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WCDT strips 4301-4305 (6th July to 10 July 2020)
cesium133:
I don’t remember whether it was here or in Patreon, but I saw someone posting with a question about how they got together. Perhaps they’re more similar than they would like to admit.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 10 Jul 2020, 03:44 ---Want to know what bugs me? People who think that basic civil rights and social justice for all are the unattainable and undesirable fantasies of a lunatic fringe. Just saying.
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Social engineering has done a great deal of damage over the last 40 to 50 years.
EDIT: Yes, my above response is also in regards to the giant clusterfuck that ensued on the previous page.
The divide-and-conquer method has worked all to well to keep the general populace from fighting back against an increasingly oligarchical rule.
Potato Farmer:
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 10 Jul 2020, 13:25 ---
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 10 Jul 2020, 03:44 ---Want to know what bugs me? People who think that basic civil rights and social justice for all are the unattainable and undesirable fantasies of a lunatic fringe. Just saying.
--- End quote ---
Social engineering has done a great deal of damage over the last 40 to 50 years.
--- End quote ---
It's pretty easy to achieve as long as you focus on reminding people that if everyone gets basic civil rights and social justice, that also means the groups they don't agree with get it. There's not a lot of forces in the world more powerful than spite.
Of course that's part of why it's so damaging. The ridiculous level of effectiveness.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: cesium133 on 10 Jul 2020, 12:58 ---I don’t remember whether it was here or in Patreon, but I saw someone posting with a question about how they got together. Perhaps they’re more similar than they would like to admit.
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That would be me.
I'm guessing a company mixer or they used to be more alike. Jeph only knows for now.
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: Potato Farmer on 10 Jul 2020, 14:03 ---
--- Quote from: Gyrre on 10 Jul 2020, 13:25 ---
--- Quote from: Zebediah on 10 Jul 2020, 03:44 ---Want to know what bugs me? People who think that basic civil rights and social justice for all are the unattainable and undesirable fantasies of a lunatic fringe. Just saying.
--- End quote ---
Social engineering has done a great deal of damage over the last 40 to 50 years.
--- End quote ---
It's pretty easy to achieve as long as you focus on reminding people that if everyone gets basic civil rights and social justice, that also means the groups they don't agree with get it. There's not a lot of forces in the world more powerful than spite.
Of course that's part of why it's so damaging. The ridiculous level of effectiveness.
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It goes beyond that, though.
Here's a pretty basic illustration: There's a plate with three cookies and three people are present. The rich guy leans over to the white guy a tells him "The black guy is trying to steal your cookie." While the white guy isn't looking, the rich guy takes all three cookies and leaves the other two with only half of the thiird cookie.
It's the manipulation and instillment of fear and distrust. It's the pushing of learned helplessness. It's the discouragement of non-aggressive communication between groups. And it all takes place over several years while playing the long game.
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