They think happiness and living well is a zero sum game, meaning that for one person to be happy another has to be miserable.
if they see that someone's getting something they're not getting: "that's not faaaaaaiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrr"
if they get something other people aren't getting: "i earned it!!!"
They’re also incredibly terrified at all times and so if they see someone being happier than before their monkey brain says “it’s probably you who’s about to get got!” and they lose their minds.
To be fair that's kind of true under capitalism.
Not really, and especially on a macroeconomic level it's the opposite of the truth.
The happiness described here is not monetary. It's stuff like gay people existing. Your economic status and your queerness shouldn't correlate. So queer people being happy with their lives doesn't take away anything from anyone else.
And on a macroeconomic level, more equal societies produce more growth and thus more wealth for everyone.
It's a little more complicated than that. I think conservatism is driven by many existential fears that are so strong, denying reality feels safer than facing it.
The scariest thing about Conservatives is they are getting pressed against reality and the false narrative they cling to as the only possible explanation of reality.
Their lie is so ridiculous and so obviously 'coming from inside the house' that they will now protect it with everything they are.
The only hope is that they accept a conclusion of 'I was right about everything, just the small detail of who was actually responsible needed a single puzzle piece to confirm'.
A lot of Christians are in an abusive relationship with one god that most humans don’t even believe exists. Do, say, children with cancer or natural disasters shake their faith? It seems to strengthen it. Idk.
was the original about beavers?
I wanna know what the original said
Not sure if it was the original but I've seen one where instead of conservatives it said "beavers" and instead of "people trying to be happy" it said "flowing water".
I've seen that one as well.
Just a google search of the username and “know what they’re doing” got me this
do beavers even know what they’re doing or do they just see water flowing down a river and think “absolutely not”
Source: https://x.com/socomplikatied/status/1380660959807733762
Coming to a republic near you if you waste your vote ðis year.
Make your plan and see it þrough.
The way the font keeps changing sizes is terrible and yet I'm sure they went through extra effort to make that happen.
The original was about beavers and flowing water.
They absolutely know what they're doing.
Let's dispel once and for all with this fiction.
Misery loves company
Yes. Just watch Lindsay Graham talk
Do you think well if I'm not doing this I should be in charge of this... And No one should be doing it
And no one should regulate anything except me
