• MacN'Cheezus
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    142 years ago

    No, othering people is alienating. And this is by no means a partisan issue because almost everybody does it.

    Democrats: “it’s the Republicans’ fault, they’re evil”
    Republicans: “it’s the Democrats’ fault, they’re evil”
    Communists: “it’s rich people’s fault, they’re evil”
    Capitalists: “it’s poor people’s fault, they’re lazy”
    Women: “it’s men’s fault, they’re evil”
    Men: “it’s women’s fault, they’re evil”

    The more you keep blaming other people for everything that’s wrong with the world, the more you end up isolating yourself and retreating into your own bubble. You might think things would be better if you only spend with people who think like you and who validate your complaints and feelings, but in fact, that only serves to increase your alienation because it increases the gap between you and those “others”.