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  • On the assumption you’re not trolling: you lack understanding of a core idea, that it isn’t how people behave or what emotions they show that matter but what motivates them to act or feel in a certain context. For example many people have abnormal eye contact, maybe they feel vulnerable or distracted or threatened or maybe they can’t cope with the level of intimacy. Someone with a strict adherence to routine might be goal driven or maybe it is an attempt to regain control or it might be to cope with anxiety that arises from unpredictability. My point is you show clear simplistic view of human psychology which leaves you myopic to grasp true underlying understanding.









  • I believe they started with the communists, but the point is still valid (assuming this posts question pertains mainly to the current US policies) since they have been prosecuting communists since the first World War and the following Mccarthy era. I think details matter and if we are drawing parallels, it is worth mentioning that neither Mussolinis fascism nor Hitlers nazism could take hold if it weren’t for the wealthy elites endorsing them such that they could usurp the democratic system and destroy it from within. But yes, taking aim at minorities is like the canary in the coal mine for encroaching fascism. Upending civil rights pays off, at least for the rich.