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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Portland Frog: How humor disarms projection
?si=q7dDe5P50iiOVOH_You cant make me afraid.
Laughter becomes an act of liberation, a refusal to become what the other side imagines- resistance without rage.
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The Portland Frog: How humor disarms projection (Original Post)
Fiendish Thingy
Friday
OP
So true. Thank you for that post. Not only does humor disable violence, it's also a
allegorical oracle
Saturday
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C_U_L8R
(48,327 posts)1. Ridicule the fcuk out of the fascist fartknockers

Hekate
(99,899 posts)2. We have redeemed The Frog at long last 🐸🐸🐸
No more Pepe the Frog
electric_blue68
(24,443 posts)3. TY! That was really interesting!
LetMyPeopleVote
(171,729 posts)4. Don't Tread on Me


allegorical oracle
(5,845 posts)5. So true. Thank you for that post. Not only does humor disable violence, it's also a
subtle mockery of the notion that any particular city or state is a "hell hole". Sales of inflatable costumes are up (according to MSNBC this a.m.).
Prairie_Seagull
(4,473 posts)6. Ribbit. 'no kings' ribbit.
Might be a good sign.