OPINION: The hate has always been here. But now it’s boiling over, and it’s become more socially acceptable to let white-nationalist, misogynistic, even murderous flags fly (by Jenn Jefferys/TVO)

  • moncalimar@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I think it would be more accurate to say that the people driving this hatred no longer care about being socially acceptable.

      • kent_eh@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        It still is socially unacceptable in actual society.

        The problem is they’ve found a micro-community who also embraces similar (and often worse) anti-social ideas and behaviors, and has convinced these losers that their dumb ideas are reasonable.

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          Maybe in university educated society. Any blue collar work place, lots of men’s sports teams, etc. has these problems in my experience. When I shifted careers in my 30s from the office to a construction site I was blown away by how right wing everyone was while working for a union.