Politics
the era of "damn thats crazy", "yapping", and "who asked" actually killed off so many peoples ability to start and hold a conversation about their interests in a healthy manner
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one of the basic challenges of local governance is that it is structurally tilted to the preferences of a small group of busybodies and cranks who will show up to every meeting against the preferences of the vast majority of sane normal people
Armand Domalewskitwitter.comMLK, Jr. succeeded because he crafted his message for a broader audience. Today's protestors ought to learn from his strategy. Most folks aren't paying attention until extreme events happen. Don't give others the opportunity to paint you as an extremist when you're not.
Mr. Beattwitter.comSuburbia is great for overbearing parents, not kids.
X. It’s what’s happening
Automatically disbelieving authorities isn't independent-mindedness. It's just conformism with the sign bit flipped.
@JanelCubbage In any cause the undecided are who you have to convince. So if you actually care about the cause, you can't afford the luxury of despising them, regardless of how good it might make you feel.
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