@paige I read it a bit differently. In the USA half the country recognizes that nearly half the population is fascist and thus evil, meanwhile in Canada and India they continue to pretend fascism hasn't overtaken them thus permitting them to see their fellows are generally good.
A good chunk of the countries on that list have a severe rot, Sweden, the UK, Japan, Australia, etc. Spain seems to recognize nearly the exact percentage that Vox and the far right represent, which is good.
@reflex
Thats a dark reading of the data
Interesting thought though
I'm in the UK, which has quite a happy rating, maybe we are delusional
@OliverNoble Honestly the study isn't structured for the point I'm making, so it's not really a valid reading. But I did find it very interesting as the only real difference I see in many of these countries the cultural one of which ones have broadly realized how widespread and dangerous the far right are.
But yes, I was reading it darkly on purpose and that would require it's own study.
@reflex
Its always great to get other perspectives
My immediate thought on seeing the UK ranking was: " yep, most people in the UK have a pretty positive or neutral view about those around them"
Your comment made me think a bit deeper about how perception and a casual assessment of someone's "goodness" may be wildly incorrect
Its so often the case after some horrific crime is uncovered in suburbia that neighbours all say what a nice, quiet, polite person...
So thank you
@OliverNoble I am a US citizen and Portugal resident and it's made me question a lot. People say the USA is overly focused on others' political views and thus divided, but I suspect it's more that we are increasingly recognizing the evil our nation was built on and fighting over whether to correct it or not.
In Portugal I just see outright denial of their history, and justifications for being racist and Islamophobic. They need to look harder at themselves imo.
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