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I've always had an undercurrent of "we just need to try to understand each other" with people I disagree with. Forever. But I'm starting to feel myself losing it with the woke infection. I'm watching myself shut down and curl up and go "actually no just go away." 1/

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yknow, the infected, like people who go 'white people be white peopleing'

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newdiscourses.com/2020/07/woke-w This is a pretty good summary of the tactics that make me consider them infected.

6:08 AM · Aug 7, 2020

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Who are « they » though ? The essay describes / interprets some alleged behavior, but doesn’t assess how widespread it really is nor offer any way to recognize people who would refuse debate for these specific reasons. I’m having a hard time buying the whole us vs them narrative.

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The essay has the detail I can't include in tweets - but basically 1. viewing truthfinding as flawed by systemic measures, 2. viewing disagreement as a moral failing 3. systemically ruining the lives of those who disagree 4. refusing to directly engage

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That exhaustion you are feeling could paradoxically inspire new sympathy. After all the fifth reason mentioned in the linked article is "they are too tired". Maybe there is a better way to communicate that isn't so exhausting.