There are some people out there who get upset, even offended, when I bring up the fact that the two major political parties of America have switched their stances a bunch of times over the years.
From slavery to unions to workers’ rights, at some point one of them took a stand against the other that totally went against what they’d said before.
It goes to show that political positions aren’t really about ideology most of the time—just tribal lines. Bets in the market of opinions.
A study not long ago shed light on this phenomenon. They gave a group of people with different political leanings a list of policies and ideas. Turns out, whether they supported them or not depended on who was pitching the idea—not the idea itself. "Tell me what to think" isn’t an exaggeration.
These days, the influencers of our time are handing us a new script to follow, new ways to think, and new ideas to get behind.
That said, the one that really blows my mind is the right embracing electric vehicles. The same influencers who used to call them a joke—or something only a "gay lib" would drive—are now telling all their followers to ditch their gas engines for Teslas.
https://x.com/Timcast/status/1902368716438041058
It's official my friends. Throw away the Bingo card.
MenO
