Majority of Americans now support mass deportation
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Half of white people believe they can get brownie points by playing like they believe that. Let's not pretend that this is anything but self-interest. This is just their way of saying "whites are bad, but I'm one of the good ones, o-o-o-kay?"
There's a good bit of industrial brainwashing in the mix there.
You will never persuade someone "I deserve to be dead because of my color". You might persuade him to make "privilege acknowledgements" in order to increase his social standing though.
I simply don't believe that. The majority almost certainly fall into the other category you describe but I absolutely believe that propaganda can be used to completely shatter people's minds. Were you not paying attention for the last four years? Propaganda is used because it works.
I've been paying attention for ten years. Of course propaganda can be used to shatter people's minds. But first and foremost in people's minds is always their self-interest. You may disagree or find their self-interest repellent, I'm sure you do if they find it in their interests to say that "as a white person, I have many privileges".
But while we both obviously cannot look into people's minds, I find the odds of them doing it because of 'empathy' or any other positive spin you could put on it at zero. Propaganda has persuaded them that this is the way to increase their social standing. So this is what they do.
Never say never, a guy lit himself on fire in protest just this month.
Two people have set themselves on fire recently. One was anti-establishment (both anti-Trump and anti-Biden). One was against the Israeli invasion of Gaza.
Dude, I fucking lived that for most of my teenage years and young adult life, so you can fuck off with that nonsense.
I, a poor but smart kid, was convinced that I shouldn't apply for scholarships because they'd help other people more.... as most of those scholarships went to already well-off students.
He was never the target of the weapons grade propaganda cannons the way you or I were. Not having experienced it he can't fathom how it could be. We should probably avoid asking him about breakfast too.
That is sad but fascinating. Can you give a little bit more explanation and background? How did you come to hold that belief?
Also "white guilt" is an expression of their racism; these white liberals believe Whites are superior and that's why we have to always help the Browns, not hold them accountable, not judge them by merit or the standards of Western civilization.
So their core beliefs don't even need to change, just put them in an environment where they socially benefit from deporting illegals and they'll be the first in line to volunteer.