Or, Don’t Fall for MAGA’s Mind Games

I’m sure that you’ve been gaslit before by MAGA’s talking-point judo.

They will demand that you show inclusiveness toward them, so that they can more openly exclude others. 

They will insist that you be fair to them, so that they can more easily be unfair to others. 

They will implore you to treat them justly and impartially, which clears the way for them to be unjust and prejudiced against others.

They will call upon you to respect and uphold their rights to free speech, so that they can more freely advocate silencing the free speech of others. 

They will cajole you to be tolerant of them, in hopes that your tolerance means that you won’t denounce or interfere with their acts of intolerance toward others.  

They will try every trick in the book to badger you into being on your best ethical behavior with them, all while they have no intention of reciprocating in kind. Ever.

Make no mistake; this is a game where only one side – your side – is expected to abide by the rules of decency and ethics.

These are old tricks, but they never go out of style. So, the moral of the story is: don’t let MAGA use your decency and good character as a weakness or vulnerability to take advantage of and manipulate you with.

Because that’s how terrorists and blackmailers operate, too.

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