Afternoon, CoSo!
Not my favourite topic, honestly, but today for #OnlySky, I cover reactions to last Thursday's indictment, and push for us to remember that no individual rises to unchecked power without a whole system built to shelter and support him.
This underlying culture is what the US must reckon with now, if it's ever to build a better union.
#Politics
https://onlysky.media/mclark/after-the-indictment-the-deeper-political-schism-behind-the-spectacle-of-trump/
sorry to butt in. But i have some thoughts on this.
There are a lot of videos of former Cult and gang members talking about their experiences. They need to find their own way out, just be there for them when they do
Meanwhile, Deplatforming the Cult leaders and hate organizations are the next best step.
Steel Rat Gamer is exactly right. People dig in when directly confronted. Bypassing anticipated confrontation points by focusing on shared humanity offers them a way to separate their sense of self from their current extremism. When it's less necessary to a sense of belonging, the extremism comes up less and less.
The trick then is not to fixate on what they did or thought before. Vindictive "told ya so"s just trigger shame, defensiveness, and regression to their old ways.
@MLClark Thanks, you are far more Eloquent
@KGinKS