The one mistake to resist post-election: Good vs. evil | Amanda Ripley

[@carlosdominguez3108]

What we honestly have in this country at this point is collective idiocracy. People have lost the ability to examine data and think critically. It blows my mind how absolutely stupid this country has become. And the fact that almost no one is willing to talk about serious issues because they lack the ability to separate emotion from conversation/debate.

[@Grassdia]

I think it’s mainly due to a ‘comfort syndrome’ where we have no reason to venture into unknowing grounds even if it’s smarter to do so at a fear of lost comfort

[@rainbeauxunicorn5237]

That’s was done by design. Eroding education standards to create less educated sheep that are easily manipulated politically is a constant goal of Republicans.

[@PerceptionVsReality333]

You are right 💯

[@MysticLegend31]

Personally, part of it is how pervasive misinformation is now. It's hard to trust sources

[@micahgmiranda]

When was this mythical time when everyone could think critically?

[@niltonnunes1319]

I Agree to Dosagree with the statement in this video. Trying to intellectualize what has just happened to the country feels like an act of arrogance. There is a lack of education, common sense, honesty, and decency in an ultra-capitalist society, where money and status reign supreme. This country is off the rails, and it should be on high alert-not just for its own sake, but for the sake of the world.

[@b1r2y3n]

Unless of course the person running has told you in their own words how evil they are.

[@cindylandham4337]

Exactly why we need to NOT do the same thing.

[@Timidor23]

McCain, Romney, even Bush weren't evil. We had healthy differences in how to organize society. But don't gaslight us. Sometimes evil actually does rise within a political party. We saw a very similar pattern in 1920-30 Germany.

[@jonathananonymouse7685]

Yep. The fact that "people can have very different answers" to a question on abortion asked in different ways doesn't really matter. Each person seems to have exactly one view on things like fascism, racism, and misogyny: either for, or against. Those are inherently divisive modes of thought, and being friends with people of the opposing view doesn't seem to change anyone's mind, it just paints a target on half the people's backs.

[@s.davidcox7523]

Agreed. Tens of millions of people just voted for someone who is openly hate-mongering and openly wishes to have dictatorial power. Those voters want a "strong man." They are not being duped or hoodwinked or manipulated. As an aside, this video was clearly made before the election. She talks a lot about abortion as an example, and abortion was a non-issue in who people voted for. Missourians passed an amendment protecting abortion while overwhelmingly re-electing Josh Hawley and Donald Trump. Finally, I'd like to ask Ms. Ripley in this video--who seems like a perfectly nice person--what were good people in Germany supposed to feel in the late 1930s? There comes a time when moral condemnation is the only righteous response. Human beings tend to wait too late.

[@dvvinever]

I think the concerns of authoritarianism based on the rhetoric, behavior, and purposefully lying of a factionalist candidate in order to intimidate, threaten, or incite the worst reactions and binary thinking of the electorate is strikingly similar to movements to shutdown thinking in 1930s fascist movements. This is not just a normal election with a normal candidate. This is a person who lied, tried to force his way into power after the 2020 election, was indicted for multiple crimes and convicted in another set of crimes. He also said exactly what he intends to do including going after the press, political opponents, and even legal documented immigrants, and on his recent speeches he doubled down by stating that he made promises that he intends to keep. Those might also include being a dictator on day one. So this isn't some simplistic political divide of parties, this is existential to all Americans and democracy itself if this individual runs with the power he believes he can use against political opponents, to consolidate powers of the executive by gutting experts and departments that provide critical protections from run away greed and short term profit seeking, or weakening intelligence and law enforcement agencies that defend America which should never be used as political weapons or weakened to such a degree that they can no longer perform their very necessary critical roles in the 21st century. When a person openly plans to abuse power and demands more than the constitution would allow, and they do it for their own purposes and benefits than helping uphold rights and protect the constitution, it could easily be described in some ways as evil or selfish intent that intends to cause harm to others by design.

[@AuntieMamies]

Thank you! Precisely! Also, W called him to congratulate him so, some Bushes qualify

[@mcelonconnell-i2k]

Nooooooo we did not see a similar pattern

[@johntucker3750]

Lady, folks in the US are willfully ignorant. We don't want anything to get in the way of our selfishness and materialism. Fast food is more important to us than the truth.

[@greenandgold2185]

Sarcastic but true...

[@themeangene]

Democrats yelled at the country because they couldn't afford food period for 4 years and are still confused why they lost every branch of government. The White House literally reported for months that inflation was fake news. I'm a Democrat that voted for Trump precisely because of this arrogance

[@barnz008]

'Conflict entrepreneurs." Hit the nail on the head with that one.

