Obviously, this is a very passionate issue for you but reading this thread it is you who responded to the comment at first, thus putting your counter opinion and policing out there. So the “lecturing and tone policing” complaints are ridiculous and a very weak tactic to deflect away from the intent of their comment. They did not “abuse” you. Jeez quit using crutches like that just to try and diffuse some other’s point that you obviously weren’t able to counter without letting the emotion take over. DU is a forum where people discuss issues and the opinions of others are the product. Don’t turn this into a tone police thing when it’s a public forum and you willingly step into the ring.
The real point of the original comment is valid: every single freaking post online anymore makes everything seem like they are about to enter a click bait WWE battle, when it is much more mild and reasonable. Many of the still photo shots and headlines look they came from porn sites. There is so much hyperbole and over selling what the actual content is.
Talking to the enemy is actually a good thing because while you may not convince them, there’s a lot of people in the comment section and views that you might be able to reach. Writing everyone off is placebo that makes you think you are doing something. But it’s an empty calorie sugar high of further ground loss.
I hate these right wing MFers but I’m not going to let them allow them to guzzle all of the oxygen in the room unchallenged. I go into their den of crazy and argue all the time. It’s amazing because I’m starting to see shifts from some of the followers to explore other sources of information once their echo chamber cracks. Not all of the followers are hard-core. Some are curious or even just lost for a moment.
The Dems ignored right wing podcast for so long and that was at their detriment. The framing of the arguments have been set and now we have to battle it out to get our voices heard and counter this BS.
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