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I think one of my recurring questions re: the BLM stuff, is that support for what's going on is obviously coming from some deep lack of interest in truth or rigorous analysis. Is this a new thing, or has it always been there and is now just showing up?

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

Jul 3, 2020

I mean I do know it's always been there, but this is entering public acceptance on a very high level, and is indicative of a much larger support base of individuals. What changed in our culture to make such intensely bad thinking happen in such a large wave?

Aella

@Aella_Girl

Jul 3, 2020

Is it excess? We're a very rich nation and even if you're below the poverty line in the US you're still richer than a big chunk of the world population. Does the general security take away the close need for having thinking methods that actually result in success?

Aella

@Aella_Girl

But e.g., Scandinavian countries, which seem to be pretty rich, don't seem to be equivalently insane. Maybe the smaller size and relative homogeneity helps prevent internal conflict that serves as a seed for this sort of thing?

10:46 PM · Jul 3, 2020

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See Sweden.

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I think the early migration to the US selected for gullibility/adventurous/majical-thinking types.

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Saudi Arabia?

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Sweden didn’t lockdown and huge numbers of preventable deaths happened as a result. That’s even more insane than BLM.

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The distribution of wealth in those countries is flatter. So less envy. Managing perception is important for a stable society.

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Alternatively it's the Democratic party trying to prevent it's demise. BLM stuff happening in liberal areas, and BLM not really the driving force for the "stuff" if I understand the meaning of that, that is antifa. Although BLM Inc. is a democratic fundraising org apparently.

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The Scandinavian countries are pretty different in important ways: 1) Never had chattel slavery and the bourgeoisie class that came with it and have tried to keep it going since it was abolished. 3) They've were invaded in recent memory which creates empathy for the oppressed

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The Scandinavian counties do not have a (african) colonial history an relative few black residence

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Maybe you should look up Skandinavian numbers on Gini, work hours, job security, life expectancy, and so on...😶 Much lower pressure states

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Robust welfare system and much far less wealth disparity is a part of it. Can lead a decent, dignified life as a normal worker in those places. Also the much less cruel criminal justice system (that’s actually focused on reform).

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