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I find it incredible how many people's responses in crime topics (like this one or SF) immediately turn to blame-shifting, blaming the messenger, claiming the m
by simonsarris 4y ago
I find it incredible how many people's responses in crime topics (like this one or SF) immediately turn to blame-shifting, blaming the messenger, claiming the messenger must have some ulterior motive, trying to redirect conversation to other crimes like wage theft, etc.
2,606 people (that we know of) were shot so far in Chicago this year. That's over 10 per day. That's insane. And it's even crazier that it's so hard for anyone to discuss it without the carnival of canards that get bandied about every time. It seems like some people are practically trained to divert away from the actual subject.
- swearwolf 4y agoThere’s a word for what you’re describing: gaslighting.
- pjc50 4y agoNorthern Ireland's troops-on-the-streets civil war that lasted for 30+ years only managed to kill about three thousand people. Do we need to send international peacekeepers to Chicago? Send in some blue helmets? > It seems like some people are practically trained to divert away from the actual subject. That is a succinct description of American politics and "news" media.