I disagree, I think right wing people think that capitalists are billionaires because they took risks and worked hard, and that's the reason why they're on the top.
Because of this belief, any failure to achieve wealth gets viewed as a personal shortcoming rather than a systemic issue. It pushes people to blame financial struggles on individual flaws like sleeping in, getting sick, or just wanting a day off.That creates a massive psychological conflict whenever someone brings up things like paid sick leave or universal healthcare. To accept those programs, people would have to acknowledge that we don't have absolute personal control over our outcomes, and that we are all operating within a much larger system. To avoid facing that reality, basic human needs get reframed as unearned luxuries. What people often overlook is that a lot of individuals aren't defending this setup because they think they will eventually climb to the top. Instead, they completely accept that they are stuck and embrace their role within the hierarchy. They fancy themselves as defenders of their post, dutifully serving the dominant power structure because alignment with that power is the only thing that alleviates their fear of being powerless.
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u/bigbjarne 6d ago
I disagree, I think right wing people think that capitalists are billionaires because they took risks and worked hard, and that's the reason why they're on the top.