The mind remembers the hurtful things better than kindness, so there is a natural bias.

I’m not saying it’s all that. But with the younger men falling into the alpha men to alt right trend, it makes some sense for some of them. With social media, it naturally amplifies the inflammatory comments. Even if everyone isn’t patient, the voice that seems most loud pushes them there.

What is needed is radical empathy. While there is plenty that won’t change, there are others that will listen, especially when things aren’t working out for them. Polarization can be resolved but it needs empathy.

Cults, and usage of thought reform techniques, gain power by targeting people who feel on the outside, victimized, as they look for somewhere to belong.
The usage of exclusionary language, not acknowledging their experiences, only pushes people further into it. Any person can fall into it.

Actually, I would disagree. I think much of what has happened is multi layered. While I do agree with the point of cult like behavior, Lifton’s "Eight Criteria for Thought Reform" describes much of Trump’s method, it’s also important to look why it is effective.

It’s genuinely terrifying. Not in Texas—as someone who has only recently started the process for disability assistance—there is so much uncertainty impacting people across the political spectrum.
I hope cracks start to form within the base with these events. The promises don’t match the actions.

It’s something so frustrating, because the statistics of what children do to other children but then they say boys will be boys.
Kids are smarter than people give them credit. Me and my peers in high school caused the ousting the superintendent. If kids can do that, they can think for themselves.

That’s horrible.
Always been an atheist, but attended to the Christian club on campus. I told the pastor I went since who was I to deny learning different philosophies due to differences in thought since everyone has a lesson to teach. He told me that showed great humility.
Where is their humility?

Honestly, don’t know the show, but like this has actually happened to me, well something like this. And I did look fine before it started.

Thanks! Seeing people do this is amazing because the artifical distances social media has created makes things feel hopeless, so this is a reminder that’s not true.

I can’t take part in any protests, but still going to do my part by writing in to newspapers and blogs since that’s what I know well.

Oh my gosh, that’s so fun. Reminds me when The Jim Henson Company worked on Farscape, loved the show. Science and Muppets!

8. Easy Money by Ben Mckenzie and Jacob Silverman - Actually really interesting, explains cypto really well and helps explain part of the new social/political direction happening. Definitely one of my more fun reads.

Clearly my reading is all over the place right now but I’ve been learning a lot.

6. Elhers-Danlos Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Approach from IOS press - I really am doing my own leg work for my doctor but also helpful!
7. Taking Control of Adult ADHD by Russell A. Barkley - interesting read but not for everyone