They are out to crush dissent from any side. Turning you against other people who are also being crushed is a divide and conquer strategy, to keep you from realizing how little the actual difference is between you and him.
“Filthy hippie” - “Deplorable”
Fantasy notion of ‘Democratic Socialism’ - Fantasy notion of ‘Republican Free-Marketers’
Etc. etc...
Attempts to fix the system stymied by opportunists, grifters, infiltrators, and morons
Would happily carve out exceptions and compromises for unique circumstances and common-sense situations
Language used to try to describe problems and address solutions perverted into sloganeering and identity-group signaling
Avenues where chances for success gains momentum transformed into political horse-races
No one will listen to reasoned arguments but emotional contagion-baiting gets some results
Coverage refuses to address opposition’s commonalities and small differences are exaggerated into irreconcilably divides
Hate and anger are pushed instead of building an agreed framework for debate
Public figures and press replace actual arguments with straw-men to criticize
Keeps getting poorer and persecuted while the “elites” keep getting away richer and scot-free
They are out to crush dissent from any side. Turning you against other people who are also being crushed is a divide and conquer strategy, to keep you from realizing how little the actual difference is between you and him.
“Filthy hippie” - “Deplorable”
Fantasy notion of ‘Democratic Socialism’ - Fantasy notion of ‘Republican Free-Marketers’
Etc. etc...
Attempts to fix the system stymied by opportunists, grifters, infiltrators, and morons
Would happily carve out exceptions and compromises for unique circumstances and common-sense situations
Language used to try to describe problems and address solutions perverted into sloganeering and identity-group signaling
Avenues where chances for success gains momentum transformed into political horse-races
No one will listen to reasoned arguments but emotional contagion-baiting gets some results
Coverage refuses to address opposition’s commonalities and small differences are exaggerated into irreconcilably divides
Hate and anger are pushed instead of building an agreed framework for debate
Public figures and press replace actual arguments with straw-men to criticize
Keeps getting poorer and persecuted while the “elites” keep getting away richer and scot-free