• LillyPip@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    They’re not temporarily embarrassed millionaires. There’s no such thing, really.

    They’re groupies. They don’t care how bad their life is, they’re star-crossed and get a weird vicarious thrill from it. They know they’ll never be that rich, but as long as their star is rising, they’re happy. It’s more like fans of a sports team. If their star quarterback is winning – even if that means they’re personally doing worse – they’re on the winning team.

    The false narrative of ‘temporarily embarrassed millionaires’ is detrimental because it’s misleading in how we talk to and about them. I don’t remember who started that, but it’s dead wrong.

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      1 year ago

      I find all these strawmen memes very frustrating but I’m glad there’s some actual nuance in the comments, at least

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        1 year ago

        What strawmen? People vote against their own best interests because they’re *uneducated *angry *brainwashed

        “No it’s REAL, I swear it’s LEGIT!” Like watching people watching David Blaine specials on tv…

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      1 year ago

      Well said. This is especially evident in places like Appalachia where people are demonstrably hurting and maintain an unwavering allegiance.