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That's what purity spirals do to a movement Seeking Serenity Jul 21 #1

I do see that here occasionally - a thread might be about some Trump transgression, Ocelot II Jul 21 #2

Totally agree. There seems to be so many outrages hitting all at once, which was to be allegorical oracle Jul 22 #4

This is outrageous. milestogo Jul 22 #3

Is this another Bob Dylan post? nt Tommy Carcetti Jul 22 #5

Seeking Serenity

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1. That's what purity spirals do to a movement

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Mon Jul 21, 2025, 06:39 PM

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Ocelot II

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2. I do see that here occasionally - a thread might be about some Trump transgression,

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Mon Jul 21, 2025, 06:39 PM

Jul 21

and before long it gets hijacked by someone complaining about some other transgression that isn't being addressed, with accusations that people are being distracted from transgression B by focusing on transgression A. Express outrage about (lately, for example) the Epstein files, and someone will gripe about Gaza being ignored, or gerrymandering, or deportations, or whatever. The thing is, there's plenty of outrage to go around, and nobody can deal with all of it all the time, which doesn't mean we don't care about the outrages we're not talking about at this moment! It only means that we're outraged about this one other thing right now.

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4. Totally agree. There seems to be so many outrages hitting all at once, which was to be

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 11:08 AM

Jul 22

expected with this administration -- the "flood the zone with shit" -- phenomenon. The Epstein flood was unexpected, but not surprising. Sometimes catch myself suffering an "outrage overload."