On 1/28/25 11:38 AM, Stephen Guerin wrote:
On Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 11:29 AM Marcus Daniels <mar...@snoutfarm.com>
wrote:
It could be good for Trump to stay, because the betrayal could be
deeply demoralizing and humiliating to his supporters. We may
NEED this damage. Thomas Friedman noticed a few weeks ago that AI
was going to be one of Trump’s risks: More people rendered
redundant.
Hoping Trump’s betrayal demoralizes his supporters assumes they’ll
internalize it rather than channel their anger elsewhere, fueling
further polarization. Humiliation often radicalizes rather than
reconciles, deepening divides instead of healing them. While AI-driven
redundancy is a real challenge, it demands systemic solutions, not
reliance on a divisive figure. Banking on damage risks amplifying
long-term societal fractures.
A member of this list may recognize themselves in this anecdote. When
I was first confronted with the very idea of "liberal self loathing" I
was confused in the same way a recent statement caught my ear: "Those
who chastise wokeness are folks whose moral compass has been smashed and
are angry because the rest of us can still find our own North". I
cherish my "self-loathing". If I *didn't* question (as best I can or
do) my privilege and the consequences of it and the marginal acts I can
engage in to mitigate the worst of it's effects (be a little more
generous/kind/deferential to someone who might be suffering the systemic
biases I implicitely benefit from?).
"Darkest before Dawn"
Aphorismically yours,
- muh
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