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Bernardo de La Paz

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2. Absolutely, except for your metaphor
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 04:18 PM
Oct 2022

"head cut off" is violent and extra judicial. But you are not violent and extrajudicial, right?

So if we take it metaphorically, it is still not good. Problem is deeper than a few outspoken visible monsters. Cutting "snakes heads" won't solve the problem; there are more snakes ready to pop up. Gotten burn the snake farm and plow it under.

Solving it means a deep commitment to civics education, explaining the whole point of the fulcrum of peaceful transfer of power, the slippery slope of fascism (they come for your enemies then they come for you), and that rights that protect others protect you.

Critical thinking needs to be much increased. This means more education on logical fallacies. Math education helps. English language reading skills help, even for native speakers.

Crushing disinformation quickly right to the target audience that received it in the first place is important. Must be accurate, fast, direct (simple) and targeted to the audience.

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