It’s now “why are they like this?” but rather “who had made them like this?”

Who has a vested interest in creating a generation of people who take a perverse personal pride in working themselves to death so somebody else can get rich? Hmm, tough one…

I wouldn’t even mind if the ultra rich were doing something with that money, but they just hoard it. Elon Musk could have a giant fortress in the shape of a skull, but instead he just goes home and cheats at videogames. I can do that for next to nothing!

They’re sad insecure people who try to find self worth by looking down on others, which is hard work for a bottom feeder

I notice that those enamoured by the right are-- there is no other way to put it-- insecure. We all got insecurities, but I think the right has managed to tap that and groom them.

The thing with this attitude of feeling special that they work excessively is precisely the right has groomed them to be part of something bigger. And humans, but not all, naturally yearn for social acceptance and wanting to be part of something big. These folks feel that their contribution counts for something. The right has tapped that feeling, but for sinister purpose unfortunately. In the case of your friend, it just so happens that a fake wannabe right wing university, which shall not be named, has a video imploring viewers that work is good and that it is the ultimate goal. It makes you feel special. No buddy, the only person who you make feel special is yourself for grooming individuals to be mindless workers who will not question longer hours with no extra pay.

What the fuck is he on about? Ivory towers? It’s a fucking federal holiday for Christ’s sake.

I guarantee he is projecting how little he works on others. Every accusation these people make is a confession.

And yes, even the “why do you have to make it your entire personality?” is projection. As much of a cult as maggots are, I think the only real difference is trump is too stupid to use the usual double speak politicians were using before and the base that always was out for blood ate it up. He also gave them phrases and symbols to plaster over all their stuff.

Yet they will claim someone having a single pride sticker on their car or flag outside their house is “shoving it in their face” while they drive down the road with a 2 or more flags I their car, along with countless number stickers, and a house covered in at least a half dozen flags and signs.

And no, I’m not exaggerating. I see these trucks (always a shitty truck) and houses regularly where I currently live, and I’m fleeing in a month as I’m queer and one of their targets.

I don’t want to work lol

Goodbye “friend”

“I’d like to have time to start/spend with my family” -thats all you have to say. Too much work time collapses society.

Did that actually happen?

I dont think it is specific to conservatives. People who define their identity through their political views tend to be like this, regardless of their political views.

I have experienced similiar behaviour with people who identified as leftists, anarchists, feminists as much as with people who identify as conservatives, liberals…

The annoying thing is, that you cannot respectfully disagree with them on anything anymore, because they perceive it as an attack on themselves directly.

There are also left wing fanatics aka…

Correct

It’s a shame because if Conservatives would just look at who they’re supporting for five seconds, instead of going “He’s not a filthy librul.” they’d realize they stole the Ivory Tower from themselves.

You’ve got it backwards. Toxic and aggressive people become conservatives (in Anglo countries) because it serves them emotionally.

Occasionally one is too queer to successfully do that, and have to find an alternate outlet, like stanning for North Korea or something.

It is good to be moist, even better than being flaky