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They did say they go to the mall every week. As far as I'm concerned, in 2025, that's akin to announcing "I'm a psychopath!"

aspenmayer 1y ago
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- arp242 1y ago
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    I think it’s a troll, but it could be a special kind of activist that is posing as a troll or otherwise indistinguishable from a troll. A lot of trolls lean in to hyperbole. Part of me wonders if it is some kind of false flag to make right wing people look bad, but I know enough unhinged folks of all political stripes to safely assume it could go either way, earnest or engaging.
    - vinceguidry 1y ago
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        > If maga were both sincere and intelligent then they'd be actual nazis. They lack the second quality so they just spout ineffectually in public spaces thinking they'll get support. If they knew history they'd understand that's not a viable strategy. Ya need a lot more than that to build authoritarianism bro. Their egos won’t let them go full nazi. Cognitive dissonance is overcome via suspension of disbelief through self-hypnosis at home and collectively online and at rallies. Their need to appear respectable prevents how deep down the rabbit hole that most are willing to go, which is why they lean in to extremism, because it alienates followers from moderating influences of family and friends who are not already indoctrinated. It’s a cult of personality. The liberals are baited for clicks and impressions, and the left are again sidelined until the next time they need to be chided for being insufficiently centrist by liberals. Non-extremists on both sides become the controlled opposition relative to each other vis-à-vis the political parties proper. We’re tilting at windmills while digital sharecroppers toil on company plantations, their blood from stones mere grist for the blood money paper mill. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation#A_World_Without_Power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation#A_World_Wit... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to72IJzQT5k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to72IJzQT5k HyperNormalisation (2016) > In Russia, Vladimir Putin and his cabinet of political technologists create mass confusion. Vladislav Surkov uses ideas from art to turn Russian politics into a bewildering piece of theatre. Donald Trump employs the same techniques in his presidential campaign by using language from Occupy Wall Street. Curtis asserts that Trump "defeated journalism" by rendering its fact-checking abilities irrelevant. > The American Left's attempt to resist Trump on the internet had no effect. In fact, they were just feeding the social media corporations who valued their many additional clicks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIHC4NNScEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIHC4NNScEI HyperNormalisation explained by Adam Curtis > I'd be more than happy to discuss further. Over email, telegram or zoom. If you check my profile, you can find many available resources, including contact details.

aspenmayer 1y ago

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arp242 1y ago
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- aspenmayer 1y ago
  I think it’s a troll, but it could be a special kind of activist that is posing as a troll or otherwise indistinguishable from a troll. A lot of trolls lean in to hyperbole. Part of me wonders if it is some kind of false flag to make right wing people look bad, but I know enough unhinged folks of all political stripes to safely assume it could go either way, earnest or engaging.
  - vinceguidry 1y ago
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      > If maga were both sincere and intelligent then they'd be actual nazis. They lack the second quality so they just spout ineffectually in public spaces thinking they'll get support. If they knew history they'd understand that's not a viable strategy. Ya need a lot more than that to build authoritarianism bro. Their egos won’t let them go full nazi. Cognitive dissonance is overcome via suspension of disbelief through self-hypnosis at home and collectively online and at rallies. Their need to appear respectable prevents how deep down the rabbit hole that most are willing to go, which is why they lean in to extremism, because it alienates followers from moderating influences of family and friends who are not already indoctrinated. It’s a cult of personality. The liberals are baited for clicks and impressions, and the left are again sidelined until the next time they need to be chided for being insufficiently centrist by liberals. Non-extremists on both sides become the controlled opposition relative to each other vis-à-vis the political parties proper. We’re tilting at windmills while digital sharecroppers toil on company plantations, their blood from stones mere grist for the blood money paper mill. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation#A_World_Without_Power https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation#A_World_Wit... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to72IJzQT5k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to72IJzQT5k HyperNormalisation (2016) > In Russia, Vladimir Putin and his cabinet of political technologists create mass confusion. Vladislav Surkov uses ideas from art to turn Russian politics into a bewildering piece of theatre. Donald Trump employs the same techniques in his presidential campaign by using language from Occupy Wall Street. Curtis asserts that Trump "defeated journalism" by rendering its fact-checking abilities irrelevant. > The American Left's attempt to resist Trump on the internet had no effect. In fact, they were just feeding the social media corporations who valued their many additional clicks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIHC4NNScEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIHC4NNScEI HyperNormalisation explained by Adam Curtis > I'd be more than happy to discuss further. Over email, telegram or zoom. If you check my profile, you can find many available resources, including contact details.