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Originally Posted by rusnak
No, not at all. But they will pale in comparison to what we have to deal with, such as eating. For example, ask the average person about the Taliban when they can't afford to fill their own gas tank when it's $6.00 + USD per gallon.
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Ok, well, I know one thing, if people get pressed on their livelyhood, and comfort, you'll see the opposite of uniting.. you'll see angry people looking to follow an ideology that says it will fix it.
It was like that in Post WW1 Germany
It was like that in the liberated Iraq
Hardship does not unite people on its own, somebody will have to give a spin to it. And that's how politicians come up with ideologies, and then you'll have opposing politicians coming up with alternatives to that.
I really don't understand why anybody thinks this russian invasion will put an end to ideology.. Covid was a common problem, none of it brought a unified approach that surpassed party politics did it? If anything, it was on the contrary.. it polarized even more.
The general population isn't as smart as it thinks it is.. And they are eager to follow something told to them, that sounds right.. to them. Since they aren't as smart, they will follow ideologies spun for them.. smarter people know that and do the spinning.
res ipsa loquitur.