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True Blue Door

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3. Since this guy is clearly insane, why are we talking about him?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2014, 12:42 PM

Nov 2014

Words are not actions, and hold no power until they're given legitimacy. Part of legitimacy comes from the attention of a viewpoint's opponents. Their nutjobs gather legitimacy from our attention. Otherwise obscure figures on our side have gained legitimacy by being attacked by conservatives. This is a weapon we wield carelessly.

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