So, considering this is Lemmy I’ll clarify. I’m not talking about your neighbor who voted for Trump or your uncle who’s always been a dick. I’m talking about coming in contact with a deep down evil scary human. I’ve only met one that I can think of. When I was 12 or 13 I spent a ton of time at my best friends house. He lived on a big beautiful rural property with his dad, a few brothers and always one or two random dudes. His dad was a good electrician and a biker. So, he always had friends/associates hanging around. So one day I was staying over for a long weekend and we met a new guy his dad was housing for a week or two. Dude was a real full fledged nazi. Had a swastika under his eye and tats all over most of his body. He was from California I guess. He was “working” with my buddies dad for awhile. Anyway, the main interaction I had with him was when he pulled my friend and I in for a sermon. We were going to go hunt squirrels and do rural kid shit. He stopped us outside and had us sit on the porch. Spent about 20 minutes explaining all the things youd imagine a nazi explains. Moslty about catholics, jews and blacks. My friends dad came out after awhile and told him we didn’t need to hear that shit. He sent us away, but, I never forgot the look this dude had in his eyes. It was like the look of complete bordem mixed with extreme anger all the time.
I’d agree in America most people want to grow their own wealth. Im not sure where an adversity to others doing the same comes from though. I do pretty well for myself (always a bigger fish), I’ve never wanted anyone around me to make less though. I don’t understand what mentality would want that. I’m a power plant operator, when I hear XYZ career makes XYZ much Im always like “hell yeah get that bag”. Anyone who wants other people to do poorly is a shitty person.
I mean yes. If youre a normal good person you want other people to succeed.
Until it means them building low income housing directly across the street from your house. Ill admit, I am in the camp that would hate this (i dont want my shit stolen, and i want to be able to walk my dog in peace).
Lemmy will crucify me for this but sorry its the truth. Just like bus stops (in my city) are only used by homeless and drug users and are not safe places to hang around. Thats just how it is, im not saying those people are evil or bad.