...and through the lens of perpetual victimhood: the "moral authority" that society grants "victims" to defend themselves...which is actually "pre-emptive retaliation". 3/
I don't think there's an easy, universally applicable answer. Especially en masse where there's positive reinforcement from, and safety in, numbers. I've touched on the difficulty in a previous thread that contrasted the one-on-one versus collective difficulties.....1/
"...People...traveled to Dallas to see JFK reappear on Nov. 2.
However, when that didn’t happen, the goalposts shifted, and Protzman convinced dozens of people that if they waited long enough, something else would happen."
This is an attempt to use identity politics, perpetual grievance/victimhood, and the exploitation of neuropsychological fear responses to manipulate the majority demographic (and what will most likely be the party in power in 2022) to react/govern as a persecuted minority. 1/
The term "identity politics" is associated with minority groups because the dominant political group is usually also the dominant culture. This dynamic creates the impression that only minority groups embrace/promote their “identity” through politics,….2/
Relevant thread:
"Trump distracts/desensitizes w/"cruelty" masquerading as humor...it plays well w/the emotionally under-developed/immature base, & positively reinforces (Narcissistic supply) Trump's sociopathy...& causes them to dismiss gravity/substance of Schiff's statements"
The Muckrake" podcast with @JYSexton/@CanYouHearMeSMH where we talked about the cognitive dissonance of "American Exceptionalism", Anti-vaxx as identity politics, politically tribalizing our children, & other topics: 1/
I was struggling to find my words on this appearance (some days the Traumatic Brain Injury symptoms frustratingly resurface), but we talked about important issues....particularly co-existing with people who have different political beliefs: 2/