Social Why is woke trash so prevalent in densely populated areas?

[Young Calf Kick]

Wokeism is a result of placing group identity over individual identity. People, especially young people, have been led to believe that humans are gradually moving towards some sort of world utopia where every group of people and their cultures can live together in harmony.

Which is of false, of course. But there’s always been more work in the big cities than there is in smaller (rural) communities, which attracts more groups of different people and different cultures, because work and income are paramount for survival. Thus, as some other poster already stated, in the city you’ll interact with different groups of people and cultures, which leads to most people to be more empathetic to one another, which in some cases can lead to behaviours that we describe as “wokeism”.

 

[ShadBo]

You are going to find shitheads in all walks of life, that should be of no surprise.

However, as @86'd pointed out, you are kind of bitching about a stubbed toe while bleeding profusely from the head.

A whopping $50 of your annual tax liability, on average per taxpayer, goes to social welfare programs.

Meanwhile, an average of $5000 of each taxpayer's tax bill goes to corporations, subsidies, no bid contracts, and corporate grants.

Stop parroting the line that the ultra wealthy and their puppeteer politicians have drilled in to your head so that they can rob you blind.

I wonder why the chuds are ignoring this post.

 

[moreorless87]

And I would argue that the elite fund both parties and think tanks weaponizing identity politics to be fought amongst the lower classes about irrelevant shit rather than focusing on their bank accounts and structures of wealth.

Classic diversion and distraction to divide and conquer.

African-Americans feel the system is structured in favor of whites and there’s truths in that. Much like @BearGrounds finds truths in the left being “woke.” Thus they fight over a small section over the much larger picture which is the banking systems rule over all races and countries. Ask Putin

They all are arguing about trees rather than looking at the whole forest. The right and left argue about the crumbs falling to the ground rather than who’s eating the cookie leaving the crumbs behind

The truth is that the genuine progressive left is what the establishment really fears because it has the potential to serious upset the status quo and seriously reduce the wealth and power of the ruling elite.

Really partisan politics that we see played out is mostly a sideshow, what the democrats fear isnt Trump or the republicans is Sanders or a successor to him who might upset the current system of power. The greatest threat of both him and Corbyn was IMHO that they depended mostly on small donations from the general public not on big business lobbying. Its why in the UK for example the labour party now run by centralists again is deliberately scaring off the massive surge in memebership it had under Corbyn, it doesnt want to depend on funding from the masses it wants to go back to big private donars.

In some ways really the liberal centralist in politics and the media is the very worst person morally in the establishment, there basically trojan horses who claim to support certain politics but in reality suppress those politics. As much as I might disagree with right wing politics I do agree with the idea of democratic choice but liberal centralists basically exist to make sure a genuine choice is never offered.

 

[Mark McMichael]

Typical lefty snobbery from someone who most likely wouldn't survive a month without those he looks down on. We all have a role to play in making this illusion of civilization function, but the fact is the most basic needs are the truly important ones. And those people who've lived all their lives in city limits, working a desk or service job are the least capable of survival and most dependant on others. That kind of comfort breeds detachment from the basics. Deal with it.

Sure but the idea that more diverse city dwellers, living amongst more diverse circumstances are oblivious while rural folk are not is a ridiculous caricature, right?

Can we all admit that?

What you will see over and over with rural folk (of which I grew up) is that they generally have quite a bit of ignorance to circumstance and people that they do not see in their community and thus think none of those interests matter. Time and time and time again, you see them speak against and vote against anything 'different' if and until they finally have their first experience with it.

An example of that would be Dick Cheney on gay matters. Against, against, against, 'oh my kid is what? Gay???... ok I get it now and am for it.'

So if rural communities were more diverse like city ones and the people simply had the exposures to gay and other issues I think we call project they too would be far more 'woke' on those issues. If Dick Cheney of all people, becomes woke on one the minute he has 'view' of it personally, I think we can admit that even the most hardcore would likely more more to the 'woke' side.

Right?

