• dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I always wonder what they’re thinking.

    “Better to be the right hand of the devil, than in his path.”

    If we’re to assume rational behavior, this is about resignation and making the most about (what is believed to be) an impossible situation. So, cynicism and pessimism. But yeah, simple greed and sheer stupidity could also be the case.

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      11 months ago

      Opportunity to be token black R that’s paraded around. R has been full to the brim of opportunists trying to take their slice of the pie since Joe The Plumber marked the beginning of an era of narrative over all else.

      Before the wall of “same as it ever was” replies - no. The mainstream conservative propaganda machine flew off the rails starting around that time. Yes, there was build up. But that’s when the needle spiked into the red.