I’ve come to notice this. It seems as if no matter where I go in the country and whom I meet, they won’t openly admit to it or signal the fact that they agree with certain takes associated with the right.
While those I meet who are left-leaning (strong majority of ppl I’m meeting), will let you know where they stand politically and culturally soon enough, and sooner rather than later.
Am I missing something here? Righties must exist too but I never see them. Those few who I do know tend to keep their views to themselves and avoid in-depth discussions about culture and politics.
I also guess that society is becoming more segregated as the places and activities that used to force us to leave our bubble (think the church, community work, bars and clubs, talks and lectures etc) are increasingly disappearing and going online.
Kind of sad
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From ChatGPT:
“Yeah, I get what you’re saying—and you’re definitely not imagining it. What you’re describing taps into a wider pattern that’s been brewing for years: social and political self-sorting. A few threads to pull on here:
Right-leaning people do exist, of course, but depending on where you live or the circles you’re in, they might feel less safe or less comfortable being vocal, especially if the local or social environment leans heavily left. There’s a sense, often backed by surveys, that conservatives are more likely to self-censor, especially in professional or academic settings.
Meanwhile, people on the left—especially those more engaged in activism or identity politics—may feel a greater moral imperative to declare their views early on, almost like a signal of values or safety. This can make it feel like left-leaning views are disproportionately visible, even if the numbers don’t skew as much.
The dissolution of shared public spaces (like church, community centres, local pubs, town halls, etc.) does something really dangerous: it means we don’t just disagree anymore—we don’t even meet each other. Online platforms, which are now the stand-in for those old spaces, tend to sort and radicalize us further by rewarding outrage and punishing nuance.
And yeah, segregation isn’t just racial or economic anymore, it’s ideological and cultural. People live in different info bubbles, hang out in different venues, and even speak with different vocabularies. There’s a real loss there—of exposure, of friction, of understanding.
It is kind of sad. Feels like we’ve traded the awkward but enriching messiness of shared community for the clean, curated comfort of echo chambers.
Where do you think you stand in all this? Do you feel like you have a clear camp, or are you more in-between—or just tired of it all?”
Imagine if you were Jewish. The rest of society seems to hate you and makes it their mission to ruin your ability to function in society. They go after your ability to earn money or better yourself with an education. They report you to the police to try and get your kids taken from you. Using various lies to distort the situation so they can twist the knife.
Would anybody go around saying they are Jewish? Maybe the most proud and adamant but many wouldn’t.
It’s the same with being conservative. You could be a nice person keeping to yourself. Then out of nowhere somebody has called your employer saying you did X to them. Or your employees Google reviews see brigading and negative reviews galore. People are calling and harassing. It’s non stop. Why would you ever tell somebody you were conservative.
I follow this dentist on tiktok. She was questioning Harris and maybe made some comments critical of her. People called her job. They literally doxxed her and called her employer and left hundreds of negative google reviews for her clinic. All because of her comments which to me were just normal stuff. She to me never appeared conservative. But that’s what happens.
So why would anybody ever say they were conservative?
I’d never in a million years think to challenge somebody’s ability to earn a living. They could be a child rapist and cult leader. Taking away some bodies ability to earn a living is about as low as it gets