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DEMONIC_MEMES

                                                  December 20, 2005
                                                  October   9, 2013
How do you deal with
the factionalized, the
partisian...                 The people being ridden
                             by demonic memes.


List the obvious answers.
It's okay if you've got        Some of the things I've got
nothing exciting.              are written already (I think),
                               e.g. the double-negative strategy.

                                                  SCREWTAPE


                                                 Maybe (but only maybe):

                                                       TWO_LEVEL


                        (December 29, 2005)

Okay. Obvious answers?

   o  Forget reason.
      Just kill them.


   o  Forget the opposition.
      Play to the undecided middle.


   o  Forget conversion:                           Get inside the
      Try to moderate the extremes.                opposition's viewpoint,
                                                   try to talk to them
                                                   as they talk to each
   o  Prepare the ground: you                      other.
      can't expect immediate
      conversion, but possibly                           Don't attack
      you can plant a seed for                           from outside
      when conditions are ready                          the defenses.
      for doubt to grow.
                                                         (Play "concern
                                                          troll"?)

         There's various forms of fighting dirty...

               The central problem is not usually
               rational counter-arguments,               REAL_REASONS
               but non-rational social factors.
               So play them up: convince them they
               won't get laid if they don't
               change sides.



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