The moralizing rhetoric of political correctness and religious fundamentalism is so vehement precisely because no one takes it seriously.
@Meaningness you mean others don't take them srsly, so they amplify their signal by being more extreme? or they don't take themselves srsly?
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@KevinSimler I think it’s both… mostly the former, but often there’s a dynamic of trying to shore up one’s own adherence by coercing others. -
@KevinSimler That is, the desired outcome is that others take the claims seriously, not as a joke, even if you can’t quite believe yourself. - 3 more replies
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