[@micahy.6190]

Right and wrong were blatant this time around. We’re devolving 😔

[@themeangene]

Correct. The moral side won. The side against Americans lost

[@jadedjaden3790]

​@@themeangeneThis election resulted in devolution. Glad you agree.

[@BendingPinkSteel]

"People are hard to hate close up." - Brené Brown This is the mentality I try to keep in mind, especially during political seasons. People, at their core, just want to protect what and who they love. That's a good common ground to start every conversation with.

[@cynthiadavis3102]

Not narcissists. Personality disordered people are dangerous.

[@Merriwether-w8k]

The illusion of control

[@jonathananonymouse7685]

Mmsure, but they're easy to kill, enslave, and oppress close up. Southern slave owners. might not have *hated* their slaves; some were even said to care for them from time to time (to the extent that they had children together! Aww.) But that doesn't change the fact that slavery IS evil. The racism it's founded on IS evil. And I'm willing to engage with anyone who's willing to change their mind. But there ARE some people who equate those kinds of philosophies and their identities. They don't just BELIEVE in racism, they ARE racist, and have no intent to change. Those people aren't just doing something evil. Those people ARE something evil. And if I have something in common with them, I'm doing something very, very wrong.

[@kukoistava.]

I don't disagree with this mindset; it's a healthy way to be, and I aspire to it. But I'm also at conflict with it: There's no common ground I can find with those who are abusive, or who tolerate and dismiss abuse. It may well be true that they are just protecting what and who they love, but if their doing so denies another person's safety, we will never be on common grounds. Any victim of abuse knows well that the abuser will require you to meet their perspective; and never yours. We must unequivocally reject any tolerance of abuse. Yet, so many in this country let a person known to abuse power into a position of power. I don't wish to hear that they did so for economic policies, or whatever their reasons. This is not just a political season: We will be extraordinarily lucky to see another American president in 2028, or ever.

[@Steve-wz5pz]

Rethuglican "people" just want to protect what and who they OWN. There's the problem.

[@tractorpoodle]

How about imperfect democracy vs. authoritarianism.

[@Thewhiteandorange]

u.s. is an autocracy and has been for a while. maybe now is the time to start talking about more than a two party political system.... before authoritarianism fully sets in.

[@craigmerkey8518]

People in the US have the strange need to be entertained and worship celebrities! “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” ~Maya Angelou. The US has been showing what is is by behavior to those who will listen for centuries! I will firmly remain in the camp with people who can speak in complete sentences!

[@robynwells8249]

In theory I agree, and until several years ago I had the attitude of “Seek first to understand”. I live in an area that is very proud of their confederacy heritage. There are many prominent symbols though out the city. The last few years the rhetoric has gotten bolder along with the assumption that everyone one agrees, even if it’s stated you don’t. These actions and words are horrible. Sometimes you have to wish people well from a distance. For now, I’m choosing to do just that and “breakup” with some business. While they have a right to say what they want I have to a right not to spend money supporting these ideas.

[@jacksonmacd]

Pardon my ignorance but I am not sure I understand your point. Are you saying that you object to the removal of Confederacy symbols and choose to boycott businesses that support such removal? Not trying to be provocative but I genuinely thought your statement was unclear.

[@robynwells8249]

@@jacksonmacd the symbols can’t be removed they are on private property. My point being I live in an area that has a racist past and tendencies. For many years I have attempted to understand why this is and what leads a person to feel this way. As the rhetoric has gotten bolder, and the assumptions that I’m in agreement has become more prevalent I have to distance myself from those people. How this correlates to the topic is at times actions and words are evil and destructive so you have to back away. Not sure if this is tribal but it’s needed for sanity.

[@robynwells8249]

@@jacksonmacd I can see your confusion. I live in an area that I feel has hateful rhetoric and symbols. The last few years have been worse. As the video suggests people result to tribalism for security sake. What I was saying is sometimes you have to take a reprieve from people who may not have the best intentions. Which means, for a while, I will not do business with people who engage in racist rhetoric, but I will wish them well, at a distance.

[@jacksonmacd]

​@@robynwells8249ok, I had interpreted your original statement completely backwards. Thank you for clarifying.

[@MinistryOfMotivations]

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."💪

[@ianemory5800]

I hate the enlightened centrist fallacy. I can't pretend that I don't hear the things from actual people in power like "we should teach the Bible in school" or "I'm against abortion even in the cases of rape" at that point it doesn't matter what the person's individual opinion in the matter of who you vote for is a loon.

