I’d agree with this but that would mean I was convinced via logic.
I’d rather just use temper tantrums to convince others of my strongly held opinions and completely dissolve discourse. /s
The founders believed in freedom of speech precisely due to the power of civil discourse.
If you completely abandon civil discourse then you’re abandoning America.
You can play out what the left is doing. If you want to try and reflect their fascism on the right it’s just going to lead to a shitshow.
The better route is enforcement. I’m not the guy spouting off about civil wars here but respectfully if it comes down to it civil war is a better long term enforcement option than participating in pussy hat public meltdowns and strong-arming business culture into fascist enforcement.
If you completely abandon civil discourse then you’re abandoning America.
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You can play out what the left is doing. If you want to try and reflect their fascism on the right it’s just going to lead to a shitshow.
I don't view using emotional arguments as stooping to their level, or reflecting fascism. I just view it as effective persuasion. Trump understands these things; it's what made him win. He uses emotional statements; big numbers used to conjure emotions.
The founders era was full of unhinged vile rhetoric. The difference is politicians legally killed each other over the "civil discourse" they experienced. Imho you've created a romantic idealized era that never, in FACT, existed. Ironic.
I’d agree with this but that would mean I was convinced via logic.
I’d rather just use temper tantrums to convince others of my strongly held opinions and completely dissolve discourse. /s
The founders believed in freedom of speech precisely due to the power of civil discourse.
If you completely abandon civil discourse then you’re abandoning America.
You can play out what the left is doing. If you want to try and reflect their fascism on the right it’s just going to lead to a shitshow.
The better route is enforcement. I’m not the guy spouting off about civil wars here but respectfully if it comes down to it civil war is a better long term enforcement option than participating in pussy hat public meltdowns and strong-arming business culture into fascist enforcement.
100%
I don't view using emotional arguments as stooping to their level, or reflecting fascism. I just view it as effective persuasion. Trump understands these things; it's what made him win. He uses emotional statements; big numbers used to conjure emotions.
The founders era was full of unhinged vile rhetoric. The difference is politicians legally killed each other over the "civil discourse" they experienced. Imho you've created a romantic idealized era that never, in FACT, existed. Ironic.