Stoking
Hmmm, I dunno, maybe stroking is more right in this context. Kind of a circle jerk of jealousy, covetousness, resentment, anger,and laziness. I hear so many who hate capitalism and believe they should be entitled to have all the goodies handed to them without effort on their part, simply because they exist. Spouting this “progressive” nonsense makes them and their comrades feel good, and the circle continues...