[@cynthiadavis3102]

Thank you for this idea! It is very useful. The enlightened centrist fallacy! Brilliant! This woman sounds kinda like JD Vance saying that London just doesn't feel English anymore. ...naive and sophomoric/attempting to sound sophisticated. Glad you said "I hate"!! 😅

[@micahholt9895]

I hear her making an argument about social nuances, but I'm not sure she is trying to claim there is a balanced validity of socio-political views. She seems to be more worried about allowing prejudice to get the best of people losing themselves to mindless, vitriol behavior that likely promotes blatant hatred towards the other side. You're right about focusing on the people in power to infringe the rights of others. However, I don't think she is encouraging against that point to ignore your concerns. Note: I already voted for Harris and think Trump is a complete imbecile, so please don't somehow see it as my conclusion because I disagree with you over this lady's discussion.

[@kmscheid3303]

@@micahholt9895 Man, I wish I could believe. But social nuances isn't in trump's wheelhouse, or his administration.

[@micahholt9895]

@kmscheid3303 I wasn't speaking for Trump. He's trash. I voted against him like I claimed. The nuance is more directed at fellow American citizens. Not to validate their views if they oppose yours but initial give the opportunity for change respecting their choice to change. The lady seem to speaking against prejudice that would prohibit that or at least what I took from her. Unfortunately, Trump won. I believe she is right as social justice can be stronger through cooperation and group cohesion over echo chambers and confirmation biases. Like I said, you don't have to corrupt your views and integrity but don't let your prejudice blind you from opportunity if there is one or more.

[@jaynem9896]

Yep. It takes a lot of privilege to take that position too.

[@colinz226]

Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to Malice that which is adequately explained by Stupidity.

[@JK-yy5gm]

Also don't believe the projections of narcissists who actively know that they are hurting others and trying to convince others they are just ignorant

[@themeangene]

Exactly. The average Kamala voter in a compact nutshell

[@mekabar77]

"Which is ideally what journalism would be doing". What a great underhanded burn! 🔥 I like this Lady! 😊👍

[@Allenwatts-y9n]

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[@vivianMarvin-z6k]

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[@vv7299]

It doesn't matter if everyone on the other side thinks a certain way. It matters what people in power think

[@nathaniverson]

Sanewashing of insanity

[@exodia0017]

❤❤❤CONFLICT ENTREPRENEURS❤❤❤ This distinction/phrase/term NEEDS to go mainstream. Conflict sells and creates immense opportunities for certain people to capture more wealth and power Which is why I love that she called them "conflict entrepreneurs"...

[@whodat-d9w]

Nonsense. There is a right and a wrong. Smart people know the difference. I will not break bread with people that hate my family for who they are, sorry.

[@OneOfEightBillion]

Well said!

[@jebaker2]

The idea of surrounding yourself with more people that think differently than you is a great concept. Unfortunately, those who need that exposure do not actively seek it - in fact they avoid it. This is why the closer to a city center a district is, the more "blue" it votes. And in homogeneous districts, their fear or misunderstanding of other groups pushes them to the xenophobic "red" vote.

[@Timidor23]

I don't think the people who need to process vastly different religious, cultural, ethnic and sexual worldviews every day in urban centers are the ones in a bubble. The people in ethnic and culturally homogenous small towns and rural areas actually prove themselves less capable of accepting others.

[@jonathananonymouse7685]

@@Timidor23 That's... what they're saying.

[@jebaker2]

@@Timidor23 isn't that what I said?

[@Timidor23]

@@jonathananonymouse7685 You're right. I misread it opposite

[@Timidor23]

@jebaker2 Yeah, sorry I misread your comment

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[@SimonBaker-ez9ru]

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[@rvaldrich]

"Most of us aren't sure what to think about anything" What? How is that possible? How can you consider yourself even remotely responsible and not have an informed decision about things like reproductive rights, access to health care, child labor laws, etc? We're not debating income tax versus property tax, we're debating whether Trans people really exist. This video seems to be advocating we tolerate and accept a deliberately (even maliciously) uninformed populace. Perhaps this might have been an reasonable argument back into 1990s. But post-Patriot Act? Post-MAGA? No, the divides are pretty binary. This feels staggeringly tone deaf and both-sidesing the modern socio-political scene. This is fence-sitting.

[@danporath536]

YOUR remedy?

[@rvaldrich]

@@danporath536 Denounce ignorance? Don't foster tolerance of ill/mis-informed? Stop placating aggressive pride in one's ignorance as an acceptable lifestyle/personality? Don't produce and share videos of advocating for how we all just need to get along and try to understand the people that want to deny agency and autonomy to half the population (at least)?

[@danporath536]

@@rvaldrich That’s VERY courageous talk on…SOCIAL MEDIA. It ignores the fact that in the real world of face-to-face human relations one can’t just isolate from others. If you don’t develop skills to deal with conflict, you will never thrive socially, nor have the humility to realize that you don’t have all the answers. Good luck with your way, it is a failing strategy.

