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In reply to the discussion: Why are Karens and Chads so generally angry? [View all]radius777
(3,635 posts)Joy Reid gave a good analysis of this situation about a month ago:
-many whites tend to consider themselves the 'true citizens' of America, while 'the other' (non-whites, liberals, gays, etc) are merely subjects, who exist, but for whom their role is (at best) to know their place and serve.
-many whites believe (often correctly) that the laws of society dont apply to them, but exist to defend the white way of life and control 'the other'.
-IOW, "I (as a citizen) tell YOU what to do. You(as a subject) don't tell ME what to do."
That's why we see Trump running on 'law and order' when he himself follows no laws.
That's why we see anti-maskers crying about 'constitutional freedoms' while remaining silent on the gestapo actions against peaceful BLM protesters.
Covidiots are also pissed about the lockdown because it is the duty of the subjects to serve, not care about their own lives.
Note that the Karens and Karls (ps: Chad is an incel term to refer to ladies men) incidents are often 'quality of life' situations where they feel they are enforcing and defending white quality of life, that laws don't apply to them but to the PoC they are 'disciplining' (the cops often also think the same way).