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If someone is already on the bones of their arse, they probably don't have much compassion to begin with. Threaten to take away their bones, then it's very easy to get them to stick their fingers further into their ears
I can see what you're getting at but I just want to challenge this assumption
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I put that very clumsily, lack of compassion in any form is not what I meant. I'm sure people with lower socio-economic standing do certainly show compassion and empathy in a number of ways (charity, community etc). But look at what we saw here. It was very easy for the Leave campaign to convince large swathes of people that it their circumstances were the fault of immigrants and refugees under the banner of "the EU".
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I agree. But I don't think the people we're referring to are scared about the money in their pocket. It's the wider idea of loss of freedom, safety and prosperity.
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There was an interesting article from a 2nd generation immigrant from Latin America discussing why they believe a lot of 1st generation vote Republican. Can't find it now but it was basically that they had been brainwashed by manipulative media to think that the Democrats were Communist baby killers and wanted all of their money. Once someone has been so terrified into believing they will come to actual harm, they lose any compassion or empathy for others. Not that that is an excuse, just one explanation.
If someone is already on the bones of their arse, they probably don't have much compassion to begin with. Threaten to take away their bones, then it's very easy to get them to stick their fingers further into their ears.