[@rvaldrich]

@@danporath536 What's courageous about not tolerating ignorance, about not lowering standards for the people you associate with? And what makes you think its a losing strategy? Based on the proliferation of harmful ideas and rhetoric, placating and accommodating ignorance and intolerance doesn't seem to be working too well.

[@danporath536]

@ If you don’t growth and change…you wither. Good luck

[@reincarnatedphoto]

This is so profoundly true and a vital addition to the current zeitgeist. Thank you @bigthink for your relentless efforts to provide essential insight and support. I only wish a broader demographic would tune-in to your channel!

[@Robert-yc9ql]

I voted the way I did not because of good and evil (I am an atheist) but because of the character of the people running for office. The difference, to me, was very stark with absolutely no emotions involved. I like facts. There was no black and white... there was a felon vs a prosecutor. I fear America did not choose wisely.

[@Track3qualize.65]

💯

[@themeangene]

A prosecutor that extended prison sentences for free labor vs a political inmate arrested by his opponents to influence the election. That's how the other side viewed it. Trump had a comeback narrative that resonates with Americans. America loves under dogs.

[@Heprit-w1x]

As someone who's not American and looking outside in, we all see the democrats as the side which is toxic, spreads hate based on sex, race and overall greed as compared to republican 🤔

[@DK-tj8nm]

Courts are mostly biased against male and treat women very gently Also family courts are very anti male

[@AuntieMamies]

I wouldn't call it comforting. It's extremely upsetting to think half your country that you live in thinks it's fine if women get their rights taken from them. I'm sorry, idk how we're supposed to react to people voting in autocracy because they believe the price of eggs is gonna go down. People made it loud and clear that the well being of their fellow earth dwellers being ok is not a concern if it helps their pocket.

[@themeangene]

Unaliving a child isn't a human right. Also: Democrats can't even define what a woman is anymore You clearly have no empathy

[@Heprit-w1x]

That more than half are women and from outside in as someone who's not American, we all see the democrats as the more toxic side which spreads hate and looks down on people and their opinion

[@realblackbetty2204]

Excited to see a strong and powerful America now that a true leader is in.

[@vers9034]

Thank you for these few minutes of sanity.

[@al1vel1keyou]

Unfortunately, this is the illusion of sanity. True sanity is dead.

[@cindylandham4337]

Well said. Thank you. This is exactly why I have joined Braver Angels. I want to know how to build bridges rather than polarize.

[@CarrieLovesLife.]

Don’t be naive. Hate and Evil are real things

[@cindylandham4337]

And Love & Goodness are even more powerful.

[@Heprit-w1x]

That's why they lost in the election. Hate can't win and people see it

[@pdxyadayada]

I just texted my oldest friend on the opposite side of the political spectrum and wished him well. I fully agree with you!

[@dillpickleMMO]

Thank you for the kind reminder Amanda :)

[@seth5226]

How about we split politics into "the side that is fully captured by a conflict entrepreneur" vs "the side that is not". What do all this thoughtfulness and empathy and understanding do to address such a conflict?

[@AttackChefDennis]

There have been some lines and behaviors that can't really be forgiven, to do so would encourage the same types of behaviors in the future. 1st off: How can we ever trust those American citizens who voted for Trump in the first place. Why did I know instantly that Trump was terrible for the nation no matter what he said while millions of supposedly intelligent people thought he was God's gift to them. 2nd: they did it again in 2020, voting for

[@barrymoore4470]

And now many Americans have voted for the same menace a third (and very possibly last) time.

[@DK-tj8nm]

May be you hate men and due to trump love young men and want to help them in anti male environment Thats why you resent him

[@mauricioangulos.2830]

"Resistance is Futile"

[@JK-yy5gm]

Resistance to what?

[@stevelestermusic]

I would simply like to have decent people leading us. That’s a better division, decent and indecent.

[@31VeggieBurgers]

Brilliant. Thank you for this. I tend to think people are neither good nor bad, we make good or bad choices and then we either learn from them or get stuck in vicious cycles. I’ll be sharing with friends and family.

[@deadend1041]

Well then you are simply wrong. There is such a thing as evil and there are people that are evil. Look at the results of what it is they do, no matter how flowery the language and if some of it is bad, if it requires breaking some eggs to make an omelet, they are evil. Another great way to identify evil people as they say things like the ends justify the means.

