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[โ€“] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's actually a dangerous thing to do. They aren't stupid, they just invested their intelligence into manipulating social systems, including the debate method humans use to resolve disputes, to secure dominance over other people.

Remember those bullies who brutalized you when you all were little? That was just the fascist cultists letting their kids use you for target practice. They've been doing it since they were little kids and were not only supported by their parents, but were taught how.

It's dangerous to write them off as simple country bumpkins.

[โ€“] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hit back. You're allowed to finish fights, just don't start them.