 

[I Am Legion]

I find it amazing people bash big corporations for getting tax breaks etc, when many of us are employed by them. Without these "evil big bad" companies, many would be out of work. We can not all survive on government handouts.

 

[86'd]

I find it amazing people bash big corporations for getting tax breaks etc, when many of us are employed by them. Without these "evil big bad" companies, many would be out of work. We can not all survive on government handouts.

The argument is to merely point out that vast majority of “government handouts” go to the wealthy and what goes to the middle class and poor is small potatoes. So quit the bitching about the small potatoes. If anything we should be getting more in reflection to the liquid that’s out there

 

[gspieler]

How is this not obvious? Not all lefties are "woke", but all wokeists are lefties. And leftism/progressivism has always been concentrated in urban areas.

Not saying it's good or bad, but it simply is. And it makes perfect sense that progressivism would thrive in areas that are densely populated, where you have many people from different backgrounds getting together and exchanging ideas. In turn, it makes sense then people in rural areas would be more conservative and support status quo ideaologies.

 

[scoopj]

Same, but I fear an over-correction.

Fair point , there always is one isn’t there? Maybe we’ll get it right in a few hundred years.

 

[Damien Karras]

The truth bears repeating.

Then allow for multiple anti-Trump(ism) threads without complaint as well.

 

[fedoriswar37]

You look at places the Squad represents, and other leftist strongholds, and it’s almost always a densely populated area.

Is it simply that poor, unsuccessful people, who are mad they don’t have much, are far more likely to demand the government take care of them? And that big cities have the highest percentage of people fitting that category living in them?

I mean, you look at voting maps and big cities are always blue, far-left-leaning bastions of Democratic voters. What gives?

Because it's easier to find large communities of people who will support utter nonsense and lunacy. Pretty simple.

 

[fedoriswar37]

Yup, things don't appear as if by magic. That applies for funding social services as well.

My idea for funding higher education is to do it on a sliding scale. You want to major in some obscure esoteric field with no real life application? You're on your own as far as paying tuition. A STEM field or something with tangible benefits to society? That's something we should subsidize heavily.

Not free, but a worthwhile investment.

I think you need to hold the institutions responsible too. You can't charge an insane amount of money for programs that have little to no amount of job prospects then just pass the buck on to the students. Did they make a poor decision? Of course. But these schools take advantage of that as well. Make them responsible for the success and you'll see less and less woke BS .

 

[12ga.]

Bah. I'm familiar with both sides of the argument but remain unconvinced the humanities can rival fields with practical, real world, physical applications. I've been digging into central European history for over 20 years and go down philosophical rabbit holes on occasion in an effort to try to understand myself and the world around me.

But I guarantee you I've helped more people this year than a dozen history and philosophy majors serving coffee or working in a completely unrelated fields from their major.

Westerns can’t think anymore and it's dangerous (lead to holocaust as article notes). The Humanities which used to teach searching for truth, questioning everything, morals, etc have been destroyed by woke activists for last 30 years and the universities run parallel corporate vocation pipeline in STEM or business to just be a cog in the machine and lap up whatever Wall Street is shoveling who don’t question any societal structures as long as they are getting paid and laid.. This has lead to a public that is easily manipulated and TPTB who fully exert this advantage to their advantage. My parents were hippies in the 70s marching against nukes by the tens of thousands. Now on cusp of frekken nuclear war not a peep. It’s a amazing transformation and someday you'll wish for humanities as dehumanization continues.

 

[Whippy McGee]

The city dwellers predominately come from the city public schools. I wonder if that is part or most of it?

 

[Sano]

You are going to find shitheads in all walks of life, that should be of no surprise.

However, as @86'd pointed out, you are kind of bitching about a stubbed toe while bleeding profusely from the head.

A whopping $50 of your annual tax liability, on average per taxpayer, goes to social welfare programs.

Meanwhile, an average of $5000 of each taxpayer's tax bill goes to corporations, subsidies, no bid contracts, and corporate grants.

Stop parroting the line that the ultra wealthy and their puppeteer politicians have drilled in to your head so that they can rob you blind.

