159 () posted 1 year ago by EmilyThratch 1 year ago by EmilyThratch +160 / -1 56 comments share 56 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Nationalist is bad as well. They have destoryed that term.
It's time to shift to something new.
Why let them destroy meanings of words? Describe the definition if you meet resistance.
Because it's a war and things change.
We have to be flexible like water. What does water do when you place a rock in it's path?
It moves around water and keeps going.
Things aren't meant to stay the same forever.
Blue vs Red and left vs. Right had their time. Those words no longer have benefits anymore.
Then ran it's course. This is why Trump is calling us MAGA and not conservatives.
Trump also said he is a "proud nationalist" too. That's what u/Scalloped_Potatoes is getting at, I believe. Stand your ground. I get that.
Yes but in the case of war. Using words that the opponent has successfully destroyed is just being stubborn in my view.
A fighter must adapt to something else.
Using language that is predictable is the easiest way for our opponents to counter it.
Standing your ground should be tested.
If you see that calling yourself a nationalist is changing the minds of the people under the lie. Then I am all for using it.
I don't see it that way.
Words like "Republican, Patriot, Rightwing, Conservative, Nationalist, etc".
Our opponents have already destroyed those words. They are less effective.
So it's time to adapt to a new language that removes the defenses of the brainwashed.
This is why tons of people are still asleep. It's because there is nothing new to the argument. The same language is being used over and over again.
This is why there is an impasse with a lot of people.