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Vanity: The Power of Incremental Concessions
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Posted on 06/15/2020 12:44:27 PM PDT by TigerClaws

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1 posted on 06/15/2020 12:44:27 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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Dems are smarter than we are.

They play the long game.

For us it’s 100% or nothing.

So we lost the war for America.


2 posted on 06/15/2020 12:46:20 PM PDT by NoLibZone (BLM Ltd. Concern is limited to those black lives that can be used to generate revenue and power.)
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Well either Trump will win again or he hastened the civil war by decades maybe.

Or both.

We owe him for making us see how many are actually against the constitution and against us.

And boy are there a lot.

With msm as a wing of the dem party, I think no dem that wins a seat should be recognized by us.

Especially the presidency.

I also think that regardless of who wins there will still be violence and perhaps an all out war will come.

Better now than 20 years from now when another generation is brainwashed.


3 posted on 06/15/2020 12:50:30 PM PDT by dp0622 (The very future of tis she the onehe Republic is at stake. We now know dems will do ANYTHING to win.)
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Yes, and I feel there’s a corollary to this regarding repeating of other people’s slogans. Take the nature of the slogan “Black Lives Matter.” Out of context, its a simple statement.

But I’ve been asked - so why won’t you say it?

And I say - I don’t repeat other people’s slogans, as it means I’m allowing others to do my thinking for me. words affect the structure of reality.

The Reply I get is: Perhaps - but there’s nothing wrong with the slogan. its true, isn’t it?

To which I say: OK, but first, you must repeat a similarly simple slogan I give to you. Ready? It is “Make America Great Again.”

At that point, they either laugh, or I get a “F*** You!”


4 posted on 06/15/2020 12:54:44 PM PDT by PGR88
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We are such idiots. We deserve what we get.

A lot of us see it all happening and don't do enough about it.

But a lot of those around us already have their frogs fully cooked and have bought in completely.
5 posted on 06/15/2020 12:56:25 PM PDT by z3n
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This is how bribes are done in the United States too. It's why ethical newspapers don't allow reporters to accept even as much as a cup of coffee. First it's the coffee. Then a small pastry... Then a book or a favor... then tickets to a concert...then money. Big money. And it's over.

People who do government inspections are set up with small bribes first - same with other government workers. It all leads up to getting $5,000 a minute for 'speeches' given to Arabs. A la Hillary - then compromised crooks changing laws so their 'bribes' become 'legal'...

Yes, the Chinese did this... but the technique's as old as time and evil.

If you read a story about a person arrested for taking a $10,000 bribe it's NOT his first. No one starts at the $10,000 level...

The first time a man's unfaithful to his wife he sweats the first kiss... later he won't give two thoughts to being unfaithful. Incremental degradation of the soul... wait 'til you see the end result of the concessions to black lives matter...

6 posted on 06/15/2020 12:59:04 PM PDT by GOPJ (When blacks kill each other it's called 'gun violence'. When cops kill a black, it's called 'murder')
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To: TwelveOfTwenty
Ping. Here is an example of how constant pressure and propaganda combine to get people to adopt ideas which the government wants them to adopt.
7 posted on 06/15/2020 1:00:34 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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Hey Froggie, Jump on the handle and spill all the boiling water onto your captor.


8 posted on 06/15/2020 1:09:02 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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[This is an interesting thread on how small compliance leads to complete ideological domination.

It was shared by a guy on Twitter identified below. Please comment if you’ve studied the subject of compliance. ]


I’m skeptical. The Chinese starved recalcitrant Americans to death. A higher % of American POW’s died in Chinese custody than under Imperial Japan. It was, IMO, the #1 reason Eisenhower should have bombed and strafed Chinese forces across the Yalu river - to deny supplies to the Chinese military and roll up their entire army on the Korean peninsula.


9 posted on 06/15/2020 1:11:52 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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MUST-READ

Thought provoking article.

11 posted on 06/15/2020 1:12:57 PM PDT by Pajamajan ( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you haave. Don't wait. Do it today.)
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To: NoLibZone

Its because we are open about goals, the left isnt

because if they were open about them no one would support them

so they need to get there slowly, incrementally


12 posted on 06/15/2020 1:25:56 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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its like being tempted by satan

if he just comes out and says he wants all people to suffer and die the vast majority will not join him

but if he does it incrementally and doesnt say his end goal, people happily join in


13 posted on 06/15/2020 1:27:28 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: TigerClaws

One of the better vanities, really makes one think and take a hard look at where we’re going. Thanks for posting.


14 posted on 06/15/2020 3:05:55 PM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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Exactly. That’s how we got here: all of those “The conservative case for ...” articles.


15 posted on 06/15/2020 5:20:46 PM PDT by evilC
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I’m taking this back to the other thread where it belongs.


16 posted on 06/16/2020 4:33:59 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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I’m taking this back to the other thread where it belongs.

Did you grasp the primary point of this thread? That forcing small concessions can eventually get people to concede everything?

Pressure works. Especially government pressure with threat of jailing if you disagree.

17 posted on 06/16/2020 11:18:44 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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I'm also taking this back to the other thread where it belongs.
18 posted on 06/16/2020 5:28:25 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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This thread is about how effective manipulations of opinion are. It seems reasonable to discuss examples of that same phenomena here.
19 posted on 06/16/2020 7:19:14 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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This thread is about how effective manipulations of opinion are.

If it's any consolation, your confederacy apologetics have done nothing to convince me of anything.

20 posted on 06/18/2020 4:17:16 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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