I'm watching the right breach all manner of rhetoric guardrails with eagerness and impunity.
Deceit.
Projection.
Overreaction.
Paranoia.
I find it reprehensible. So for me to engage in the same tactics would make me a hypocrite.
This is why I want language I use to be measured, mindful and accurate.
But I'm concerned that this quest for accuracy and balance moves too slow for populism.
@sumpnlikefaith sometimes you have to fight fire with fire.
It’s the only language the populace of least common denominators understands.
@sumpnlikefaith the problem is the tactic appeals to the widest population.
You can’t win over a society or change cultural unless it is willing to change.
They want blood. They expect blood. They will only be satisfied with blood.
I can preach at a wall all day, but that’s not going to change the fact that it is a wall. It isn’t going to convert to being a window because you asked nice.
@sumpnlikefaith tell you what. Go read up on Project 2025.
Tell me how playing nice with the demands and outcomes they seek will work out for everyone impacted.
@JKxZ I'm currently reading High Conflict by Amanda Ripley.
In it she cites a study "In their research, Willer and Feinberg found that about 20 percent of liberals would not reframe their arguments to persuade conservatives, even if it would work better."
She says "It's very hard to get outside of our own heads and speak the other side's moral language. It is counterintuitive. It requires discipline, humility, education, and empathy."
But the reward is that you can find common ground.
@sumpnlikefaith you think there is any common ground with project2025 and democrats?
@JKxZ Sadly, I think the world is burning enough already as it is.
What do we win if we win by engaging in the same tactics? Nothing meaningful -- the tactics win because we had to sacrifice our nature to adopt them.
To me this is a matter of gain the whole world, and lose your soul.