The majority of the philosophical illustrations, especially the ones involving Plato, are used by tribalists to illustrate themselves in a more sympathetic way when they've been contradicted. They're not oppressed, they're just mad reality doesn't bend to their will. It's not the skepticism that people hate, nor is it that they hate it, it's the conclusion drawn by the "skeptic" that has people concerned, laughing, embarrassed, disappointed, frustrated, or experiencing any other emotion besides the one desired by the "skeptic". The reason they don't reach a neutral conclusion is because they haven't dropped everything that they hold close, including religion, to look at things through as neutral a lens as possible. They think that's some kind of cultural conspiracy to upend their social order (let's be clear here, it's not social order in general, just their perception of it) for the sake of installing some kind of empire whose intentions and objectives are ambiguous and possibly even nonsensical. The actual truth is they don't know anything about what's going on and that's what terrifies them, not to sound like HP Lovecraft or anything. Their way of life is changing and it's scary to them because with familiarity comes stability, and with stability comes control of their surroundings. They're not sure what will happen and can only make inferences on what they already know, however limited their frame of reference may be. Because of this, their conclusions are wildly inconsistent and disorganized because they only know the world through what they've experienced, which is not that much. And of course, at the center of it all is a sociopath lying to them about what these changes all mean. Not only are they unable to grasp living with people from a diversity of backgrounds and lifestyles, leading to a confusing spiral into the madness of conspiracy theories, but they also have a devil whispering into their ears, the whole time.
11 Apr 2022, 2:35 am
