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Shaming people - even dipshits - and fanning the politics of polarization has not historically been an effective way to change attitudes. I totally understand
by rfrey 10y ago
Shaming people - even dipshits - and fanning the politics of polarization has not historically been an effective way to change attitudes.
I totally understand the feelings of righteous rage and desire for justice. I've often imagined scenarios where the target of my wrath is so shocked by somebody's contempt for them that they re-examine their attitudes and positions.
But that's a fantasy. In reality, shaming obese people leads to more obese (but now psychologically damaged) people; shaming racists leads to people resurrecting the confederate flag and "all lives matter" movements; and shaming misogynists leads to idiocies like mens' rights groups.
Do you want to feel good, or do you want to change things?