[@99btyler]

Practice being calm and objective 👍

[@brothermine2292]

Ripley shows only a glimmering of understanding of the true source of the problem, which extends far beyond the example of the "good or evil" labels. In general, adjectives and adverbs and labels that semantically act like adjectives are actually vague abbreviations for relative comparisons to unstated alternatives. For example, consider the adjective "big." The statement "X is big" really means "X is bigger than some Y that I haven't specified." The threshold between "big" and "not big" is undefined, and many things could be compared to X using the "bigger than" relation, so the use of the adjective "big" creates a misleading false dichotomy. When playing the game Twenty Questions, only a loser would ask "is it big," but the comparitive question "is it bigger than a breadbox" elicits a helpful answer. Ripley's example, the abortion issue, has more than two possible policies. So it's a vague & misleading false dichotomy to say "I support the right to abortion" or to say "I oppose abortion." A statement such as "I support X" means a relative preference for X over some unspecified Y. An example is the Obamacare health insurance proposal in 2009/2010. Polls asked voters if they "supported" it. Although a majority said they opposed it, the majority was comprised of two groups who had opposite preferences: those who thought it didn't go far enough (toward single-payer Medicare For All), plus those who thought it went too far (away from private health insurance). Pundits treated the majority "opposition" as if they all sided with the nascent Tea Party, abetting their false claim that a majority favored private health insurance. False dichotomies with political implications are the most insidious. Good or evil, support or oppose, right or wrong, approve or disapprove, etc. They can be used manipulatively to lump together people who have opposite reasons for describing something the same way. For another example, two people who say they "disapprove" of Joe Biden might be abbreviating opposite preferences: one of them might mean s/he prefers Trump over Biden, and the other might mean s/he prefers Bernie Sanders over Biden. Or suppose 75% say "we're on the wrong track" and 25% say "right track." That makes the current track appear very unpopular, but the 75% might be comprised of 35% who prefer a track that's further to the "left" and 40% who prefer a track that's further to the "right." In this case, the current track is preferred by a 60% majority (35%+25%) over a track further right and by a 65% majority (40%+25%) over a track further left, so the current track is actually the most popular. Ripley claims without evidence that the best solution is for individuals to get to know people with whom they disagree. But an alternative solution is for polls to ask people to rank alternative policies in order of preference, then use that data to count all the head-to-head majorities. This would identify the alternative(s) at the medians. (Loosely speaking, the most popular compromises.) For example, a voter's order of preference "Sanders Harris Trump" should be counted as a preference for Sanders over Harris and a preference for Sanders over Trump and a preference for Harris over Trump, in the three head-to-head comparisons. It's possible that an alternative that's the favorite of very few people is actually preferred head-to-head over the other alternatives by majorities (like the current track in the previous example). Ripley claimed without evidence that the reason why people use the false dichotomy "good or evil" is because that makes them feel good. But the ubiquity of false dichotomy adjectives in human languages strongly suggests a different reason: the convenience of abbreviations for relative comparisons to unstated alternatives. It's much easier & quicker to not specify an alternative(s) being compared. Also, many people presumably have trouble thinking clearly enough to figure out and describe to themselves an alternative to compare.

[@alonsogu3562]

Jesus Christ. Congratulations to the people that read the whole comment.!!!🎉🎊👍

[@cynthiadavis3102]

​@alonsogu3562 Thank you. I choose to feel congratulated. I loved the answer.

[@cynthiadavis3102]

Thank you. Greatly appreciated. ❤

[@DoloresLehmann]

@@alonsogu3562 I read it completely, although I'm exhausted and should be long in bed by now. And I found it very good. Not that it solves anything, but the analysis is on point.

[@Kamran-f2s]

Thank you, Big Think, for not over producing with too much background music

[@Asuncion-r1x]

You're totally right! People within specific group think differenttly in one way or another. Their main need is THE NEED OF BELONGING. Hello from Ajijic Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸

[@jaeolsen-x1x]

I know I'm in a constant state of anxiety. Like it or not, we're all in this together. Maybe we humans as a species are failing to adapt to our environment, and we're driving ourselves to extinction.

[@barrymoore4470]

Our eventual extinction is highly probable--most species do become extinct given enough time. With current events, our extinction might come a lot sooner than it otherwise could have, and we'll have no one to blame but ourselves.

[@jaeolsen-x1x]

@barrymoore4470 it's true that most species do become extinct. But I'm pretty sure only human do it to themselves and everything around it

[@barrymoore4470]

@@jaeolsen-x1x Certainly, we're the only creatures who self-consciously destroy ourselves.

[@kimwilson2295]

What if they won't listen to facts? Then you're screwed.

[@ADude-f3z]

Contempt, and disgust, and hatred… an unacknowledged admission of inability to resolve?

