> You don't know anyone here. Your self-regard is off the charts. Ironically, I know myself fairly well and quite a few folks in all political persuasions, and

> You don't know anyone here. Your self-regard is off the charts. Ironically, I know myself fairly well and quite a few folks in all political persuasions, and thus remain confident in my priors. But I could see how one could mistake empathy for egomania. Calling people "illegal" is a hallmark of steeping in rightwing/authoritarian propaganda as it is about "othering" others. Self-abuse should be discouraged whether it is physical (cutting, suicide, etc.) or mental (losing one's capacity and faculties for reasoning to authoritarian propaganda).[0,1,2,3] [0] https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3934064 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3934064 [1] https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003170051-8/interactive-propaganda-yunkang-yang-lance-bennett https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/97810031... [2] https://www.biblio.com/book/fox-effect-how-roger-ailes-turned/d/1616440690 https://www.biblio.com/book/fox-effect-how-roger-ailes-turne... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brainwashing_of_My_Dad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brainwashing_of_My_Dad