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THIS is what I alluded to a few weeks ago. A 'broader church', in this instance, means 'people who are not exactly like you, but you share core values'.

#Dave Neal is an American podcaster & #StandUpComic who covers a lot of #Hollywood 🤮 stuff & covers real news stories too

Here's an example :

youtube.com/watch?v=edKNma0_dw

5.38 min mark: doctor retaliated against for exposing #UnitedHealthcare

12.33 min mark : #GOP's #culturewar b.s.

14.35 min mark #USAID, food going to waste , #Congressmember #GregCésar of #TX exposes #DOGE , #CFPB, #NaziBarbieLeavitt press conference, #authoritarianism, #fascism, #media, etc.

The point: #ClassUnity #ClassSolidarity but also unity amongst people of different ages, lifestyles, countries, etc who share the same values.

The #GOP thrives on #Chaos because it prevents #Accountability. When #Trump throws out #Unconstitutional #ExecutiveOrders, attacks government agencies, and stirs #CultureWar #Outrage, it’s not about #Governing—it’s about keeping you #Disoriented. Every #Scandal buries the last. Every move is designed to make you feel #Powerless. But history tells us #Autocrats only win when the people stop #FightingBack. Don’t look away. Don’t tune out. #PayAttention and #PushBack.

#TrumpChaos #DontBelieveHim #FascismRising #Resist #DemocracyUnderAttack #Authoritarianism #Bannon #GOPCorruption #FightForDemocracy #StayInformed #NoToFascism #SaveDemocracy #StopTheGOP #VoteThemOut #DefendDemocracy #AntiFascist #LGBTQRights #HumanRights #PoliticalCorruption

Part 1 of a series—things I've said here that seem worth repeating on their anniversaries, such as the following words from exactly one year ago.

"Our current political strife is essentially a #CultureWar. Not a policy war; its worst fights aren't really about policy preferences. So, comprehension of issues (or lack thereof) isn't necessarily what fuels the conflict.

"Rather, it is motivated by scorn for separate groups of people, where their separateness is mostly recognized by their unfamiliar values. Cultural values, mainly.

"And from the alt-right's viewpoint, curiosity is among the most unfamiliar of cultural values; thus curiosity is a marker of Them, not Us.

"Therefore, while leftists and centrists have much hope of overcoming ... biases ... by embracing curiosity, folks on the Right often don't have nearly as much.

"Cultures of progressivism and centrism normally celebrate curiosity, science, the life of the mind, etc. Hence, their culture warriors need not switch sides to begin questioning stuff better. They have it relatively easy.

"Whereas alt-right culture warriors lack such an advantage. Their incentive to embrace curiosity is negative, typically. They face constant pressure to dismiss its benefits since valuing them would be a cultural betrayal.

"In the middle of a war."

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Mindly.Socialmindsets (@setsly@mindly.social)@austinkocher@mastodon.social I fully endorse the "genuine curiosity" which Prof. Kocher describes in his landmark 200th post. Purely on the grounds of intellectual honesty. Nevertheless, I doubt it can truly cure the misinformation epidemic. Our current political strife is essentially a #CultureWar. Not a policy war; its worst fights aren't really about policy preferences. So, comprehension of issues (or lack thereof) isn't necessarily what fuels the conflict. 1 of 3 #politics https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/is-curiosity-the-cure-to-our-misinformation
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@Snoro anyone actually thought that the 'aviation industry' ever thought to reduce CO2 emissions? It should be clear that without government regulations nothing will change and we will have disasters of epic and unprecedented proportions. Government is the only force greater than billionaires' money, industries, and capitalism... That's why #EvilElon and his ilk are so keen to control it. Thankfully the #AmericanVoters are busy fighting imaginary crises and their woke #CultureWar. All invented to split #UsThePeople and wage and win their #ClassWar as you got to direct the people's anger towards something. Wouldn't be surprised if we saw burning of women as witches, who supposedly control the weather as hurricanes wipe out Florida and droughts and floods decimate our food supplies... Every year we don't #BanFossilFuels we are getting closer to societal collapse - all for making insanely rich people ever richer. Just like out of Monty Python - idiotic! #WTFUSA

"...it was far from the first time Trump, the Republican Party and a wide-range of conservative activists leveraged fears related to schooling for partisan gain. Over the last three years, there has been a coordinated and intentional political strategy targeting public schools."

It's legislative neglect, using our children as pawns in their game to impose their "moral" beliefs on the rest of the nation and to turn our country's education system into for-profit institutions.

#PublicEducation #culturewar

yahoo.com/news/opinion-fights-

Yahoo News · Opinion: The fights over culturally divisive issues in schools? They cost billions that could be spent helping kidsBy John Rogers and Joseph Kahne