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William Lindsey :toad:

"Despite replete evidence of their insincerity, disingenuousness, and outright deceit, the corporate media dutifully record Republicans’ professed 'concerns.' They rarely, if ever, point out the Republicans’ record of do-nothingism or follow up with: 'Well, are you going to do something about your concern, then?' Frankly, I am concerned that members of today’s corporate media think their job is stenography; not journalism."

#Republicans #Trump #concern #empathy #cruelty #mendacity
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William Lindsey :toad:

"Republican now use 'concerned' to mean the exact opposite—namely, “I really don’t give a damn.” Republicans profess concern about women, but support abortion bans that increase maternal and infant mortality. Trump ran an entire campaign predicated over supposed rage about rising prices. Wouldn’t you know—he does not give a damn?"

~ Jennifer Rubin

#Republicans #Trump #concern #empathy #cruelty #mendacity
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The Contrarian · Words & Phrases We Can Do WithoutBy Jennifer Rubin
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There's a type of reply-guy that crawls out of the woodwork when I post anything that might inspire others to take action, and they're deceptively insidious.

Regardless of the topic, they sound like this:

Alice: I don't own a gun because they're for killing and I'm not a fan of killing.
Bob: Then only the bad guys will have guns.

Alice: I deleted my Facebook account.
Bob: If the good people leave then the bad guys win.

Alice: I'm openly queer so others know they're not alone.
Bob: You'll make yourself a target.

In every instance, they defend the shitty state of things by discouraging action and change. It's a reply that is designed to support the default, the current power structure. It's a type of reply meant to de-fang movements.

I've posted about this before, but apparently it bears repeating. Fighting for something takes energy. Change takes sustained energy and momentum. These types of interactions sap energy. They're not posting anything openly disagreeable, they're just dropping little doubt caltrops, little concern anchors—making it harder to keep fighting, harder to gain momentum.

If you're about to jump into a thread and concern troll, don't. I'm fucking sick of it. The rest of us don't have the time or energy to drag your dead weight along.

#ReplyGuys#Concern#Trolling
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