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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 EVALUATIONS ( REALITY BECOME SE5 5TIRELY 9 T]MS ( !IR UTILITY AS RHETORICAL WEAPONS IT RU9S A GR\P'S CAPACITY TO GET AN ACCURATE LAY ( ! L& & EFFICI5TLY /RATEGIZE4 ,EV]Y?+ BECOMES AB\T W9N+ DEBATES1 NOT AB\T ULTIMATELY W9N+ GR\ND4 

,ONE ( ! MA9 ?+S ! SOCIAL M$IA AGE HAS DONE IS COLLAPSE DIVIDES BETWE5 PRIVATE & PUBLIC CONV]SATIONS4 ,?IS LEAVES EV]YONE CON/ANTLY ON $GE = H[ !Y PO/URE & MANEUV] RHETORICALLY CONTRA ! \TGR\P -- TO ! PO9T ( OV]:ELM+ HONE/ 9T]NAL DISCUSSIONS4 ,MO/ PRODUCTIVE CONV]SATIONS REQUIRE A LIMIT$ OR SPECIFIC AUDI5CE4 ,?IS IS NECESS>Y TO DISCUSS ANY SPECIALIZ$ TOPIC OR CLAIM ?AT NOT EV]YONE ON ! PLANET AGREES ) OR HAS CAU<T UP TO4 ,S9CE ! SOCIAL NETWORK+ TOOLS WE USE >E CLUNKY & DON'T PROVIDE US ) F9E-GRA9$ AG5CY 9 :O WE 9CLUDE 9 A GIV5 CONV]SATION1 PEOPLE REV]T TO POLIC+ AUDI5CE ?R\< %>PLY UNCIVIL RHETORIC & AGGRESSIVELY TRIBALI/ SOCIAL NORMS4 ,?IS IS (T5 A V]Y RATIONAL /OPGAP MEASURE GIV5 \R V]Y PRIMITIVE 9T]NET TE*NOLOGIES4 

,TO GIVE A CLASSIC EXAMPLE1 ANTIFEM9I/S %[+ UP 9 ! M5TIONS ( FEM9I/S GO+ 0YEAH BUT HAVE Y\ EV] CONSID]$ ?AT WOM5 GET FREE DR9KS80 IS V]Y MU* AK9 TO SOMEONE 9T]RUPT+ A GRADUATE PHILOSOPHY SEM9> TO DECL>E 0HAVE Y\ EV] ?\<T ?AT ! COLOR GRE5 ,I SEE ISN'T ! COLOR GRE5 Y\ SEE80 ,DISCURSIVE EXCLUSION IS (T5 NECESS>Y = ! EXPLORATION ( ADVANC$ TOPICS OR !ORETICAL PROJECTS ?AT HAV5'T BECOME UNIV]SALLY ACCEPT$4 ,!RE >E F> MORE CRANKS ?AN ACTUAL !ORETICAL PHYSICI/S1 & WE G5]ALLY CONSID] IT VALOR\S IF PHYSICI/S SOMETIMES WORK AMONG EA* O!R TO DEVELOP IDEAS FUR!R RA!R ?AN SP5D+ LIT]ALLY ALL ( !IR TIME TEA*+ ! IGNORANT4 ,! SAME SORT ( SPECIALIZATION APPLIES 9 POLITICAL & CULTURAL MOVEM5TS4 ,S9CE WE CAN'T KICK CRANKS -- OR JU/ \TGR\P MEMB]S -- \T ( SOME CONV]SATIONS ONL9E1 FOLKS GET 9CREAS+LY AGGRESSIVE ) !M & SIGNAL !IR WILL+NESS TO GET AGGRESSIVE4 