[@bestdiver]

As much as I understand and agree on what Amanda Ripley makes us aware of I also see that big power and people not willing to change their dangerous habits in the face of a massive danger to our species has to be confronted with a “good vs evil”-comparison. After decades, yes decades of research and facts presented that our way of living IS endangering not only the future of a stabile situation of the planet but our own existence as a species I am not willing to accept power and habits that ignore this essential development.

[@nathanngumi8467]

Very insightful on conflict entrepreneurs, thanks!

[@IfokSeen]

As a Beginner what do I have to do? How can I invest? On which platform? If you know any please share

[@SarahJames-y4m]

Please how can I make a profitable investment as crypto has become dominant?

[@AngelinaAhmed-w2v]

Waking up every 14th of each month to $210,000 it's a blessing to I and my family Big gratitude to Josefa

[@NelsonMandela-w9p]

Yeah, 253k from Josefa looking up to acquire a new house, blessings

[@ElsieJohn-t2n]

Who's this Josefa Guerrero?

[@ElsieJohn-t2n]

Can I start with as low as $1000?

[@ivyparker5617]

Evil did win

[@Apeiron242]

Get your TDS checked.

[@ivyparker5617]

@@Apeiron242 You're in a cult, call your dad

[@breal7277]

Evil (hatred) won the battle, good wins in the end.

[@barrymoore4470]

@@breal7277 Let's hope so.

[@zachsole8919]

TRUMP WON! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@PaulWirsing]

Curious how to scale this up beyond individual conversations...

[@TorgerVedeler]

This is very wise. It’s also very hard to do. Hard, but hopefully not impossible.

[@misterfunnybones]

In politics we split the world into dumb & dumber...

[@ChrisAnderson1986]

The main reason why you see bad people in politics its because good people are not attracted to power and position. Most psychopaths and narcisists are attracted of those positions. So their values doesnt reflect prosperous behavior.

[@CarrieV9]

Except it is good vs evil. Just like during WW2.

[@sharonhearne5014]

My fundamentalist Christian siblings are so fundamental in their Biblical beliefs that there can be no core or flexible discussion: I consider this understandable but intractable. This is a wall that cannot be breached as to political voting or political understanding is concerned. Two things prior Trump just being elected were, for me, that democracy and The Constitution have been my key issues as an American and now even those appear to have been breached.

[@TheresaReichley]

I don’t think it’s just a loss of *intellectual* standards, though they’ve definitely fallen by quite a bit. A bigger issue is the complete absence of morality. Simple things like commitment to telling the truth even when it doesn’t help your side win, commitment to equality of worth, not lying, cheating, stealing, harming or wishing harm on other people. These things are critical. You can’t have Trust without first being trustworthy. You can’t make peace if the other side doesn’t have the right to exist and disagree. You can’t create a culture willing to share when everyone is cheating to get ahead.

[@michaeldudley3756]

so... pretend jan 6 never happened? wtf

[@aaronmyers6686]

and heeere weee gooo

[@patrickfitzgerald2861]

Trump and Putin gratefully approve of this video.

[@tourist9862]

@@aaronmyers6686 trump supporters are not evil or the enemy. I can think this while thinking that Harris is a slightly better choice for the future of our country.

[@arxsyn]

​@@tourist9862just slightly? 😮

[@logancade342]

The GOP could disavow Trump, put forward *any* other candidate, denounce Jan 6, and distance the party from the MAGA cult. They could do that. And then I could take their worldview seriously. Until that happens, as far as I'm able to be concerned, the American political system has one legitimate party. It's the Democratic party, and Republicans since 2016 have made it this way.

[@Sam478y]

You guys can still save it the people are the power

[@jaynem9896]

Oh, how silly of us! We could’ve just put our petty differences about kids in cages aside and REASONED with the fascists this whole time? Has anyone tried this life hack??? What were the results?

[@themeangene]

Kids weren't put in cages. They were separated starting with the Bush and Obama administrations because adults were trafficking kids with them. The Trump administration was separating kids so they could make sure they were actually with family. You don't keep kids with their abusers. Since that policy was abolished in 2021 over 360,000 kids have been victims of human trafficking. That's just KNOWN CASES. Is that more moral? This is why I voted for Trump despite being a Democrat. I actually looked into this topic. Please do the same.

[@onwa._]

She said nothing…

[@micahgmiranda]

Are you saying anything?

[@jonathananonymouse7685]

@@micahgmiranda Better to say nothiing in three words than in five minutes.

[@micahgmiranda]

@@jonathananonymouse7685 it's better to critique what is said than to undermine the character of everyone who disagrees with you.

[@kelsealawrenson7188]

Even in response to this incredibly nuanced, thoughtful message, it is very difficult to find nuanced, critical thinking. Instead, people gleefully partake of the hatred, disgust and contempt she warns against. These are indeed sad times, but not for the reasons most people stuck online will tell you.

