone that dumb deserves to get scammed."
It's a useful defense mechanism, as long as you recognize it for that and don't let it cloud logical decision making.
I think a lot of this is coping with their own political impotence. Fixing shit like this is difficult so best insist that everyone getting fucked over deserves it.
This line of thinking is completely useless politically, though.
Writing off people in your enemy's strongholds is a useful psychological defense against the horror one should naturally feel at the prospect of open, armed conflict between Left and Right.
It's the same "constriction of empathy" tactic we often use when hearing about any crime, as empathy is a limited resource and we don't want to imagine that we could be in danger of the same crime. "Oh that victim brought it on themselves because xyz... this would never happen to me." "Someone that dumb deserves to get scammed."
It's a useful defense mechanism, as long as you recognize it for that and don't let it cloud logical decision making.
These people think like children, and I'm being very charitable.
ME NO LIKE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN BAD CITY!
I think a lot of this is coping with their own political impotence. Fixing shit like this is difficult so best insist that everyone getting fucked over deserves it.