ok so there are arguments your not supposed to make in politics these are arguments specifically likely to cause people to make lizard brain decisions
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common ones are "the Outgroup is coming for your women," "the Outgroup believes crazy things and is coming to get you," and "an important person died so lets do something crazy"
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under normal conditions a--say--temperamentally centrist coalition can form to brand people who use this class of arguments as demagogues and cast them out of discourse
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if conditions worsen however you can imagine that everyone will defect eventually if the "demagogues" get a foothold, because these methods are potent political weapons
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yeah im not saying its necessarily a good rule
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