[@ashcatthedude]

😒 Behold the banality of dichotomy.

[@MikeD-tf7dk]

This isn’t like anything previous so tough to try and pidgeonhole

[@Pj4ms]

The rise of social media, which was supposed to usher in more freedom, but instead sorted misinformation and conspiracy into vast asymmetrical pockets of the psychological landscape. This environment fosters a preference for populist leaders who offer simple solutions to complex issues, appealing to emotions rather than reason. Many Americans lack the capacity to engage meaningfully with democratic practices, leading to a potential erosion of democratic values. It's stone age hardware operating in a technological shitscape where it's not about hunting for food and surviving in a world with the constant threat of being eaten by dire wolves, cave bear, tigers, or 'other bipedal hominids'... Instead it's a new world where the struggles are internal and the emotional distractions are constant. The decline and eventual failure of democracy will be in large part attributed to the cognitive and emotional limitations of the populace. We're essentially all to blame because, even if you know that your reasoning is sharp and critical thinking is finely tuned, you still failed at helping your fellow Americans to understand the trap they are sliding into. You may believe that you're more skilled at regulating your emotional response, but the internal dialogue in your head is making you dizzy. It's not them, it's all of us. Well, except for the iterations of vainglorious oligarchy waiting to take command, & over the next 20 years demonstrate a new measure of dysfunctional American governance.

[@ChadKovac]

It's team sports politics and it changes nothing..

[@myradioon]

Nah, it's team Sports MORALS. That's the problem with this Cult. It's not about politics to them - it's about imposing their flawed morals (by any simple standards of decent morals) on the country. It definitely changed Roe vs. Wade and the woman's life who just died in TX trying to get pre-natal help. It also changed my life when the decent Party instituted the Affordable Care Act. Don't both sides it and reduce it to "politicians will be politicians". This is much worse now. Nobody would say the Naz*s were "just another political party".

[@aidandorrian920]

"What kind of American are you?"

[@OneOfEightBillion]

Wish I never watched that movie, however Jesse Plemons was brilliant so it was worth watching.

[@mpaczkow]

I think it is a high bar to convince someone who is a believer and if that belief is based on both deep seated biases supported by decades of confirmation. Good example is trying to convince someone that there is no god or there is a god. It is easy to say that all I need is to give you the facts, but for abstract qualities, there may not be any facts.

[@TheSkystrider]

Simplistic view that a country has to fire all nukes if they gonna fire one. I don't have the words to explain, but there are situations where tactical nukes could be used by Russia and allies have plans for how to retaliate - many many plans that dont involve responding with nukes. I've read that the US is positioned to hit where it really hurts if Russia uses a tactical nuke, that in theory would convince them to back down. Just not sure they would back down but by not responding with nukes, its not a good idea for Russia to keep using nukes.

[@OneOfEightBillion]

Sorry but it's now definitely good vs evil, right vs wrong...

[@themeangene]

Then evil lost according to 51% of the country

[@Heprit-w1x]

Yeah, that's why they lost the election. You can't run the election with hate as a medium

[@jadedjaden3790]

@@themeangene did you watch this video?

[@christopherbasham1551]

What anxiety and uncertainty?

[@jonathanhoward5663]

What does it matter? You may be a conservative, but if you vote for a reactionary candidate with extreme policies when they get into office they are going to implement those extreme policies. So sanesplain as much as you want, but my conservative friends really do think those ideas aren’t bad ideas. I live in a red state, so of course I have right leaning friends.

[@lacusrengoku5087]

Amanda Ripley? For a moment, I thought it was the female protagonist of movie franchise "Alien" who just decided to make a comment on real world politics.

[@harrypearle9781]

KAMALA HARRIS may help to bring US together, as our first WOMAN PRES. Yes, she can! Yes, we can, come together with DEMOCRACY ================================================== TNX

[@snowflakemelter7171]

Trump 2024. Build the wall 🧱

[@robertdouglas8895]

It's not engagement that brings peace but forgiveness, metanoia, changing your mind. It's seeing everyone as innocent spirit instead of the guilty things bodies have done. Then you don't want to sacrifice them to justify yourself. "If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.'

[@gllty]

im open to discussions if anyone wants to vent in the comments to me

[@strangertimes44]

Womp womp

[@kimpreston3628]

Everyone in the USA should watch this video ❤ Thank you

[@LouAlvis]

for decades i have kept connection with those that do not see the world the way I do.. I do so in hopes of learning from them? and maybe even showing them another way but fo this idea that all we have to do is tell them,, more truth have done this a LOT. "The thesis here,, when you tell them about their mistake.. has just been demonstrated NOT to be the case. ( november 6) Alas, they, even those that are friends from other views. see my alternate view as WRONG or even hostile. to try to correct misinformation? labels me as "the enemy". the facts were widely avaialble., but as Mr Twain says, A lie can get halfway around the world, before the truth gets it's pants on, Lying , for now, has Won. Dr RIpley? I Laud what you say, and wish it were so. but it is time we face an uncforable fact Hte ones with the biggest megaphones are the ones that dictate what truth is.

