Reply #176: not true

[Two Americas]

The other member was critical, yes, but did not do any name-calling or make any personal attacks.

They did not say that "Frenchie's a cultist." Here we have an example of this convoluted logic that is causing all of this uproar around this issue. Accusing people of accusing others of being a cultist - even when they did not. "if I attack you, and you object, you are attacking me!"

The feuds start when someone accuses others of being traitors to the cause, of having nefarious and hidden motives, etc. When the people being attacked object to that, they are not attacking they are defending themselves from the worst sort of character assassination and personal attacks. If they go overboard, it is because it is very difficult to defend yourself from charges that you have a secret hidden agenda. How could one prove that you do not?

This logic is a close cousin to the "reverse racism" arguments of the right wing - turning things upside down and backward. The "accusing of accusing of accusing" discussions are just a cat chasing its own tail. It is some sort of insanity, and I blame the relentless right wing propaganda for this. The best thing people can do to overcome it is to disconnect from the MSM for a few weeks until their heads clear a little. They are being whipped into a frenzy watching that crap, and that makes it hard to have any discussions.


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