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hoolstoptheheels

Joined: 01/04/2001 Posts: 27000
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Trigger alert - the first line of the article characterizes Wednesday’s


Violence as a “violent insurrection”. Trumpies should be aware of that in advance so as to be able to power through their offense and read the rest.

That sarcasm violates the advice of Bandy Lee. Ridicule is counterproductive. I guess this board will not be a good tool for reclaiming the cult.

Interesting that you directed your query to Trump supporters - I think the article is speaking to non-Trump supporters. Might be some good advice in there for our conduct on the board.

One critique I have - Lee’s prescription for fixing the country is, well, kind of pat and naive. 1) Get rid of the bad influence - ok, no problem. Give us about a week. 2) dismantle the system of thought control. I suppose some feel the social media bans are doing that, but I’m pretty sure the horse is out of the barn. This won’t be easy to fix, and varied, smart voices don’t like the bans, which they view as muzzling speech. I’ve seen criticism from unexpected places (like Angela Merkel - no Trump fan). 3) fix the problems in society which led to the feelings of inequality and isolation in Trump supporters. Sure, no problem. We’ll get right on that and should be done in a week or so.

(In response to this post by MN Wahoo)

Posted: 01/12/2021 at 08:42AM



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