@dislekcia you're mainly talking about the case of PAX here, I didn't realise that
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Replying to @increpare
@increpare Well, I'm generalising into the way that outrage is used in the US, yes. It's always directed at a person, not a situation.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @dislekcia
@dislekcia except for things like the NRA's activities, anti-abortion movement, tea party, gay rights movement, civil rights movement, &c.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@increpare It's actually built into the way that the legal system there works: It's all about individual cases and their arguments.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@dislekcia prop 8 and DADT weren't made around specific people/events, though.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @increpare
@increpare True, but didn't those end up being seen as "battle lines" between disparate groups of people? I understand outrage at the ideas.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@dislekcia yes, but that's no longer a US-specific folly, that's regular old politics innit.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@increpare So I sort of have trigger points for useful vs non-useful outrage: If at person, less likely to be useful.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @dislekcia
@dislekcia As a rule of thumb, I think it's a useful one. But vastly different to your original, more sweeping statement :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@increpare True. But I still think outrage has to undergo some form of transformation before it can be useful. Gotta trigger that more.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@dislekcia same for positivity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbS9jZOlQjc … (though positivity is easy to tolerate)
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Replying to @increpare
@increpare This is true :) Stuff needs to be transmuted into actions. Kinda feel like belief can help, but belief is co-opted.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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