Once again, I think there is a real cause and effect of being a member of a hegemonic group and irrationality. Hegemonic groups feel the freedom to define reality on their terms, even when it defies evidence. Simple example: âDemocrats are the real racistsâ. 1/
This is in a country in which racism has been clearly and undeniably exercised as a force of power by white people against non-white people.
So, rationally, who would vote for the real racists?
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So, rationally, who would vote for the real racists?
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âDemocrats are the real racistsâ relies on being able to believe that the people affiliated with the perpetrators of racism are better at identifying - and more likely to vote against- âthe real racistsâ than are the victims of racism.
It makes no basic sense.
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It makes no basic sense.
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Yet, as members of the hegemonic group, they feel entirely comfortable in their theory, despite the evidence.
Members of non-hegemonic groups are required to support their arguments at all times. They canât rely on the culture backing them without the force of support. 4/
Members of non-hegemonic groups are required to support their arguments at all times. They canât rely on the culture backing them without the force of support. 4/
This is why dumbassery is hegemonic.