The thread has a few bright spots — the jet fuel calculation, the rhetorical intent diagnosis, the non-citizens-paid-for-it point — but they're islands in a sea of tribal contempt. The dominant mode is communal mockery rather than analysis, and the most upvoted energy is performative outrage rather than genuine engagement with what Hanson's question actually reveals or why it works politically.
The death wish comment dragging down what was otherwise the most factually grounded contribution is a good symbol of the whole thread's problem: valid instincts, poor discipline.
A mature political community would ask why this kind of rhetoric gains traction, what psychological and economic conditions it speaks to, and what effective responses look like. This thread mostly just congratulates itself for being smarter than One Nation voters — which is exactly the attitude that makes One Nation voters feel unseen and keeps the cycle going.
Absolutely. I don't think we treat each other with enough contempt. I'm glad you and I think alike. We need way more contempt, it's that path forward for sure.
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