Why did no one who frets about the tax burden of social programs address this point?

 

[BoxingFan653]

If woke garbage is free healthcare, free childcare, and free tuition then I'm all in.

Yeah because when people criticize woke they’re talking about free healthcare and childcare. Also lol at free everything

 

[12ga.]

Wokeism is a result of placing group identity over individual identity. People, especially young people, have been led to believe that humans are gradually moving towards some sort of world utopia where every group of people and their cultures can live together in harmony..

Can work but every successful multicultural society either a) was run by colorblindness class blindness etc b) separations like keeping chechen in chechnen Russia where they can have two wives and still remain loyal soldiers for Russia.

Wokeness heavily violates both principles. And it's dangerous because of dehumanization and privilege threading throughout. But as I said in first post that's feature the oligarchs want not a bug. Want to make us all consumerist drones with no soul brain or agency to resist them.

 

[I Am Legion]

The argument is to merely point out that vast majority of “government handouts” go to the wealthy and what goes to the middle class and poor is small potatoes. So quit the bitching about the small potatoes. If anything we should be getting more in reflection to the liquid that’s out there

That argument is faulted because there is a huge difference....the Small potatoes are not contributing. People hate on the wealthy but The wealthy pay more in taxes by 10 fold as do corporations who also provide structure, taxes and jobs. Yes there is some BS bailouts and there is definite corruption and waste, but that happens everywhere including Government. The only thing I will truly disagree however is putting the middle class in with the Poor. The middle get NO handouts and are actually the ones on the negative end of the stick in all cases. Perfect example is education. The Middle struggle to put our kids through college to raise good contributing members of society. The wealthy don't blink an eye, and the poor go for free.

 

[helltoupee]

That argument is faulted because there is a huge difference....the Small potatoes are not contributing. People hate on the wealthy but The wealthy pay more in taxes by 10 fold as do corporations who also provide structure, taxes and jobs.

Your argument is as old as the hills, and it's a half truth. Yes they pay the most in taxes, but they also command most of the wealth. And they do not pay a share equitable to the wealth they command.

If you, me, and 98 of your friends sit down to dinner, and I order 90% of the food on the table, would you not expect that I pay 90% of the bill? Why should we all pay 1% of the bill, if most of the food is in my gut and you all split a measly 10% of that food among 99 people?

'Small potatoes aren't contributing". Pfft. The middle class, working class folks, are the ones supporting everything. That you continue to believe in trickle down nonsense is almost making me think you must be a troll. Study after study has proven that giving even more breaks to rich people does NOT create jobs or foster reinvestment in the economy. It goes directly in to the private pockets of people who already have obscene amounts of wealth.

The ultra wealthy are literally fucking you in the ass and you are handing them the lube. Go worship Reagan or something.

 

[So Fresh]

I find it amazing people bash big corporations for getting tax breaks etc, when many of us are employed by them. Without these "evil big bad" companies, many would be out of work. We can not all survive on government handouts.

Without the workers those corporations wouldn’t exist.
Without the buyers those corporations wouldn’t exist.

Now who need who the most?

 

[mommas homeboy]

Sure but the idea that more diverse city dwellers, living amongst more diverse circumstances are oblivious while rural folk are not is a ridiculous caricature, right?

Can we all admit that?

What you will see over and over with rural folk (of which I grew up) is that they generally have quite a bit of ignorance to circumstance and people that they do not see in their community and thus think none of those interests matter. Time and time and time again, you see them speak against and vote against anything 'different' if and until they finally have their first experience with it.

An example of that would be Dick Cheney on gay matters. Against, against, against, 'oh my kid is what? Gay???... ok I get it now and am for it.'

So if rural communities were more diverse like city ones and the people simply had the exposures to gay and other issues I think we call project they too would be far more 'woke' on those issues. If Dick Cheney of all people, becomes woke on one the minute he has 'view' of it personally, I think we can admit that even the most hardcore would likely more more to the 'woke' side.

Right?

We can all admit your posts are trash. That’s for sure.