,ONE /&>D IS TO B>RAGE ANY \TGR\P MEMB] ) ASYMMETRICAL >GUM5TATIVE DEVICES :]E ! RESPONSE MU/ NECESS>ILY BE LONG] OR MORE COMPLICAT$ ?AN ! 9ITIAL CLAIM4 ,MO/ 9T]NET DEBATE EXPLOITS DIFF]5T SCALES ( COMPLEXITY 9 LANGUAGE & >GUM5T RA!R ?AN SUB/ANCE4 ,?IS CAN TAKE ! =M ( FLAK -- ?R[+ UP SO MANY RAPID FIRE CLAIMS OR CITATIONS ?AT SOMEONE IS 9CAPABLE ( ADDRESS+ ALL ( !M4 ,BUT IT USUALLY TAKES ! =M ( POLIC+ DISC\RSE TO MAKE SURE IT CON/ANTLY FITS SIMPLE SLOGANS OR N>RATIVES1 AVOID+ ?ORNY NUANCE ?AT MI<T BE EXPLOIT$ BY ! \TGR\P4 ,IF ! \TGR\P CAN PO9T TO A T5SION OR APP>5T CONTRADICTION ?AT REQUIRES MU* 5]GY TO EXPLA91 !N ! GAME HAS BE5 LO/4 ,?US DO V>I\S CAMPS DEF5SIVELY COLLAPSE !MSELVES D[N TO SIMPLI/IC N>RATIVES & WELL WORN RHETORICAL DEVICES4 ,!Y CORRECTLY 9TUIT ?AT ANYONE 9TRODUC+ NUANCE OR UND]M9+ A SIMPLE E/ABLI%$ N>RATIVE POSES A RISK TO ! 5TIRE COMMUNITY & C\LD OP5 ! FLOODGATES TO SEALION+ TROLLS4 

,! UN=TUNATE CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS H[EV] IS ?AT PEOPLE BECOME 9CREAS+LY PICKL$ 9 NON/OP EXCLUSION>Y PO/UR+4 ,EV]Y?+ IS DONE TO CON/ANTLY F5D (F ! \TGR\P GETT+ A WORD 9 SIDEWAYS4 

,IF A GR\P DEP5DS ON AN UND]DOG N>RATIVE !N IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE = !M TO ADMIT :5 !Y HAVE AN ADVANTAGE !Y CAN PRESS4 ,IF A GR\P DEP5DS ON AN 9EVITABLE VICTOR N>RATIVE !N IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE = !M TO ADMIT :5 !Y FACE A S]I\S DANG] & ADAPT TO IT4 ,LANGUAGE BECOMES LESS AB\T TRY+ TO ACCURATELY MODEL ! OBJECTIVE UND]LY+ WORLD ?AT WE OP]ATE 9 & MORE ( A WEAPON OR L&SCAPE ( CONTE/ATION4 ,BUT :ILE IT'S C]TA9LY TRUE ?AT DISC\RSE IS AN >5A ( CONFLICT & 9H]5T SOCIAL POSITION+1 WE RISK 5TIRELY AB&ON+ ! 9DIVIDUAL'S PRIOR-TO-SOCIETY NE$ TO GET AT OBJECTIVE REALITY4 

,MAPS 9FLU5CE ! /ATE ( ! WORLD1 YES1 BUT MAPS ALSO MODEL UND]LY+ OBJECTIVE REALITY4 ,ONE CAN TALK AB\T ! DYNAMICS ( SOCIAL 9FLU5CE 9 ! CON/RUCTION ( MAPS1 BUT A G5]AL ?AT HAS A MORE OBJECTIVELY ACCURATE MAP ( A PHYSICAL BATTLEFIELD WILL DO BETT] ?AN A G5]AL ?AT DOES NOT4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! DAY1 POPUL> OR EV5 +R\P P]CEPTION IS NOT ! UNIV]SE1 & ! UNIV]SE KICKS BACK4 

,A SIGNIFICANT DANG] WE ALL FACE IS GETT+ LOCK$ 9 /RATEGIES DESIGN$ TO W9 RHETORICAL POSITION+1 NOT RECOGNIZ+ ?AT ! GR\ND CAN %IFT & /ILL TRY+ TO KEEP TABS ( IT OR PREP>E = DIFF]5T CONTEXTS4 

