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KT2000

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33. missing a big point here

Wed Dec 9, 2015, 02:38 PM

Dec 2015

the passing around of these things serves to reinforce bonds among like-minded people. I don't think they are intended to change minds.
"Culture-bundling" though is an insidious process. For example, the Southern Strategy uses the dog whistle of racism to carry policies that benefit the wealthy establishment. We can see now it has come to include any number of hot button social issues. The people have run with it and where someone jumps on due to one issue, they end up embracing them all through this kind of reinforcement.
To change now means that people must give up their social circle.

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If one hates guns I suppose. beevul Dec 2015 #17

Spot on! Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #14

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It's a gun thread, so might as well... Brickbat Dec 2015 #12

We've had plenty of tone policing over the years. Orsino Dec 2015 #7

Does peaceful change come from insults? Brickbat Dec 2015 #13

Yeah, from enough of them. Orsino Dec 2015 #18

Keep up the good work pintobean Dec 2015 #23

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Actually, an illustration of the "tipping point." Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #31

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Shame is an underrated tool Blecht Dec 2015 #20

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Wow! First "Tone-Policing," and now "Culture-Bundle." Paladin Dec 2015 #8

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"Reasonable" Blecht Dec 2015 #19

People lecturing me that I can or cannot change a thing bemuse me. LanternWaste Dec 2015 #21

How DARE we speak up, how DARE we fight back, how DARE we "say what we think"?!!?!?? hatrack Dec 2015 #22

Ironic on so many levels. Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #26

I prefer the words "cowards" or "fraidy-cats" to "pussies." Iggo Dec 2015 #27

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Other than the F-word and the vaguely sexist reference to "p------," nothing new from media... Eleanors38 Dec 2015 #30

missing a big point here KT2000 Dec 2015 #33