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Cake day: May 5th, 2026
  • godsammitdam@lemmy.ziptoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What’s fuelling the rise of the far right?
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    5 hours ago

    The failure of neoliberal capitalism to deliver freedom and equity.

    We were told that’s what it would bring. But there is an inherent tension between the freedom to grow capital and the freedom of an individual. The wealthy and our legislators chose the former.

    And so, people get left behind. They grow bitter and selfish and angry (just as capitalists intend.) Combine that with a lack of education that teaches critical thinking and healthy skepticism (again, purposefully defunded by capitalists, educated proletariat and all that), and you get people primed to hate. Individuals who care nothing for others and a community, only about themselves and how they’re affected. And taking on an abstract entity like a corporation or government is much harder for an individual to comprehend. But hating Muhammed next door? Or Hasan? Or Abdul? Or Devonte? Or Reshawn? That’s easy, especially when the news networks or their chosen news sources or influencers tell them to. They already look different and speak differently. And the unknown scares the uneducated. (I.e. see the creation of religions.)

    There’s a lot more to it, but that’s a big one.

  • godsammitdam@lemmy.ziptoLinux@lemmy.ml•Omarchy should not matter. But sadly it does. As a power grab.
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    10 days ago

    Mullvad’s founder decided he liked “keeping Sweden for the Swedes.” “We’ll trample the bodies, even the children if we have to.” That’s who he donated to (or funded you could say, being 72% of their funding and, in the words of the party leader, allowing them to finally field candidates.)

    I don’t use Mullvad anymore.

    Nice thing about open source is there’s usually many different options to choose from. Support them and they’ll grow. Plain as that.