The fascinating phenomenon of narrative insecurity
~inquiry
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We're finally back in the saddle after four days of power outage,
three of them while hosting a visitor and performing out.

Oh my, how weird... actual replies. Let's have a look, shall we?

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gemini://siiky.srht.site/philosophy/re-derangement_syndrome_101.gmi
Neither derangement nor syndrome

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> Not condemning something does not imply supporting it.
```

Sounds great in theory, but I'm pretty sure a non-trivial bloc of
humanity has yet to attain unto that enlightenment.

That same bloc has for years been repeatedly told there's a man out
there so bad that anyone with half a brain can see he's on par with
Hitler! - if not Satan! - which sounds to me like a greater society
equivalent of yelling "Fire!" in a theater.

One of them has already acted.

Did the likes of your "Pssst! You can count on me to look the other
way while droning 'not condemning something does not imply
supporting it'! <wink> <wink>" possibly grease their action skids?

=> https://midnight.pub/replies/8725 Re: Derangement syndrome 101?

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> I also think that acting out of hate is especially
> dangerous. As MLK once put it:
>
> "The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a
> descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks
> to destroy, instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies
> it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you
> cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through
> violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder
> hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. Returning
> violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper
> darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness
> cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate
> cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
```

That depth of darkness is blindingly evident in Trump haters not
being able to see the feeble inadequacy of their leader no matter
how starkly obvious video footage reveals it.

Also, seems to me one doesn't have to keep screaming
"Hitler!"/"Satan!" unless down deep one fears reality itself is
somehow failing to drive home that narrative. Now we're talking
Protesting Too Much 101....