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> I can do nothing The far right and Trump's biggest support is people acting helpless and spreading their dogma of helplessness. It's surreal to see how effec
by mmooss 2y ago
> I can do nothing
The far right and Trump's biggest support is people acting helpless and spreading their dogma of helplessness. It's surreal to see how effective their propaganda is - this is right out of psyops playbooks. It's truly unmaerican to throw up your hands - nobody is going to do it for you, and anything is possible. That's part of freedom.
- lenerdenator 2y agoI'm not saying "Do nothing", I'm saying "stop reading". Just reading stuff on social media and tsk-tsking got us nowhere. We have to do more.
- mmooss 2y ago> Just reading stuff on social media and tsk-tsking got us nowhere. We have to do more. I think it's necessary (to a point, in a certain way) but certainly not sufficient. If you surrender social media to mis/disinformation - as the Democratic Party seems to have done - you're going to lose for sure. But a persuasive, positive (e.g., not cynical), honest argument sets an example that those things are important and powerful - and they are - and that there is a valid point of view out there.