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why do they insist on yelling at us? (Original Post) demtenjeep Aug 2020 OP
Hitler used to yell in his speeches I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #1
So, I'M NOT WATCHING and I feel great. a kennedy Aug 2020 #2
Sounds like Stephen Miller dalton99a Aug 2020 #3
The Beast is yet to COME!!!111!11! nt Xipe Totec Aug 2020 #4
LOL! 2naSalit Aug 2020 #8
Because it's so the drama JHB Aug 2020 #5
VOLUME means POWER!! Grokenstein Aug 2020 #6
Volume rarely means power. It means lack of control, jrthin Aug 2020 #10
They think it makes them sound powerful, and that the louder they talk The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #7
Why do people that aren't watching it keep popping into thread discuissing it? Nexus2 Aug 2020 #9
THEY YELL SO YOU WILL KNOW THEY MEAN THAT SHIT1 Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #11

jrthin

(4,837 posts)
10. Volume rarely means power. It means lack of control,
Thu Aug 27, 2020, 09:30 PM
Aug 2020

weakness and insecurity. Really powerful people rarely scream. They KNOW they have the power. You're correct though, noise does drown out thinking.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,829 posts)
7. They think it makes them sound powerful, and that the louder they talk
Thu Aug 27, 2020, 09:25 PM
Aug 2020

the more effectively they are getting their point across. That's not true, of course; Persuasion 101 says if you want people to listen to you, you don't yell; instead, you drop your voice so they have to listen more closely, making them subconsciously assume you are telling them something really important.

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