It’s not the only factor, but I do think the loss of ethnic identity can increase the appeal of far-right politics for a lot of White Americans.

the colony tax!

I checked and the original photo was in color

It’s only, like, the 4th or 5th most offensive thing about it, but some staffer ran that photo through a black and white filter and I can only imagine the thought process that led to that decision

And i’ve said before, guilt is useless and can easily curdle into resentment. A sense of moral obligation and solidarity on the other hand, can be productive.

For all the mocking of liberal white guilt, conservative white guilt is the same feeling, just mobilized to more destructive and self-destructive ends (upward redistribution of income and class domination, not to mention pervasive censorship).

So cozy!

This phrase from @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social about the conservative “ideology of isolation” lives in my head rent free

A people unable to grieve collectively can’t fully live.