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In reply to the discussion: The imminent backlash of the Democratic Left. [View all]Hestia
(3,818 posts)but I think our side is very clever and will find work arounds against the tools, especially cell phone towers.
We need to quit being so polite. A lot of us (not the majority mind you) were raised with manners and being told that the good *always* win but we are seeing that is not true. I am not saying to become like the anarchists (they are a problem too in that they are too disruptive) but to stand up and say something, like, oh I don't know, STFU & NO! in public more. These types of discourses will have to start at the local level which will be easier for those in large cities. We, who live in smaller areas, need to start standing up more. We are more apt to know people but we are also the breeding ground for these parasites who then rise to state and federal levels.
It is easier when you are older to say no and to have the wherewithal to not care. It is the children who are/were taught to always care about others feelings instead of their own and allowing the bullies to take over because they weren't taught how to non-violently take them down. Today, kids are learning how to stand up to bullies through crowds, but we also have a whole generation of 20-30 y/o's who weren't taught those skills and they need to learn desperately for the good of us all.
Our side doesn't come up with memo's to suppress entire segments of society; our side doesn't come up with funding to shut down dissent; our side doesn't come up tools to quell the masses; used to be might made right and we need to start mighting and saying something in public when it should be said is a good start.