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Beetwasher.

(3,171 posts)
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 10:43 PM Oct 2022

Tell Me What You'll DO, Not Who I Need to Hate

An interesting phenomenon in political communication. Dems focus on what they will do to protect you or make your life better, or why you should be afraid of GOP policy because it will literally hurt or even kill you or one’s you love.. GOP ads tell you directly why you should hate certain people who are doing imaginary things to you that are Completely and demonstrably false. “We all hate politicians who do horrible things x, y and z, so vote against generic Dem”. All lies. It’s an incredible disconnect and a huge problem that this is allowed.

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Tell Me What You'll DO, Not Who I Need to Hate (Original Post) Beetwasher. Oct 2022 OP
Fear yankee87 Oct 2022 #1
It's a cult. usonian Oct 2022 #2
Great line for a debate or ad renate Oct 2022 #3

yankee87

(2,714 posts)
1. Fear
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 10:51 PM
Oct 2022

The entire Qpublican message is hate and fear. The only positive message is tax cuts for rich and get rid of all regulations.

usonian

(22,010 posts)
2. It's a cult.
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 11:13 PM
Oct 2022

A cult has nothing to do except to hate. (to stay intact, demonizing everyone else.)

This ensures the agenda of the head programmer.



Read any book or article on cults.

A bit more detail here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17293742

Just copying the nazi playbook.

Their credo:
"I believe in"
• Racism
• Homophobia
• Anti-Semitism
• The violent overthrow of elected government
• Misogyny, and
• A LIE AS BIG AS THE SUN

These are basically cult practices.

https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17292041

I used to post some of the attributes. Most came from "When Society is an Addict" and "The Addictive Organization" by Anne Wilson Schaef. Addiction and co-dependence share many behaviors with cults. They suck you in and keep you trapped. (I am not a psychologist. I just needed to understand things around me.) Keyword: PROJECTION. It's everywhere, so we don't even see it any more.

Mainly, words have no attachment to reality. They are used only for effect.
So, issues can flip, as long as they isolate and distance the "others"

Of course, the targeted groups I gave are "easy" for them. Disturbingly, even if members of those groups are part of the cult. "Well, you're black, but at least you aren't Jewish" kinds of crap --- that's played out right now. (and you know who I mean) And then it gets turned around. All very sick stuff.

WHY DOES THIS SEEM STRANGE?
Because we are not cult members.


And why Putin? Put the puzzle pieces together and the picture becomes clear.
This is all a Russian plan. Started years ago.
https://pastebin.com/raw/evbnN5y7

This also explains a lot (about projection)
Every Accusation is a Confession
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216777247
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