,DAVID ,GRAEB]'S BE/ ESSAY1 9 MY OP9ION1 0,! ,%OCK ,( ,VICTORY10 EXPLOR$ H[ UNPREP>$ AN>*I/S 9 ! C\NT]-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T W]E = A *ANGE ( CONTEXT4 ,! MOM5T WE />T$ W9N+ C]TA9 /RUGGLES WE FELT LO/ AT SEA1 UNPREP>$ = A *ANGE 9 TACTICS4 ,9CAPABLE EV5 ( RECOGNIZ+ OR ADMITT+ ?AT WE HAD WON ANY?+4 

,:AT'S 9T]E/+ AB\T UND]DOG OR DE/9$-=-VICTORY N>RATIVES IS ?AT !Y ATTEMPT TO BUILD UP OR GIVE CR$IBILITY TO A POSITION OR GR\P BAS$ NOT ON !IR DEF9+ ATTRIBUTES -- LIKE ! CORE VALUES BE+ ASS]T$ -- BUT ON A P>TICUL> LAY ( ! L&4 ,?IS MAKES !M 9CR$IBLY BRITTLE 9 ! FACE ( ACTUAL L&SCAPE *ANGES OR EV5 SMALL DEVIATIONS FROM ! N>RATIVE4 ,MEMB]S CAN NO LONG] AF=D TO EV5 LOOK 9 A DIRECTION CONTR>Y TO ! N>RATIVE1 & ?US !Y CAN'T EXPLOIT ADVANTAGES OR H>D5 !MSELVES AGA9/ VULN]ABILITIES4 

,UN=TUNATELY ?IS IS A PA?OLOGY ?AT CAN HIT AN>*I/S ESPECIALLY H>D 9 COMP>ISON TO AU?ORIT>IAN GR\PS4 ,MAOI/S OR FASCI/S ) V]Y TI<TLY POLIC$ ORGANIZATIONAL CORES HAVE SPACE TO TALK FRANKLY AMONG !MSELVES1 SPACE TO ADMIT1 AS ,RI*>D ,SP5C] DID1 ?+S LIKE 0ANTIFA IS W9N+40 ,SIMIL>LY ! MAOI/ CADRE CONTROLL+ A LIB]AL GR\P WILL (T5 HAVE A SECOND MEET+ :]E !Y OP5LY ADMIT EV]Y?+ !Y SAID BE=E ! LIB]ALS WAS A LIE & :]E !Y EXPLICITLY PLAN FUR!R LIES4 

,AN>*I/S >E LESS CAPABLE ( DECEPTION4 ,NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE 9/9CTIVELY RECOIL AT DISSONANCE BETWE5 \R MEANS & \R 5DS4 ,\R MOVEM5T IS MASSIVE1 DEC5TRALIZ$1 & OP54 ,9 ! ]A PRIOR TO ! 9T]NET1 0! SC5E0 WAS ISOLAT$ 5\< TO MAKE POSSIBLE MANEUV]S LIKE CRY+ TO ! LIB]AL M$IA AB\T H[ WE W]E POOR1 9NOC5T1 OPPRESS$ NORMIES -- :ILE RAIS+ FUNDS ) ONE ANO!R ON ! PREMISE ( 0Y\ %\LD SUPPORT US PRECISELY BECAUSE WE >E NOT 9NOC5T40 

,TODAY 0! SC5E0 HAS BECOME 9CREAS+LY FRAGM5T$ & VE/IGIAL TO A L>G]1 ONL9E MOVEM5T4 ,SOME ( US REMA9 EMB$D$ 9 IT & ITS REFRE%+LY EXPLICIT SPACES4 ,BUT MO/ AN>*I/S DO NOT HAVE ?AT LUXURY4 ,& SO \R N>RATIVES & MOVEM5T NORMS HAVE W>P$ TO RESPOND TO A DISC\RSE CON/ANTLY UND] SIEGE4 ,WE MU/ WORK H>D TO AVOID BE+ BL9D$4 ,WE MU/ REMEMB] ?AT DISC\RSE IS NOT M]ELY *ESS MOVES AGA9/ ONE ANO!R1 BUT ALSO A NET ?AT CAN BE DRAP$ OV] & PRESS$ UP AGA9/ OBJECTIVE REALITY1 SO AS TO BETT] EMP[] \RSELVES4 

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