1/ This is a good time to refactor your social identity. If you are interested in doing this I have a technique for you.
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2/ The key to method is that people are saying the "country is deeply divided" etc. This is only true at the level of labels like Left/Right
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3/ Step 1: temporarily drop/suspend all the labels you apply to yourself: liberal, conservative, alt-right, NRx, bleeding heart hippie...
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4/ Step 2: WRITE DOWN the story of your life in terms of events that shaped your political consciousness. Mine: http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2016/11/10/king-ruinous-and-the-city-of-darkness/ …
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5/ That's 14,000 words that you will not be able to reduce into a simple position or set of labels. That's what happens when you unbundle.
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6/ Trust me, it's a hugely cathartic thing and it will make you realize that you're not as one-dimensional as you think.
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7/ That story, whether it is 500 words or 14000 words like mine, or a painting or whatever, is not your real identity either but...
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8/ It is the "source code" of your social identity model rather than the social identity "UI" that you present to others.
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this is great - I hope you write about this in a way that normal people can understand so I can share it
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well, my 14k word post *is* that... a reference example for people to use in doing their own :D
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