Many academics I see online are leftist whereas many laypeople I see online are right wing.

  • Kennystillalive@feddit.org
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    26 days ago

    IMO:There are 3 type of “right wingers”:

    • The sheeps (the majority about 90%) they are less educated, easy to manipulate & very reactionary.
    • The shepherds (the minority about 1%) they are highly educated, come from generational wealth & want to defend & multiply their wealth by influenving the sheeps.
    • The sheep dogs (about 9%) they are highly educated & very oportunistic. They don’t come from wealth and dream of wealth. Their only goal in life is to be shepherds one day. (Most likely they won’t achieve it maybe one will make it to be uaed a champion that it’s possible) but they will do everything to achieve it and thus work overtime for the shepherds & influence the sheeps as much aa poaaible.

    So yeah, about 10% of the right wingers are educated. The majority still is less educazed and easy to manipulatw.

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      Believe it or not, there are well educated, intelligent and well intended people in the right wing. Not the majority, by any chance, but I’ve met these people. I’m not saying they’re right, but assuming the only possible causes for their beliefs are either ignorance or ill will/greed just feeds the polarization that’s currently destroying western civilization.