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jmbar2

(4,874 posts)
Tue Apr 16, 2019, 10:59 AM Apr 2019

How to talk to MAGAs - another great discussion from Teri Kanefield

Teri Kanefield is becoming one of my "must-reads" for her insight and applicable ideas. I first became a fan after reading her posts about the "Firehose of Outrageousness" strategy employed by Trump and why it works.

Today, she posts some great information on talking to MAGAs. Well worth a read and follow.

Key points:
- A lot of MAGAs are high in authoritarian personality traits - fearful, and desiring "order". RW media keep them in a continuous fear state, so they desire authoritarian leadership to feel safe.
- Facts don't matter, confrontation makes it worse.
- When you talk to them, try to reduce their fear and sense of "otherness". The goal is to deactivate the authoritarian impulse.


https://terikanefield-blog.com/how-to-talk-to-maga-people/

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How to talk to MAGAs - another great discussion from Teri Kanefield (Original Post) jmbar2 Apr 2019 OP
Totally following her cilla4progress Apr 2019 #1
Thanks jmbar2 Apr 2019 #2
Definitely! cilla4progress Apr 2019 #3

jmbar2

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Tue Apr 16, 2019, 11:40 AM
Apr 2019

Glad to see we're on the same path. She is getting a lot of good attention. Information ages fast on DU, so reinforcement is always useful.

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