Message from @Techpriest of house Roundeye
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Here is a good video on this subject as a refresher. @NeoFuturist
thx
Don’t feed them the ammunition they need to smear you is what we’re saying
Then you can't engage with them. If you engage, they WILL smear you.
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Just repeating some basic beliefs will give them ammunition.
No ones ever denied the smear will happen, but making sure you don’t look or say anything suspect will give you a better chance of the smear backfiring
They control the framing. It doesn't matter if you look amazing, they can still lie about you or not even show you.
Or not registering
"Im against gay marriage"
---- In a homophobic speech X said that he was against fundamental human rights
When you control what everyone sees, they only see what you want them to
"Kill all faggots"
--- In a homophobic speech X said that he was against fundamental human rights, except it validates their narrative
The result is the same
Its a distinction without much of a difference
yes but one is going to legitimize them more than the other
its going to make it harder to rally around that person
They already have the legitimacy
you arnt taking if from them
They have the frame not the legitimacy
Those who have the frame have the legitimacy
That may be true, but it’s not as if they’re aren’t measures we can take to maximize our own legitimacy
minimizing theirs will be more effective
Maximizing yours while they still have theirs is impossible anyways
We would need a media apparatus comparable to theirs in order to accomplish that
In a situation like this legitimacy is a zero sum game
in other words, you have to weaken them and take over or replace some of their power in order to gain some form of legitimacy or the ability to somewhat frame things for yourself in a meaningful way.
Before that you are pond scum
people still see things though.
we can't control the enemy, but we can at least make ourselves less fringe to those who are swayable. optics could be part of respectability
people will judge you on what you wear on your sleeve
@NeoFuturist totally agreed in that point, dress up a bit. But it's not that by dressing up they will treat you with kid gloves.
yeah sure, i agree
both optics and respectability are important, we shouldn't downplay either
I agree as well
Optics and Respectability are one in the same in my mind
thinking about it now, optics could be a part of respectability
Respectability is everything
optics is your choice of aesthetics, wording, culture, and looks
people judge on that, and if they judge you bad, your respectability is damaged, no?