[@kmscheid3303]

I'm sorry for what i said. This is a good message, just maybe not right now.

[@CGMaat]

Trump the candidate. - justice - not official duties

[@LouiesEngalladoCoy]

Been there before..

[@lilhacker3133]

Definitely a Democrat

[@geoffworkman7994]

Xoxo

[@Sofia77991]

The entire critical thinking approach/rational thinking doesn't work anymore. The conclusion of these videos don't matter, it's the approach of these videos seem to stop working anymore.

[@invox9490]

This has to be a joke... A journalist talking about why we split the world into "good vs evil"!? Take a look in the mirror Amanda.

[@annettealleva1553]

Please see posts from Dr. Bandy Lee MD

[@4644-om]

me and my friends love hanging around watching your videos

[@al1vel1keyou]

Oh please… the world is fucking evil.

[@Apeiron242]

Is something an evil person would say.

[@al1vel1keyou]

@ Meh, you don’t know anything about me. But, maybe I should give the hate and division movement a try. It seems to be what the people want nowadays. Instead of creating this illusion that therapy and self improvement will actually make a difference. That ship has now sailed my friend. I am giving up on peace in Amerikkka. Screw this country. It’s time to do things differently. The USA, Russia, China and North Korea are all on the same team now and in complete control. THATS EVIL. Not me.

[@voodaii]

@@Apeiron242 or an observant one...

[@docjaramillo]

Both sides-ism drivel.

[@tatyanaandrus14]

🌞♏🦅🫶🌟🗽

[@MVW-g2i]

TRUMP is back 🎉

[@GrimFowler]

Wow, an unbiased discussion involving the 2024 election? Whatttt Have compassion for those opposing me? Jesus and Buddah would approve of this handling.

[@JimmyMatis-h9y]

Their manspreading offends me.

[@kristianprigl7895]

You are right. But you are explaing complex things in 4 minutes. You dont make a service to this problematic

[@galacticunderground1]

***Good Ole Crowd Control*** Let's chill n be real people, cause we dumb and we're overreacting.

[@SoloJetMan]

we're a fractured country - society

[@Divchyk]

Poor selection of color: speaker's clothing and the chair she is sitting on is surprising and sad. This particular video would be better as a podcast (no video)

[@baronvandedem3997]

You Americans are so funny. As a European I’m laughing my balls off. just vote Trump, to be absolutely honest and fair, he’s by far your best option.

[@carlosdominguez3108]

Exactly. But you don't understand how well oiled the mainstream media propaganda machine is. They're very good at what they do. To the point where people will vote for candidates that will make their lives objectively worse because the orange man tweets mean stuff.

[@Timidor23]

No, Trump's literally ranked our worst president. He doesn't understand our country's values at all. This will be a slow catastrophe.

[@barrymoore4470]

You as a European should know better.

[@baronvandedem3997]

@ please explain. Most of us Europeans don’t give a shit about the Ukraine, we had a great relation with Russia and we Dutch even voted against Ukraine joining us in the first place. The Ukraine holds absolutely no strategic or economic value to us. Furthermore, we’re also running to the right. Migration is a very big problem and our housing and economic situation isn’t in the great shape either. We don’t need woke or environmental bullshit, we need action. Damn, the UK is even becoming the first Islamic nuclear power in the world. Civil war is around the corner only because the left let it all happen with their good intentions politics. Well newsflash, the world doesn’t work that way. I’m glad you guys voted Trump so our leaders will finally wake up and realize they need to act in the peoples interest and not their own. And be honest, Kamala would’ve been an absolute disaster. They’re lying about the 2020 elections (20 million votes just don’t go up in smoke). You’d be stuck with Pelosi and the rest of the democratic establishment who’re only filling their own pockets. (There’re plenty of examples). They didn’t open the border because they felt sorry for those people, they only wanted cheap labor. Trump on the other hand runs the country as a business. And he speaks will all leaders around the world. Communication is important, something the democrats don’t know a fucking thing about. (Just look how they lost the election 🤣).

[@LouisRichard-ri4mu]

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[@AndreasPoland-rm4zv]

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[@LouisSmith-wt9vh]

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[@WillPerry-b7r]

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[@WillPerry-b7r]

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[@MuchParrill]

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[@MuchParrill]

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