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New precedents? (worser than

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:22:56 +0000

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New precedents? (worser than filibuster?)

(as rioter rifles McConnell'd desk, shows off letter from Trump):

Are @SenateGOP saying that IF #BlackLivesMatter protestors stormed the Capitol, killed 5 ppl, &caused property damage it would be OK if @POTUS incited it w/ his personal lawyer &2 @SenateDems ?

Logically, they are saying exactly that
Whose desk?
Apparently #Rifling is relative
— Unique Chapman (@UniqueChapman) January 27, 2021

kinda related theory: how

artappraiser — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:38:11 +0000

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kinda related theory: how QAnon adherents and similar type thinking evolved and grew since the 80's I see the common thread as "you just can't trust the government, somebody is ripping us all off" and then throw in "it's the media too" with the growth of partisan media. so it ends up with belief in libertarianism one way or another, there's only you to take care of yourself and take control. Which was also popular in "new age" as far as mental and physical help--those crystals, yoga, meditation, et. al.could do more than any of those M.D.'s...

Treason? Blackmail? Extortion

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:47:00 +0000

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Treason? Blackmail? Extortion?
Something ain't right with Smartech
And I imagine a lot of people got used to being extorted the last years.
(Anthony Kennedy? Is that you?)

6/ Confirmation that Corker used Smartech for emails. https://t.co/WJVovgBXGc pic.twitter.com/xFr8OujZxS
— Jennifer Cohn (@jennycohn1) September 13, 2018

News announcer deprograms

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:52:10 +0000

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News announcer deprograms Trumpie

This is outstanding interviewing, well-prepared, never takes eye off the ball. @PamelaBrownCNN https://t.co/xvX5Hv2Jad
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) January 24, 2021

That whole sociality through

moat — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 23:54:20 +0000

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That whole sociality through golf is a thing and reminds me of sad things in my past.

But it is not a cult.

We need more words.

Not "Thrill Kill Kult"?

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 23:34:00 +0000

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Not even "Thrill Kill Kult"?

Sad to be just mediocre.

3/ On 9/11/17, Corker suggested he might retire and acknowledged that he and Trump may have discussed his election plans over golf. https://t.co/qfkpwSlYpe pic.twitter.com/0vJ4rR2JQt
— Jennifer Cohn (@jennycohn1) September 13, 2018

Is this posted in the correct

moat — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 22:16:54 +0000

In reply to The public deserves

Is this posted in the correct thread?

The shining round eyes of Graham tell me he ain't no member of a cult.

The public deserves

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 21:47:51 +0000

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The public deserves information about Russia’s hacking of Smartech in 2015 and to what extent Russia/Trump used this to blackmail current and former members of Congress (eg, @LindseyGrahamSC & Bob Corker) and of the former Bush administration. https://t.co/EO3iGNNQFs
— Jennifer Cohn (@jennycohn1) January 24, 2021

Approaching the matter as

moat — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 20:13:02 +0000

In reply to Cult expert (& former Moonie) on whether Trump's followers can be deprogrammed

Approaching the matter as "deprogramming", as presented in this article, presumes that the adoption of a set of beliefs must displace participation in others. But what is patently contradictory to the outsider can be comfortably combined by the believer.

Hagan is right about the iterative loops but those should include how the believer understands the effort to be deprogrammed by others as further confirmation of their own calculations. Many believers are emotionally intelligent, in some cases, more than those who would challenge them.

The point about concentrating upon the personal is well taken but what makes the structure so formidable is the arrogance permitted by means of it. The problem of how to answer arrogance without more arrogance is very old. I would have thought it would be easier by now.