We live in world where crazy and perverse are normalized. One aspect of this process is to characterize "normal" people as wrong and fringe. Usually this is enough to intimidate normal people into silence which is a form of compliance. Thus crazy is normalized. We have got to quit letting the enemy set the terms of the debate. This …
We live in world where crazy and perverse are normalized. One aspect of this process is to characterize "normal" people as wrong and fringe. Usually this is enough to intimidate normal people into silence which is a form of compliance. Thus crazy is normalized. We have got to quit letting the enemy set the terms of the debate. This is a problem with the political right as well. We have to set the terms of the debate and call them out for their evil and forcefully state how they are wrong and state what is right. Force them to defend their position. Ours needs no defense. Allowing ourselves to be intimidated simply validates them.
We live in world where crazy and perverse are normalized. One aspect of this process is to characterize "normal" people as wrong and fringe. Usually this is enough to intimidate normal people into silence which is a form of compliance. Thus crazy is normalized. We have got to quit letting the enemy set the terms of the debate. This is a problem with the political right as well. We have to set the terms of the debate and call them out for their evil and forcefully state how they are wrong and state what is right. Force them to defend their position. Ours needs no defense. Allowing ourselves to be intimidated simply validates them.
Excellent comment.