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Keith Olbermann

In reply to the discussion: Keith was right about CNN [View all]

TigressDem

(5,126 posts)
22. At least you didn't "dehumanize" him
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 02:00 AM
Oct 2022

All his behavior is chosen. His chosen behavior is obscenely hurtful, hateful and selfish.

He is choosing to be a person who simply does onto others and then walks away ignoring the damage done by his behavior.


I look at people with KLAN based attitudes and behaviors and I think about how they are living in fear and stuck on the amygdala response of fight or fright. When we began to civilize, we had trust issues. Anyone who was NOT LIKE US was a threat, a possible deadly threat. It was the reality of that time.

BUT WE HAVE EVOLVED AND FOUND SOLUTIONS TO THOSE PROBLEMS. They can still be a bit tricky, but WE as a society can not DEVOLVE back to those CLAN based strategies.


It seems to me that the KKK has been working behind the scenes to keep these fires stoked and have burned these attitudes into a significant group of people.


STILL I think it is the behavior and beliefs that are wrong. The people are still "human" but they are choosing the worst of our behaviors and attitudes.


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Keith was right about CNN [View all] BigmanPigman Oct 2022 OP
Comer is a GOP Congressman, what else was he going to say? Ocelot II Oct 2022 #1
Well, let's take a look at the recent past bottomofthehill Oct 2022 #2
Not sure about your point? TigressDem Oct 2022 #21
Licht was Scarborough's hatchet man when Keith and Joe TDale313 Oct 2022 #3
Why doesn't that surprise me? BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #8
Jake Tapper used his both sides the other day, comparing this attack to Bev54 Oct 2022 #12
Not every protester at Kavanaugh's house was summer_in_TX Oct 2022 #16
WHO still watches that channel that calls themself a Dem? LenaBaby61 Oct 2022 #4
The difference Republican politicians incite the violence. nt doc03 Oct 2022 #5
CNN viewers: CHOCOLATE! TheBlackAdder Oct 2022 #6
I never watched CNN even before they changed their name To Conservative News Network. nt yaesu Oct 2022 #7
Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 Oct 2022 #9
"Very fine people on both sides" says it all. BigmanPigman Oct 2022 #10
And they've stuck with that since and because TFG said it... Rhiannon12866 Oct 2022 #14
"DONALD Trump is the least faithful person on politics." ShazzieB Oct 2022 #19
At least you didn't "dehumanize" him TigressDem Oct 2022 #22
No More Anderson Cooper Irishxs Oct 2022 #11
When will all these victims realize: they're half the equation. Perpetrators have feelings, too. marble falls Oct 2022 #13
K n R ! Thanks for posting! nt JoeOtterbein Oct 2022 #15
KNR for KO, as always. niyad Oct 2022 #17
CNN has turned to the dark side LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #18
What "rhetoric" on the left? TigressDem Oct 2022 #20
That's it. There's only one way to break the tie of bothersiderism. Baitball Blogger Oct 2022 #23
As much as I love Keith's podcast, he's wrong here. ificandream Nov 2022 #24
I read that Fux Ruse should be called BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #25
I wouldn't treat them that nicely. ificandream Nov 2022 #26
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