The need to believe that people are "basically good," and that things like racism, misogyny etc are just reactions that will go away...
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...if you just take away the various factors you think are causing it is understandable, but it's not borne out by reality.
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Having any faith in the innate decency of people, as a species, is a massive ideological flaw for A LOT of the American Left.
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Sure, it's a flaw, but it's also the motivation some of us need to keep from disengaging from the political progress.
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This is a solid reminder and I hate that you're not wrong.
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That's funny, Mr. GynoStar and I were *just* having this conversation.
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...no longer hold political sway over the direction of the country? Then YES, absolutely, THAT would help.
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Well, I can't say I agree with you. I empathise, but I find it reductive and self-defeating. But I'm not American, so can't really judge.
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"Flaw" or not, I need to believe all people have potential. Either all people are born with the same capacity for good or the entire notion
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of equality goes out the window. I get your point and the point of others that I might not be able to change people but I feel a moral...
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