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talkinggorillabutler:

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kontextmaschine:

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“Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side\u201d

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Like, that\u2019s supposed to be a knock, right? That these people aren\u2019t deep enough or something, cause their signs don\u2019t have arguments on them? So we shouldn\u2019t take them seriously?

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Like, that\u2019s what a battle flag is. It\u2019s a\u2026

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The point being that, as persuasive and morally correct as the arguments or the cause, a large degree of support is going to be based on in-group-belongingness-feeling.

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I know, the point is that that’s not an aberration or a failing, that’s the normal and proper order of things.

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”The specific political distinction to which political actions and motives can be reduced is that between friend and enemy.“ - Carl Schmitt

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