Trump and McConnell don't know mobs from citizens.
1.
Citizens' thinking rules their emotions.
Citizens’ thinking comes from multiple experts who are AN authority on their topics and subjects — i.e., climate change; counting anything; fact-based history; fact-based truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Citizens assemblies are their own.
Mobs' emotions rule their thinking.
Mobs’ emo thinking comes from a central leader’s mantras, repeated by the mob — i.e., “ build that wall!” “Mexico!” "lock her up!” “drill, baby, drill”.
Their leader stands IN authority, revs up mobs with mantra chants, plays to victim feelings with claims like, “climate change is a hoax;” “ alt-facts are as good as libtard facts;” “confederate history,” “lock her up!"
2.
Citizens go for win-win compromise, a new testament ethic which includes "rehab" and "reintegration back into society” through support networks.
Mobs go for win-lose no-compromise, old testament eye-for-an-eye ethic which includes "deserved" poverty, punishment and stigmatizing exclusion, with no support network but church.
3.
Citizens' politics is open, informed, free to express differences, guided by rule of law; no one is punished by death for their words or protest actions.
Mobs' politics is closed, based on belief systems from holy books, guided by religious and demagogic leaders who punish by the letter of the law, but who themselves are above the law. Legal punishment by death is part of mob politics.
4.
In law and order democracy, when crises come up, citizens err on the side of rule of law and lawyers -- democracy.
Mobs err on the side of rule by order and force -- fascism.
5.
Russia is that final straw. Citizens will never stand for America's laws being dictated by Russia or its tools. Citizens' would rather fight to kick Russians, and Russian influence, out.
Mobs would rather have the "wrong and strong" rule of Russia. Mobs say, “Get over it,” “Grow up," “Get used to it.”
Citizens won't wait for mobs to come to their senses.
NOV 6
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