> I think a big part of that is simply thinking that it all requires a response. If anti-Progressive messaging wasn't so effective, I would agree. > The whole

> I think a big part of that is simply thinking that it all requires a response. If anti-Progressive messaging wasn't so effective, I would agree. > The whole thing to me feels as though there are a lot of people making a fuss about absolutely nothing just so they have something to make a fuss about. Yes. Just look at the times that Tucker Carlson has made up something to be outraged out - Why is the Green M&M less sexy now? is a real thing this ... person has talked about. Fox's campaign against wokeness is entirely manufactured out of thin air. CRT as a boogeyman is laughable. But the anti-Progressive messaging works. It works really well. And I think Progressives need to get beyond their immediate reaction and feeling of being attacked. --- Back to Scott Adams - he praised Donald Trump's ability to craft and control messaging. I really really hated this point of view when I first heard it. Trump is just so easy to make fun of. He's a clown. But he's also a genius. Unfortunately he's a genius at only one thing - self-promotion. If you had to identify the quality he most values in subordinates, it is that the subordinate must say good things about Trump. They may never say anything negative. That is very destructive in the the real world, because everyone makes mistakes and they need to learn and grow. Trump has not provided much evidence of learning and growth. I should be clear - I don't support Scott Adams or his messaging, but he's not always wrong.