BillPD, I strongly agree that Trump is a conduit but fail to see the relevance of that to the points I was making.
A leader who becomes that kind of blank conduit, (based on testing speech material), is even more despicable than a leader with a preexisting ideology, because he will indiscriminately amplify any vile thing an audience suggests or reacts to.
People, at their very core, are cruel, homicidal, dangerous animals. If you doubt that, consider the behavior of very young child, one who is not old enough to have any concept of doing right or wrong.
In a mob, the behavior of the loudest person determines the behavior of the whole crowd. If that loudest person thinks only of his own advancement, and if the crowd is already angry, nothing good can come of the next few hours.
I used the question technique a lot here -- I usually do not use it often -- because when someone writes that the election was stolen, or that Biden is a Communist, I see no point denying such absurd statements, as my denial would be ignored.
Instead I ask that person in return, What is your evidence?
BillPD, I strongly agree that Trump is a conduit but fail to see the relevance of that to the points I was making.
A leader who becomes that kind of blank conduit, (based on testing speech material), is even more despicable than a leader with a preexisting ideology, because he will indiscriminately amplify any vile thing an audience suggests or reacts to.
People, at their very core, are cruel, homicidal, dangerous animals. If you doubt that, consider the behavior of very young child, one who is not old enough to have any concept of doing right or wrong.
In a mob, the behavior of the loudest person determines the behavior of the whole crowd. If that loudest person thinks only of his own advancement, and if the crowd is already angry, nothing good can come of the next few hours.
I used the question technique a lot here -- I usually do not use it often -- because when someone writes that the election was stolen, or that Biden is a Communist, I see no point denying such absurd statements, as my denial would be ignored.
Instead I ask that person in return, What is your evidence?
Best wishes to all.