Shellshocked

[Claritie Pixie]

Every day, the hits to moral norms and the rule of law get bigger and more frequent.

The psychological manipulation of the American people is following a playbook.

We are being battered with outrageous and shocking headlines designed to emotionally inflame.

He says it, they say it - even though it's not true or anywhere in the vicinity of the bounds of the constitution. Say it anyway! Who will stop them?

The want us shellshocked - US - the masses - the only ones who can stop them. Shellshocked, divided, and fighting each other as they turn this country into the evil empire and our rights disappear.

What can we do? Personally, I work on discernment and keeping myself emotionally balanced so that I don't allow what they're doing to hook me emotionally. I refuse to give them that power over me. My own quiet resistance. When there's an opportunity to do something positive I do it. Because the only thing I can control is myself.

I know I'm not the only one learning this. That gives me hope they won't succeed.

[uponit7771]

1. There's a tactic to defeat gish gallop and it's to hyper focus on the most absurd and not pay ...

... attention to the overt litany of stupid.

Use the focus on the absurd to degrade credibility, after around the 3rd time they stop with the tactic.

In this case the M$M would have to hyper-focus on something extremely falsifiable as a group then wait till the Kremlin KKKlan back out of it.

Then highlight them backing out of it or doubling down ... then do it again... but it must be a single point ... not the scattershot of crap these guys throw out.

[pangaia]

22. Well stated...

[real Cannabis calm]

26. well stated indeed. Do you like this image?

[BigmanPigman]

2. He makes me want to wring his neck with my bare hands

and I am a 5'1" pacifist.

[smirkymonkey]

5. +1000

I know EXACTLY how you feel!

[MontanaMama]

6. I got you by an inch BP.

Between you and me...I think we could take him down.

[BigmanPigman]

11. His neck is so fat it would take twp pairs to get around it.

[anarch]

17. I know what you mean, but the thought of being in physical proximity to the disgusting piece of shit

ugh it just makes me shudder. Let alone touching him...eewwww.

[EveHammond13]

3. A good read is Tim Snyder - On Tyranny

this is sort of a mini-book for those not familiar.

One of the tips - stay connected to your neighbors and other people. Just daily human interaction strengthens the bonds of Normal Society and helps us fight.

[Kurt V.]

9. +1

[murielm99]

16. Brilliant idea.

[EveHammond13]

4. also a good read - Lord of the Flies.

[Kurt V.]

8. i disagree. the novel was not well received

[EveHammond13]

24. that was more sarcastic really - I feel like the GOP has gone Lord of the Flies that's all

[pdsimdars]

7. And yet the Democrats can't decide if it is bad enough to do their constitutional duty.

[warmfeet]

12. Yep. And we will lose the next election because of it.

Impeach or lose, that is the choice.

[pdsimdars]

25. You got that wrong. After they impeached Clinton, the GOP got House, Senate and WH. Duh

[Evolve Dammit]

13. That's the truly maddening part. Mueller apparently couldn't decide either.

[Mc Mike]

10. Like Naomi Klein said, 'shock wears off'. rec, nt

[Evolve Dammit]

14. America has become numb(er) then they were before. And that's pretty f'in numb.

[DemoTex]

18. Naomi Klein called it.

[pangaia]

23. Coming home to bite us in the ass.

[CDerekGo]

15. and they repeat

Word for Word all the crap they hear on Fux News. OMG, if I hear one more time "what about her emails?" at my parents house!

[liberal N proud]

19. The fascist are clearly escalating their attack on the core of America

They are moving swiftly to take down the social gains this country has built

[JudyM]

28. That's the succinct truth. We need our leaders to be vocal fighters taking strong decisive action

on critical issues, to the maximum creative power they have at their disposal under the Constitution. Tit-for-tat tweeted retorts are at some level just adding to the normalizing of the horror before us.

[DallasNE]

20. Civility Tossed Overboard

Just the other day Bill Barr walked up to Speaker Pelosi and insulted her, right in front of others. She had a solid retort but this is just so uncalled for. All gone under Trump. And the MSM say nothing, which is approving of the behavior. They have lost their way too. But it is still necessary to keep ones bearings and not stoop to their level and not letting them set the hook on our emotions is exactly the right call.

[Mr. Evil]

21. Focksnooze just keeps hammering and hammering away.

They should change their name to 'The Joseph Goebbels Memorial Network.' The sad thing about them is that their efforts are bearing fruit. They're almost all-in now. They have the most corrupt person claiming to be a republican as president now. That's what makes Mitch McConnell happy. As long as President Nazidiarrhea is in office he can run amok with his power. And he is. They're defying subpoenas. They're defying everything. Until they feel actual teeth gnashing at their bones, we're doomed. The House needs to have whoever doubts them, arrested. They need to exercise whatever power they have. Because if they don't we're lost. The republicans want to take over and turn this country into a dictatorship. Whatever kind of 'ocracy' you can use to describe it but, it won't begin with 'demo.'

Good luck to everyone here. Seriously. You have an entire country (Russia) and a multitude of ultra-rich people here plotting against us and the USA. You know who they are and they're not even trying to hide it anymore.

Sorry to be a downer but, that's just how I see it.

[empedocles]

27. 'Focksnooze'! Good one.

[proud patriot]

29. great post