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03-10-2019 10:35 AM |
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What we need is not to disagree less, but to disagree better.
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Of course, there's always room for improvement.
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And that starts when you turn away the rhetorical dope peddlers — the powerful people on your own side who are profiting from the culture of contempt.
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These people are hired to counter the rhetorical dope peddlers on the other side; because, the other side is not turning away from theirs. Unilaterally turning away from those on your side is how one loses parity (i.e. unilateral disarmament).
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As satisfying as it can feel to hear that your foes are irredeemable, stupid and deviant, remember: When you find yourself hating something, someone is making money or winning elections or getting more famous and powerful.
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So, if you hate Nazism, racism, and genocide, someone making money or winning elections or getting more famous and powerful representing your sentiments is a bad thing?
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Unless a leader is actually teaching you something you didn’t know or expanding your worldview and moral outlook, ...
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Hmmm, our leaders are elected to teach others something they didn't know or expanding their world view and moral outlook (e.g. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness).
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
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That's what losers always say to winners... you're just a tool. I suppose it can be cathartic; but, it doesn't change anything.
All in all, the quoted excerpt from that article comes across as a bunch of smollett. YMMV.
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