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[steve smith]

On 1/28/25 11:38 AM, Stephen Guerin wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 11:29 AM Marcus Daniels <marcus at 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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