I've been seeking exactly this kind of analysis and counter-strategy. To further the discourse, here's a summary and extension of some of Jim's suggestions for a disruptive strategy:
-- Some ways to disrupt MAGA --
- Call them out
- Give clear, memorable names to their actions and concepts and repeat them often. This helps solidify a conceptual framework for our offense.
- Examples: Lying, stealing
- Use judo
- Hijack their reach/power/assets to take them down; subvert and repurpose MAGA's media, posts, and memes.
- Example, us: Stewartson outing Mike Flynn's prayer as stolen from E.C. Prophet.
- Use their tactics against them.
- Brainwashing: short vivid messages repeated often.
- Example, them: "Lock her up."
- Example, us: ...?
- Adolescent one-upmanship: sarcasm and putdowns. MAGA information war relies on childish bullying and is immune to adult discussion.
- Examples, them: Sleepy Joe, Crooked Hillary.
- Example, us: ...?
- Identity/identification: if you can damage their esteem for Trump, you damage their self-esteem, and they break with him.
I'm looking for things that we little folks can do that might possibly have a Butterfly Effect, helping collapse our government under MAGA hostile control. ("Little folks" is not a put-down. See "A Pict Song", words by Rudyard Kipling and music by Leslie Fish; https://youtu.be/2jGNQRSDYfU?si=mLJeYThZMdVgp_W0.) If other people can chime in with ideas, that'd be great.
I've been seeking exactly this kind of analysis and counter-strategy. To further the discourse, here's a summary and extension of some of Jim's suggestions for a disruptive strategy:
-- Some ways to disrupt MAGA --
- Call them out
- Give clear, memorable names to their actions and concepts and repeat them often. This helps solidify a conceptual framework for our offense.
- Examples: Lying, stealing
- Use judo
- Hijack their reach/power/assets to take them down; subvert and repurpose MAGA's media, posts, and memes.
- Example, us: Stewartson outing Mike Flynn's prayer as stolen from E.C. Prophet.
- Use their tactics against them.
- Brainwashing: short vivid messages repeated often.
- Example, them: "Lock her up."
- Example, us: ...?
- Adolescent one-upmanship: sarcasm and putdowns. MAGA information war relies on childish bullying and is immune to adult discussion.
- Examples, them: Sleepy Joe, Crooked Hillary.
- Example, us: ...?
- Identity/identification: if you can damage their esteem for Trump, you damage their self-esteem, and they break with him.
I'm looking for things that we little folks can do that might possibly have a Butterfly Effect, helping collapse our government under MAGA hostile control. ("Little folks" is not a put-down. See "A Pict Song", words by Rudyard Kipling and music by Leslie Fish; https://youtu.be/2jGNQRSDYfU?si=mLJeYThZMdVgp_W0.) If other people can chime in with ideas, that'd be great.
"Rome never looks where she treads.
Always her heavy hooves fall
On our stomachs, our hearts or our heads;
And Rome never heeds when we bawl.
Her sentries pass on--that is all,
And we gather behind them in hordes,
And plot to reconquer the Wall,
With only our tongues for our swords."
Thank you for this, Jim. It is brilliant synthesis of such complex and important information. It is incredibly helpful!
Still need to read the latest just want to say thank for not playing it safe. hang on but protect yourself too we need you.
Excellent, as usual, Jim. Thank you.