There’s a guy at my work who is honestly fascinating in the worst possible way. He’s white, his parents are right-wing, and both of them work in the police and nursing. He hangs around with people who are ethnonationalists and support Connor Tomlinson, and he’s constantly going on political rants at work. He rants about disabled people, gay people, refugees, women’s rights, feminists, and pretty much anyone he considers a threat to his worldview. He seems to have a particular hatred for anyone he thinks is getting special treatment e.g, DEI days, Black History Month etc. Yet, at the same time, he absolutely kisses his Black boss’s arse. He follows her around to DEI events, acts completely supportive in front of her, and seems perfectly happy to play along. Online, though, he’s a massive fan of Trump, Bukele and similar right-wing strongmen. He has an X account. The hypocrisy is genuinely baffling. He seems to hate diversity, equality initiatives and minority groups in principle, but has no problem making exceptions when someone has power over him or can benefit his career. Is it just opportunism? Does he genuinely compartmentalise his beliefs depending on who he’s talking to? Or is this just a case of someone who doesn't actually have any consistent principles beyond supporting whoever he thinks is powerful? I genuinely can't work out whether he believes half the stuff he says or whether it's all just about status and punching down at people he thinks can't do anything for him.