• Hyperreality@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Democracy. Everyone gets a vote, which leads people to think everyone’s opinion is equal.

    Insecurity. People don’t like feeling shit about themselves. It’s easier to find excuses to hate someone you suspect is better than you, than accept the sad truth that you’re less than them. We’re all narcissists to a degree.

    A lot of people fluctuate between narcissism and self-loathing.

    Vanity. It’s the devil’s favourite sin.

    • AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world
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      No democracy here.

      Democracy would mean that Al Gore and Hillary Clinton won their elections Just because more people voted for them.

      Republicans at every level of government get fewer votes yet hold more seats than Democrats.

      That’s not democracy, That’s something else.