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Cary

(11,746 posts) Mon Jun 17, 2019, 12:32 PM Jun 2019

We need to understand this fact:

It isn't the Democrats' inaction that prevents us from getting rid of the virus that has infected our democracy. It is, only in part, the venal and craven Republican Senators and Representative who could act if they had any value.

The real enemy is the third of the electorate who are Nazi sympathizers.

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We need to understand this fact: (Original Post) Cary Jun 2019 OP

*This* brer cat Jun 2019 #1

They enable corruption, Brer Cary Jun 2019 #2

I think the only thing we can do is marginalize them. brer cat Jun 2019 #3

there's not a simple root cause... Locrian Jun 2019 #4

brer cat

(24,578 posts)

1. *This*

Reply to Cary (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2019, 04:25 PM

Jun 2019

Exactly! K&R

Cary

(11,746 posts)

2. They enable corruption, Brer

Reply to brer cat (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 17, 2019, 06:39 PM

Jun 2019

What can we do about the Nazi sympathizers?

brer cat

(24,578 posts)

3. I think the only thing we can do is marginalize them.

Reply to Cary (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 17, 2019, 07:14 PM

Jun 2019

If they weren't emboldened by trump they would stay in the shadows where they would do less harm. I think it will be tense in the sort-term after a Democratic win, but they need to believe they are in the majority in order to thrive.

We cannot convince the terminally stupid, but we are the majority and we can outvote them.

Locrian

(4,522 posts)

4. there's not a simple root cause...

Reply to Cary (Original post)

Tue Jun 18, 2019, 11:38 AM

Jun 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_men_and_an_elephant

There's not a simple root cause in a system with feedback.

So you have a feedback loop, with trump being the stimulus into the "nazi sympathizers" who in turn are a product of and environment (economy? racism? white priviledge? etc) plus a positive feedback look (unstable) increasing the stimulus, etc, etc.

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