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The New DU. Reply #43: bullshit. Community mores impact the residents. We are a product of society
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BlancheSplanchnik
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Mon Apr-18-11 12:06 PM
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| 43. bullshit. Community mores impact the residents. We are a product of society |
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as well as of our isolated individual characteristics.
Political orientation is very much a reflection of social values, and a conservative tone carries onerous implications: Intolerance. Authoritarianism. Punishment. Expectations of compliance and conformity. Violence against those who stand out. Denial of fellowship and other social supports to those outside of the group. Tribalism.
All of these ugly, inhumane attitudes may be characterized as emblematic of conservative individuals and communities.
The political is personal.
Your casual dismissal of this rising phenomenon (that parallels the rise of conservative political influence in communities) as merely isolated incidents is a serious misapprehension.
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