This. If you've got friends and family that live in leftist bubbles and think you're the crazy one when you start to tell them facts with cited sources, it's the same effect. Immersion in fucked up culture and lies. 100% of leftists, but also a lot of conservatives turn a blind eye - it's like they think "Well, fuck it; it's Chicago (Minneapolis, Baltimore, etc). But those are American kids. Those are OUR people.
This. If you've got friends and family that live in leftist bubbles and think you're the crazy one when you start to tell them facts with cited sources, it's the same effect. Immersion in fucked up culture and lies. 100% of leftists, but also a lot of conservatives turn a blind eye - it's like they think "Well, fuck it; it's Chicago (Minneapolis, Baltimore, etc). But those are American kids. Those are OUR people.