Damn, it. Well, not all principles. But pragmatically, not a good choice of tactic either.
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Replying to @NoLongerBennett @jefflintz and
Byakkotacotaco Retweeted Byakkotacotaco
Not answering for him, but despite how much partisans think otherwise, violence, bad behavior, mud-slinging, and going after familial associates tends to be more effective at turning people away from your cause than toward it.https://twitter.com/bmelton/status/1051870259546853377 …
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Byakkotacotaco @RummaTumTumsbecause it pushes people away from your side. Incidentally, y'know what else pushes people away from your cause? Violence. So sincerely, you should work to keep your peaceful protests actually peaceful. https://www.futurity.org/protest-violence-1888672-2/ …Show this thread1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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Replying to @NoLongerBennett @BMelton and
there are deeper beliefs than political beliefs
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Replying to @RummaTumTums @BMelton and
no that is the shallow form! in most cases ideology only takes root when deeper beliefs are eroded or stunted i think
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Replying to @eigenrobot @NoLongerBennett and
Well then I withdraw the pride and zeal from my answer.
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hahaha no pride or zeal in semantic guessing games :)
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Replying to @NoLongerBennett @eigenrobot and
I just looped back around and was about to say that, but now there's no wind in my sails. Silver lining: I can take pride in the accuracy of my description of you upthread. ;-)
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