• Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    Bigotry is a byproduct of stupidity

    Attributing things to “stupidity” is a defense mechanism we use to make ourselves feel better. It is not a model with predictive power and it doesn’t tell you how to solve the situation. It’s a way of making it feel like something that can’t and won’t affect you. It’s a way of distancing and minimizing a problem.