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Emotion won't win you a debate. Or convince anyone. As a matter of fact, precisely this 'should be fucking ashamed'-culture is what enabled Brexit and Trump in
by Kenji 10y ago
Emotion won't win you a debate. Or convince anyone. As a matter of fact, precisely this 'should be fucking ashamed'-culture is what enabled Brexit and Trump in a large part. Learn and correct course.
- gdulli 10y agoBut 2016 showed us that manipulating people's emotions can win you an election. If a lazy tactic puts you on the losing side of a debate but the winning side of an election, that's worth being concerned about.
- branchless 10y agoI think it's lazy to claim people voted because they were "manipulated". Many voted because they profoundly dislike the status quo.
- gdulli 10y agoBut with so many lies being told about the status quo (drumming up fear of immigrants being one example) it's hard to say what rejecting the status quo even means. Sure, if I love guns and I'm being told daily through talk radio that Obama wants to take all of them, I'm going to be upset and vulnerable to making an emotional decision.